As promised last week, we are going to look at physical therapies and exercise that are an intrinsic part of a body makeover. So far we have focused on healing the gut and reducing systemic inflammation. Our head should be clearer and our gut happier. Now let’s focus on the body at large, and that refers […]
Probably the most common issue I find patients complaining about besides their back pain is gut problems. This is not surprising as finding healthy foods to eat on a regular basis is getting pretty darn difficult. Even knowing what foods are healthy is becoming a mystical science. Unfortunately, the usual sources we used to […]
What is collagen and why are so many people taking it? Simply put, collagen is a type of protein your body uses to make skin, bones, joints, organs, and hair. It is the stuff that holds everything together. Those of us sneaking up on aging are well aware of how our stuff does not […]
If you have been into the office lately for a treatment, you may have noticed a big red light therapy panel on top of the bookcase shining red light down onto the tilting table you lay upon while I adjust you. What is this all about? The simple answer is that red light is […]
Our skin is the largest organ in our body. We don’t tend to think of it as an organ, but it is. Its number one function is protection. Our skin keeps outside stuff out and inside stuff in. It functions not only as a physical barrier, but it hosts a huge array of healthy microbes […]
Ellen bought an online program for helping her osteoporosis last week. This put the whole subject of osteoporosis into my head for a bit. Then I read an article on protein requirements for humans relative to the whole paleo movement – more fodder for my brain. Something in that article kept rolling around in the […]
Poisons, poisons everywhere. I have written many articles on the huge variety of poisons in our food, water, air, and living environments. We have considered diet changes, water purification, air cleaners, and a host of replacement products for the toxic ones sold at the stores to clean our houses and selves with. But the truth is, […]
The terror of sun exposure is a favorite topic pushed on us by our ever concerned medical establishment. Public health messages focus on the dangers of too much ultraviolet light radiation hitting our skin and causing genetic damage promoting skin cancers and accelerated aging of the skin. Yet curiously when the worldwide health damage caused […]
One of the takeaways from the weekend I spent recently learning about the latest information for managing the hormone systems of the body is the importance of getting rid of the inflammation in our system. Excess inflammation drives all sorts of disease states in the body, including imbalances in our hormone systems. We have […]
When was the last time you ate a bowl of Jell-O? All that wiggly jiggly fun bouncing around on your plate has a lot more going for it than you know. The main problem with Jell-O, specifically of course, is the massive amounts of sugar, artificial flavors and colors. But the basic wiggly jiggly of […]