Chiropractic care that revolves around you!
Parents and pediatricians don’t often consider chiropractic care or other manual therapies for infants and children, usually because they are concerned about safety and are simply unfamiliar with it. Most people associate chiropractors with back pain and can’t imagine why normal healthy kids would need care that is generally associated with traumatic injuries and advancing [...]
Mon, November 28 2011 » Babies and Children » No Comments
Tea and coffee consumption and MRSA nasal carriage. Ann Fam Med. 2011; 9(4):299-304 (ISSN: 1544-1717) Matheson EM; Mainous AG; Everett CJ; King DE Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Matheson@musc.edu PURPOSE: Hot tea and coffee have been found to have antimicrobial properties. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the consumption [...]
Wed, September 28 2011 » Preventative Health Care » No Comments
Sacroiliac, or SI, joint injuries are painful and can undermine any runner’s training schedule. A large pair of joints located in the buttocks region on either side of the base of the spine, the SI complex includes much of the rear part of the pelvic girdle. Each SI joint is stabilized by an intricate set [...]
Fri, September 9 2011 » Conditions, Preventative Health Care » No Comments
I recently read a beautiful article written by a practicing physician, entitled The Art of Medicine and the Power of Human Touch. The essay ends with the author describing how he often puts his hand on the forehead of a sick patient, “much as a mother would to check a child’s temperature. I rest it [...]
Sun, August 28 2011 » Politics of Health Care » 1 Comment
Potassium plays a key role in all muscle contractions, including and most importantly the rhythmic contractions of the heart. It is also involved in maintaining normal blood pressure, pH and electrolyte balance. Large drops in serum potassium, called hypokalemia, can cause abnormal heart rhythms and paralysis. According to a 2002 study published in “Neurology,” low [...]
Fri, April 8 2011 » Preventative Health Care » No Comments
Stroke, or cerebrovascular accident, is the third leading cause of death in the United States, behind heart disease and cancer. It is the top cause of serious, long-term disability. More than 50% of strokes are preventable when contributing factors are addressed proactively. Sometimes called “brain attack,” stroke is caused by vascular dysfunction that occurs when [...]
Mon, March 7 2011 » Preventative Health Care » No Comments
Fri, January 28 2011 » Preventative Health Care » No Comments
Tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) is a botanical extract valued for its antimicrobial properties. Topically, it can be effective in treating skin surface infections, such as acne, fungal nail infection (onychomycosis) and athlete’s foot. During pregnancy, when medicines are avoided as much as possible, it is commonly assumed that botanical and herbal remedies are safe [...]
Tue, January 18 2011 » Nutrition and Herbs » No Comments
Regardless of cause, unintended weight loss and feelings of anxiety negatively affect physical and mental well-being. In adults, unexplained loss of more than 5 percent of body weight is abnormal and can lead to muscle wasting, increased infection rates and depression. Anxiety is an important step in the stress response; it prepares us to confront [...]
Tue, October 26 2010 » Conditions » No Comments
An ancient and nutritious crop, carob is the legume fruit of the broad-leaf evergreen tree Ceratonia siliqua L. It is used to produce a range of goods, including flour, cereals, chocolate substitutes, syrup, gum base, animal feed, medicines and ethanol. The powder “cocoa” form has fewer calories than chocolate and does not contain the stimulants [...]
Tue, October 26 2010 » Nutrition and Herbs » No Comments
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