I have been having a lot of patients with knee problems lately. A few of them have had actual knee replacements. These knee replacements are pretty ugly surgeries in terms of recovery. Hip replacement surgeries seem to be a piece of cake by comparison. The knee replacements only seem to work in about half […]
A couple of weeks ago I stepped on the rocker balance board in the corner of my office to test my balance with my eyes closed. I failed miserably. I have been slacking off in doing my balance exercises. We will blame the Covid-19 lock-down since it seems to be a good excuse for […]
A patient called the office the other day asking if I had anything for memory. I told Sherry to say yes, but the answer to that question is like saying yes I have something to improve health. Memory support is a huge subject because so many different things affect memory. There is no magic pill […]
My sweetheart, Ellen, has been in the hospital after suffering a seemingly small fall in the bedroom. Since then, she has been unable to put any weight on her leg, rendering her unable to even transfer into her wheelchair. X-rays and CT scans have shown nothing to cause all this weakness and pain. The emergency […]
Most of us have had the experience of getting all stressed out and having that stress upset our stomach or gut. It might make us get all bloated, or produce acid indigestion, or maybe actual nausea. This might last a couple of hours or affect us all night long. What we may be missing is […]
We are a nation of addicts. The numbers for the socially unacceptable addictions are scary: 51.8% of people over 12 drink alcohol 23.1% (40.6% of young adults) have binge drunk in the last 30 days 24.7% of Americans use tobacco 68% of the population is overweight or obese 35% to 69% of Americans by state […]
Red itchy eyes, runny nose, sneezing, all the joys of seasonal allergies. We get a lot of that here in the valley. We can run to the store to get pills and drops and sprays to combat these symptoms, most of which work by counteracting histamines, thus the name anti-histamines. But is there more […]
As gyms and classes start opening up again after being closed down for almost a year, I am getting more questions about what exercises folks should do to recover from a year of not exercising. I am getting more people coming in with minor injuries from getting more physically active since the last couple of […]
Over the last several years I have been focusing on the damaging effects of food toxins and sensitivities on our bodies. I have been testing and adjusting the body for food sensitivities since 1980, but recently I have attended to a huge arena of other negative food reactions that don’t register as either food sensitivities […]
How many times each day do I work on someone’s low back problem? This is the most common reason folks come into my office for care. The thing is, often times the real problem is not the low back at all. The pain is in the low back, but the cause may be further […]