Since we do not see it we often tend to forget the extent to which Xenobiotics are present in our environment. The following facts are sobering and make one wonder how much xenobiotics contribute to our ill-health: – 77,000 chemicals are being manufactured in North America – 3000 are added directly to our food supply …
So often patients complaining of TMJ do not associate it to stress going on in their life. Sometimes it will be caused by a pure structural imbalance either with the cranial bones or cervical bones. But I have found stress to be the biggest initiating factor. The life events that seem to affect it the …
Because of my holistic practice I tend to attract patients that have healthy life style. However, from time to time I will get a patient that comes in for help who is oblivious to what a healthy life style is. Last week I had just such a patient come in. Jack who was in his …
This entry applies to men only so if you are a woman you might want to skip to the next day’s entry. In the previous day’s entry, I talked about the benefits that men derive from intercourse. So the big question on most men’s mind is how can I get enough sex to be healthy. …
Leave it to the biggest name brand in the world to cash in on the multi-billion dollar weight loss business. Yes Coca-Cola will be launching a new green tea soft drink called Enviga. They claim it helps burn calories about 20-30 calories per 12-ounce can. This new tea/soft drink comes with a powerful punch. It …
Nearly half a million cases of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder among U.S. children are related to exposures to lead or their mothers’ smoking while pregnant. A recent study suggested that these two environmental hazards might account for more than a quarter of drug-treated ADHD cases. The study found that children whose mothers smoked before giving birth-but …
There is a new book out called Mindless Eating, in which the author by way of experimentation demonstrated that so much of our eating is dependent on our visual perception and not on how full we are. Today I was talking to a moderately over weight man in his late 20’s about proper eating habits. …
It is law in all US states that children be properly immunized before attending school. However, in addition to medical exemptions offered in each state, 48 states allow for religious exemptions and 19 states allow personal belief exemptions. Personal belief exemptions include religious, philosophical and any other unspecified non-medical exemption. Those states that do not …
You know you are old if: When your spouse says, “Honey lets go upstairs and make love” and your response is “I can only do one which do you want to do?” When an all-nighter means not getting up to pee. When you know you are lucky to find your car in the parking lot. …
This last weekend I attended a seminar about the nutritional treatment of neurological diseases like MS and Alzheimer’s disease. The course was taught by two well-respected neurologists, one taught at the Mayo Clinic and the other was on staff at Cornell Medical University. It is not uncommon for patients experiencing memory loss to come and …