What is the most common nutrient deficiency in the US? As you might guess from the title of this article, the answer is iron. While half of Americans do not get enough magnesium, actual clinical deficiency is rare. Not so with iron. A big part of this deficiency issue is the move away from […]
You know that feeling where you gotta go and you don’t know if you are going to make it to the toilet? Or on the other side of the road, it is day three and you still have not gotten that joyful release from your colon? How about abdominal cramping and gas that doubles […]
Things are heating up concerning the spread of the Covid virus with the unfolding of the omicron variant. It appears to be spreading much faster than the previous variants. A few days ago the CDC reported 1 million new cases in one day. Fortunately, this variant appears to be milder than earlier versions with […]
No discussion of mental health would be complete without looking at the relationship between hormones and their impact on mood disorders. Any woman who has had a typical American lifestyle has experienced the impact of hormones on her mood. So most of us are aware of this hormone mood connection, but just how far down this […]
What do fatigue, dizziness, irritability, insomnia, excessive sweating, poor concentration, forgetfulness, excessive thirst, depression, anxiety, aggressiveness, crying spells, mood swings, and blurred vision all have in common? They are all symptoms of blood sugar imbalances. Specialists say that poor blood sugar issues are the single biggest factor in mood disorders in patients. Back when I […]
This seemingly simple little question is almost always answered wrong. Just how much should you do anything? For me, this came into sharp awareness recently while working with my sweetie Ellen while her back was seized up for a week. Essential to recovering from a seized up back is movement. Movement hurts so her natural […]
A couple of weeks ago the trade magazine Chiropractic Economics emailed me a link to a free e-book on treating arthritis. The book was 60 pages long and reviewed several approaches to dealing with arthritis. Since arthritis is certainly a common concern for many patients, I thought I would cover some of the highlights from […]
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 […]
I read a fascinating article this morning about autonomic dysregulation as a consequence of wearing masks during this Covid 19 lockdown. What does that mean? Our autonomic nervous system controls 98% of everything that goes on in our body – just about everything except conscious movement and speech. It handles everything so we don’t have […]
Have you ever wondered just what it is I really do? Yes, I am a Doctor of Chiropractic, but that doesn’t really say anything about what I actually am doing when you come in for a visit. You know from experience that your pain decreases and your function improves, and that is really the point. […]