Three-quarters of Americans are taking dietary supplements. Over 90% of users say that they are essential for better health. Critics often claim that they are unnecessary, unsafe, or unregulated. Social media is full of unrealistic, unsupported claims of their miracle effects. Doctors often dismiss supplements and advise to just eat a healthy diet, without any […]
If you had x-rays of your spine, especially your lumbar spine, the doctor may have told you that you have degenerative disk disease. This is a common finding for people over 40 years old. Degenerative disk is almost always associated with arthritis in the spine. You may or may not have symptoms from degenerative disk […]
Carpal Tunnel is a condition that causes numbness and tingling in the thumb and index finger. A nerve is pinched in the wrist between the carpal bones and a thick band of tissue which creates a tunnel for the nerve to pass through. There are several other places where the nerve can be pinched starting […]
Sometimes inflammation is a good thing. When there is a trauma or an injury to the body there is an instantaneous reaction of the immune system to develop inflammation.The part of the immune system that produces this type of inflammation is quick acting and nonspecific. Inflammation is part of the healing process. In the case […]
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 […]