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Knees 2

  Last week I wrote about feet, and it seemed logical to simply move up a bit and write next about the knees. Next to back and shoulder issues, I probably see more knee problems than any other joints in the body crying out for help. This is not surprising considering the amount of force […]

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Fasting

When I took pathology in Chiropractic school it was taught by a gentleman from India.  He was a pathology professor at USC and was moonlighting by teaching at our little school.  His cultural viewpoint provided a valuable perspective on understanding disease that was not available from the Western perspective.  He taught that all the thousands of […]

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Protein – how much?

Most everything the public knows about nutrition comes from the US Department of Agriculture.  Those are the guys that put out the food pyramid and determine public policy that controls what is fed our kids in school and what is taught in school about nutrition.  The USDA exists to protect and provide for the needs […]

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Supplements?

Do we need supplements?  Can’t we get all the nutrition we need from our food?  Why should we take a bunch of pills every day? These are actually very good questions that deserve some very good answers.  Let’s start with the question of getting all we need from our food.  The simple answer is yes; […]