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...

Dr. Phil Does it Twice a Week

Breaking news!  Dr. Phil’s Thursday, March 14, 2012 show features Dr. Phil’s chiropractors, Dr. Fabrizio Mancini and Dr. Patrick DeFazio.  In the episode, Dr. Phil explains why he gets regular chiropractic checks and/or adjustments for better health.  I am excited that someone as influential a Dr. Phil has stepped up to bring information about the benefits of regular chiropractic care to his millions of viewers.  Thank you, Dr. Phil! ...

When is the Hamster Wheel a Good Thing?

I get patients who ask, “is massage good for me?” Well, read this: new research results released by Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky, a researcher at McMaster University in Canada, indicate that massage is indeed good for you. Specifically, it boosts the production of a protein that builds mitochondria in the muscle tissue. Mitochondria are small energy factories in your cells, and it has long been assumed that they diminish in...

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...

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...

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...