Chiropractor vs. MD for Lower Back Pain: Let the Evidence Decide

One of the positive things coming out of health care reform is that health care providers are going to have adhere to “evidence-based practice guidelines.” That means, if clinical studies provide evidence that one thing works better than another for a certain condition, doctors should advise patients about the thing that works better. An example would be, if eating cherries cleared up gout just as well as an expensive...

Un-Bag It for your Health

Why does everything we bring home have to come in a bag or some plastic wrap? It turns out, a lot of plastic is not recyclable, even if it does have a little number in a triangle on the bottom. And it’s bad for us. How is that, you say? In the documentary, Bag It, you’ll find out. I watched the movie Friday night at the Packing House in...

Why We Live

I loved this little video even though it is an advertisement. I live for the day when one of my patients throws his or her pain medication out the window. What are you living for? At Chiropractic Advantage, our motto is “A Healthier Lifestyle.” I help you work on your body because I want you to keep doing what you love to do. I hope you’re inspired to dust...

Chip Clips, now Canning Jar Funnel

Anybody here have a “chip clip” in their kitchen? How about a canning jar funnel? It’s interesting what our stuff says about us. One of best things you can do to support your healthier lifestyle is to look around for some kitchen tools that make your job of prepping and storing whole foods more fun. Here’s a link to a recent post by Mrs. Homegrown of Homegrown Evolution http://www.homegrownevolution.com…check...

Raw Food Movie Night

I am so excited to be able to share ideas with people that they may not hear about from their medical doctors.  One such idea is that food itself, healthy food, is what you need if you want to heal a chronic ailment.  On Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 6:30, we’ll be showing a movie called “Simply Raw” in the office. In this movie, six people from all walks of...

Why There’s no Magazines in my Waiting Room

God Bless those of you who cheerfully thumb through my copy of Heinerman’s Encyclopedia of Nuts, Seeds and Berries when you come in for chiropractic care.  You may have noticed that I do not allow magazines like Ladies’ Home Journal into my office.  This is true in spite of the fact that magazine companies send me lots of freebies, hoping I will set them out. I have the Ladies’...

McMansion Economics

In last Sunday’s Los Angeles Times there was an opinion piece written by three economists.  Entitled McMansion Economics, their essay points out that the size of the average American home has ballooned from 1700 square feet to over 2400 square feet since 1980.  Larger homes mean higher utility bills, more stuff and furnishings, a bigger mortgage.  They write, “if Americans are willing to rethink their assumptions about what their...