Chronic Constipation–Medical Breakthroughs and Chiropractic Common Sense

LOL, I recently read an article on Medscape, a well-respected online medical educational site, about chronic constipation. Here’s the synopsis of the article: a lot of people get constipated. They try home remedies such as water and fiber supplements. When that doesn’t help, medical doctors want to know what else they can do besides prescribing polyethylene glycol, which can help temporarily by inducing diarrhea. One new medical breakthrough is...

Fit Americans

Is there someone who influenced you to lead a Healthier Lifestyle today? For my father, it was Jack La Lanne. My dad would pull a chair into the living room and do calisthenics to his T.V. show. I was a little girl then, so I may not have understood all that Mr. La Lanne was trying to tell us. My martial arts instructor, Guro Jason Cruz, has taken the...

Eating to Cure Multiple Sclerosis–Healthy Nutrition

What if…you found your way out of your wheelchair by eating healthy food? That’s exactly what happened for Dr. Terry Wahls, who describes her quest to recover from multiple sclerosis in the above video. Since making this video, she’s gone on to do clinical trials involving diet and multiple sclerosis. The results of her trials were, in her words, “amazing.” We’re reaching a tipping point today in terms of...

Headaches? Joint Pain? Make a Juice Garden Run and ask for “Vampiro”

Back when I worked in retail, a co-worker announced one day that he was making a run to Oki Dog, and would anyone like him to pick up something? Sure, I said, still innocent at that point of the fact that an Oki Dog contained two hot dogs, pastrami, chili beans, and melted cheese inside a giant flour tortilla. My usual diet being mostly coffee and Cheetos at that...

Expensive Vitamins

For the past 20 years, my parents have consistently taken the vitamins and other supplements I have provided them.  So far, so good! My mother, who was born in 1936, takes no medicines–the doctors can’t find anything wrong with her.  She once had osteoporosis, but she was able to regain her bone density naturally by taking Metagenics Cal Apatite Forte bone supplement and following the McDougall diet.  Recently I...

Chiropractic for Babies?

Should a baby get a chiropractic adjustment? If he needs it, yes! A case history another chiropractor recently shared can be found here: infantconstipation case study. The baby suffered from constipation and was grumpy. Chiropractic care resulted in an immediate improvement in the baby’s disposition and elimination. How? Well, just like a conductor guides a group of musicians, the nervous system coordinates the contraction of the intestines effectively. When...

Naima’s (Practically) Pain-Free Childbirth–Chiropractic for Pregnancy

My lovely patient Naima has graciously agreed to share her story about prenatal chiropractic and chiropractic for pregnancy. I first met Naima at the tail end of her fourth pregnancy. She works in a retail shop, and was having some back pain as her pregnancy progressed. The chiropractic care helped…so much so that, during her fifth pregnancy, she decided to get adjusted more regularly. I saw Naima about once...

Statin Stats

Someone with math skills tried to figure out the percentage of people on the planet who have eaten a McDonald’s burger.  The figure was 61%.  I am sure that number is on the rise;  my friend Nikhil tells me he was shocked to see McDonald’s restaurants had popped up everywhere in his home city of Mumbai, India since he last visited.  Also on the rise are the number of...

Does Diet Affect Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Does diet affect rheumatoid arthritis? Dr. Michael Greger, who narrates the above video, says “YES.” A plant-based diet is where it’s at whether you’re trying to clear up a chronic disease, or just prevent one. If you’d like to see more of Dr. Greger’s videos, go to nutritionfacts.org, where you’ll find a fantastic array of nutrition information based on the latest research. Honestly, it’s not fun for me to...

Urban Farm Update

Thanks to all who attended the Urban Farm field trip to Myra House Living Water Farm in Claremont on Sunday. It was so enjoyable that we stayed out in the garden for quite some time! Here you can see how a typical single family home has been transformed by adding a rainwater pond, chicken coop, vegetable beds, berries, fruit trees, and herbs. It seems that everyone who attended found...