I have had several patients come in recently concerned about their cholesterol levels being high. The cholesterol bogeyman has raised its head again in these Covid virus times since the biggest co-factor that contributes to poor outcomes with a bout of Covid is metabolic syndrome, and high cholesterol is often part of the metabolic […]
For all the following check once for “some” and twice for “a lot”. Chemical / Physiologic Stress: I over or under eat O O I have Incomplete digestion / acid indigestion O O I have vitamin / mineral deficiencies O O I have food sensitivities O O I experience sleep cycle disturbance O O I […]
One of the common conditions I encounter among my patients is the hiatal hernia. Patients often refer to it by the most common symptom it produces, reflux, or heartburn. Both terms are descriptively correct. Stomach contents flow backward up into the esophagus food tube from the mouth. Since the stomach fluids are usually very […]
Recently our attention has been channeled toward the subject of increasing the amount of play in our lives. Ellen and I are both confirmed workaholics. We live to work; we love to work. For some strange reason, however, the balance in our life is demanding we also learn how to play. I have never considered myself deficient in play […]
As I am sitting here writing this, the sky is hazy and I can barely see the sun. I remember days like this when I was going to Chiropractic school down in LA in the late ’70s. The telephone pole across the street from our place was unclear due to the level of smog […]