A 2025 paper funded by the National Institutes of Health entitled Aging Cell reported: Immune resilience (IR) is the capacity to sustain immunocompetence, (healthy immune system) while minimizing chronic inflammation. The study predicts as much as a 15.5-year difference in lifespan between poor IR and maximized IR. Maximized IR is a robust immune system which […]
On Monday January 19, 2026, NPR reported “Can exercise and anti inflammatories fend off aging.” The study is headed by Dr Thomas Marron who directs clinical trials at the Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He explains as result of aging chronic inflammation develops. This is termed inflammaging. This […]
A common complaint of patients is a lack of energy. The lack of energy slows the healing time for back pain as well as decreases the initiative for performing home care such as stretching. An overlooked cause of the lack of energy is a condition known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, (NAFLD.) In 2023 the […]
In responding to the recent health care insurance crisis, I have developed a preferred patient plan for yearly chiropractic benefits. As you may know, the premium for medical insurance has dramatically increased as well as increased deductible and copayments for next year. Many may not be able to make appointments for medical care due to […]
The CDC reports that in 2019, 2.8 million antimicrobial resistant infections occur each year and that 35,000 people died as a result. The annual expenditure according to the CDC is more than $4.6 billion. The World Health Association (WHO) reports that antimicrobial resistant bacteria contribute to 4.95 million deaths in 2019. The WHO reports that […]
The CDC reports that in 2019, 2.8 million antimicrobial resistant infections occur each year and that 35,000 people died as a result. The annual expenditure according to the CDC is more than $4.6 billion. The World Health Association (WHO) reports that antimicrobial resistant bacteria contribute to 4.95 million deaths in 2019. The WHO reports that […]
Many of you have been thinking that functional medicine and chiropractic are two separate and distinct medical specialties. To understand the interlinking between chiropractic and functional medicine you first must understand that functional medicine is not a treatment, it Is a way of thinking very much like chiropractic. Both look at a patient with a […]
Yesterday was the 35th anniversary of the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure breast cancer fundraiser in NYC. It was good to see that so many people are taking action to combat breast cancer. In the past 35 years there’s been tremendous advances in early diagnosis and treatment options. Unfortunately, there is a 1% […]
The scientific investigations into the immune system and how it functions have grown exponentially in the past few decades. This is due to the understanding that the immune system Is not merely a defender against infection but influences physiology (how the body functions). Last month a paper was published in the journal Science, which is […]
Recently I googled the most google medical conditions. The second on the list was, “what are the symptoms of diabetes.” In medical textbooks diabetes is known as a masquerade of many diseases. Type 2 diabetes presents with a wide range of symptoms shared by other conditions. Part of the reason for this is that carbohydrates […]