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Friday, April 3rd, 2009Testing for vitamin D in the serum is a very inexpensive test. If you have been labeled with fibromyagia it may be worth having someone check your vitamin D. Research appearing in the July 19, 2006 issue of Clinical Rheumatology, linked anxiety and depression experienced by fibromyalgia patients to vitamin D levels. The subjects of [...]
Allergies and Science
Friday, March 27th, 2009It is a good idea to reconcile scientific research with natural health approaches. It is sometimes a difficult task. All of the medical journals sell ads to drug companies and it should be obvious that economics help to determine what appears in the journals. But occasional natural health gems appear; they are usually small studies [...]
What You Know About Hormones Can Help You to Lose Weight
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009For more weight loss information go to www.wholehealthweb.com and download the free ebook, Fifty Ways to Lose Your Blubber Many people believe that fat cells simply hold fat and do not have any real function. That is not the case; fat cells produce a hormone-like substance that acts on the central nervous system. They signal [...]
FDA Alters Data
Saturday, November 15th, 2008The Union of Concerned Scientists surveyed 5,918 scientists at the FDA to examine the state of science there. The survey featured one essay question that allowed the scientists to provide a written narrative. Of the 997 FDA scientists that responded to the essay question, 20% stated that they had been asked, “…for nonscientific reasons, to [...]
The Amish and Vaccines
Monday, October 27th, 2008We all seem to pay attention to information sources that reinforce our beliefs. Conservatives watch Fox News and Liberals read the New York Times. It is pretty much the same way with the autism and vaccine controversy. I have heard from a couple of people “They did the study—the Amish don’t get autism.” We seem [...]
Nutrition and ADHD
Thursday, September 11th, 2008Various nutritional approaches may help ADHD. Nutrition remains controversial because scientific studies, by their very nature, look at a single constituent. The paradigm in medicine is to try to find a “cure”, one thing that fixes the symptom. There is an inherent flaw in this way of thinking because it assumes that any health problem [...]
Low Testosterone
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008In men, testosterone levels decline around the age of 30 and by age 80 may be down to 20% of someone in their 20s. Men with low testosterone tend to have less stamina, reduced muscle mass and reduced libido. They can also have cognitive problems as well as depression and anxiety. The thing you really [...]
Thrive During a Recession
Friday, August 15th, 2008It seems like one of the hot topics for seminars and magazine articles these days is the recession and how to make your practice “recession-proof”. A lot of the articles center around cutting costs, but what is really needed is a strategy that will grow your practice. Chiropractors have an advantage over other professions during [...]
Money is not a four-letter word
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008Money, to many natural health practitioners, is a four-letter word. This is not because they are learning disabled or that they cannot spell, but because they feel that it cheapens a noble calling. It is an unfortunate attitude and one that is not only harmful to the practitioner, but to the public in general. If [...]
Thyroid Part 3
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008The last installment contained suggestions from Dr. Harry Eidenier on how to interpret lab values to find hidden hypothyroidism. Using the Barnes basal body temperature alone is not a satisfactory way to diagnose hypothyroidism. These lab values and treatments only apply if symptoms are present (see last post). Treatment (as recommended by Dr. Harry Eidenier): [...]
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