Athlete Powered by Greens, Chia and Hemp–Plant Based Nutrition

A lot of patients who work out seem skeptical about making dietary changes that could improve their health. They have been trained to believe only animal proteins are good enough to build a strong body. Below is a short video showing a gentleman who eliminated dairy products, lunch meats, and some other processed foods from his diet. He now eats big quantities of vegetables, chia seeds and hemp seeds....

Vertigo: Take Two

The Alfred Hitchcock movie, “Vertigo,” is a classic mystery thriller. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the description given to symptoms such as dizzy spells, sudden loss of balance, and a sense that the world is spinning or dropping away, is not so much of a thrill. Nor is it as much of a mystery as doctors sometimes make it out to be. Here’s the deal: you’re feeling terrible; your...

Numb Feet, Jittery Hands, and Losing Your Hair?

Back in chiropractic school, we were taught that nutritional deficiencies were something you’d see in poor countries where people didn’t get enough to eat. As a chiropractor who has been practicing over 20 years, I wish there was a way I could have known then, what I know now. Vitamin deficiencies resulting from malnutrition are common in people right here in Rancho Cucamonga. There are several reasons why this...

Do You Lose Muscle as you Age?

When you think of yourself aging, do you anticipate becoming weaker, losing your balance, or seeing your muscles shrink? I recently came across a study that demonstrated that we don’t have to lose muscle mass as we age, as long as we continue to exercise. Please take a look at the study (here, in PDF form), especially the images of several people’s legs in cross-section. The comparison between a...

Norco and Mrs. Jones

Lately, more of my nice patients, like Mrs. Jones*, come in and tell me they got prescribed Norco by their M.D.’s. Mrs. Jones has it in her handbag right now. She’s going to take a dose later on at the office. She might share one with a coworker who looks like she needs it. Mrs. Jones doesn’t know what she’s getting involved with, and I am mad at her...

Green Smoothies and Juices

At Chiropractic Advantage, we recommend that you get into adding green smoothies and/or juicing to your healthier lifestyle. Here, you can watch a 5-minute video on how to prepare a green smoothie. Valya Boutenko is part of the Raw Family. Note that Valya is using a high powered blender instead of a juicer. The blender will make a thick drink like a shake. Popular brands include BlendTec and Vitamix....

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Part of my Healthier Lifestyle is my kali training. Kali is a Filipino martial art that is little known to many, having been handed down from generation to generation in backyard training sessions up until recently. My instructor, Guro Jason Cruz, has been instrumental in studying with, filming and documenting the old kali masters and introducing this fighting art to a wider audience. Jason will be going to Belgium...

Sharon Martinez, Chiropractor vs. Prilosec for Stomach Pain

$13,900,000,000.00. That’s 13.9 billion dollars spent in the U.S. on prescriptions for proton pump inhibitors, or PPI’s, yearly, according to a 2010 Archives of Internal Medicine report. Drugs like Prilosec give temporary relief from heartburn, indigestion, or, if you like medical terminology, “gastro-esophageal reflux disorder.” People in the U.S. are the top consumers of prescription drugs, using 40.6% of the global market supply of these drugs. In comparison, Canadians...

Periodic Cleansing With Herbs

We try to lead a healthier lifestyle, but there’s no way to avoid accumulating some toxins in our everyday lives. Many of us use chemicals on the job, or work near factories that emit fumes. Your neighbor might spray his weeds with poison. A popular hair treatment has been recently found to contain questionable amounts of formaldehyde (more on that here). It may be that you’ve been on drugs...

Recent Research turns out to be Prunes

There’s something called the California Dried Plum Board–who knew? And, they are out to help the USDA prove that eating prunes can improve bone density in postmenopausal women. Prefer to peruse the prune research paper personally? Here it is: Comparative effects of dried plum and dried apple on bone in postmenopausal women Shirin Hooshmand,Sheau C. Chai,Raz L. Saadat,Mark E. Payton,Kenneth Brummel-Smith and Bahram H. Arjmandi British Journal of Nutrition,...