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Chewing on the Fat

The bad news is you probably don’t get enough of the right fats in your diet. So, please use olive oil (cold pressed, extra virgin), walnut oil, flax seed and grape seed. These are actually beneficial as long as they are cold pressed. When cooking use only raw butter and olive oil – they are [...]

Carbohydrates

This is a very tricky area. Most people have one classification for carbohydrates when in reality there are three types – complex, simple, and processed. Unfortunately, for most patients suffering with imbalance problem most carbohydrates are a no-no. It is a physiological fact that the more carbohydrates consumed the bigger will be your cravings. Craving [...]

The Secret of Nutrition & Weight Loss

Most people do not understand their body’s nutritional requirements, yet their bodies still do. Foods of commerce and food scientists have been unwilling to explain this to the masses. Chemically engineered foods are cheap to raise, process, ship and store. The most expensive part is the marketing and politics of processed foods ie sugar, wheat, [...]

Another Way to Blame Your Parents

We live in one of the richest countries in the world. Our food supply is second to none when it comes to choice, convenience, and shelf life. But does today’s food have the same vitamin and mineral content as the food our parent’s ate or their parent’s ate? What effect will this vitamin and mineral [...]

Filet Mignon vs Hot Dogs

They’re the same thing…right? They are both made from cows so they must be exactly the same. This is the argument the food and drug manufacturing companies have used for the last 70 years. If the same basic molecules are being used then the healing value of using synthetic molecules made in the laboratory are [...]

The Truth is in the Toilet Bowl

Have you ever wondered what’s really in your daily vitamins? Where does that stuff come from? What makes your urine look like it just came out of a nuclear reactor? How do you know what’s actually good for you? This article answers those questions and explains what to look for next time you are staring [...]

Sock Marks Aren’t Sexy!

Have you ever noticed during the summertime how some people have sock marks dimpled into their skin long after they take them off? Some people don’t lose the marks till the next morning. Sexy huh? Don’t worry, this article isn’t about looking at people’s ankles, it’s about the effect extra fluid has on your body. [...]

Popsicle Toes

It could be eighty degrees and some woman are still freezing cold. How many of you guys get in bed only to be greeted by your significant other’s popsicle toes being attracted to your warm legs like a moth to a flame? Cold hands and feet are extremely common symptoms, especially for woman. So let’s [...]

Have a Hanky Handy

Fall is a tough time of year for many people. People everywhere are sneezing and snifling with seasonal allergies which make them feel downright miserable. Allergies occur when your immune system goes haywire. So, let’s talk about ways to get your immune system back on track. So let’s start with the basics. First, your immune [...]

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

When Goldilocks opened the door to grandma’s house, she didn’t have to worry about trans fats or high fructose corn syrup. All she had to worry about was not getting eaten. It’s much harder to recognize the wolf in sheep’s clothing today because they don’t have big teeth and eyes. In today’s world, you have [...]

Sugar Blues

 When you control your blood sugar effectively, you can lose weight, have more energy, kick the sugar blues, and feel better about yourself both inside and out.  Symptoms of Poor Blood Sugar Control – Feeling poorly if you don’t eat for a while.  Getting shaky or sick to your stomach or having trouble focusing or [...]

How Important is Digestion to You

Everybody wants to feel better,have more energy, and control their weight. How often do you have digestive troubles? Signs of faulty digestion would be if you take antacids, experience bloating, constipation and diarrhea. If you can’t digest your food properly, you will never be able to have the energy and building blocks necessary to feel your best.

How Chiropractic Has Helped Me Personally

I have been getting adjusted at least once a week for  22 years.  That works out to about 1200 adjustments.  Sounds crazy, doesn’t it?  I know; I’m weird.  My wife has received about half that amount over the same amount of time.  My 21 y/o daughter, has been adjusted as an infant, and over her [...]

What’s Your Gut Feeling?

Have you ever wondered why you can’t get rid of your belly fat? No matter how much you weigh there is story after story of people shrinking away to nothing on TV and the internet. But when you try nothing happens. This disconnect between perception and reality can make you feel bad about yourself. Let’s [...]

The Truth About Vitamins

Recent studies shows 67% of people take at least one vitamin or mineral supplement per day. But less than 3% of people are getting any kind of professional healthcare advice before they start taking these supplements. Do you think there’s a problem here? Most people understand diet alone isn’t enough in today’s society to rebuild [...]

Spinal Decompression

If you have a bulging disc, herniated disc, sciatica, spinal decompression is a great option, I know because I have two herniated discs, and arthritis in my lower back and spinal decompression helps! SD is a conservative treatment for people considering back or neck surgery. In difficult cases i.e. patients with spinal stenosis (a narrowing [...]

Are You Running Out of Gas?

Stress is the body’s ability to handle physical and mental input. The human body’s nervous system has two vehicles for stress adaptation; the sympathetic division, and the parasympathetic division. The sympathetic nervous system acts as an accelerator portion of the body it makes the body function faster. If your accelerator works but your brakes don’t, [...]

Life Without Antacids

Acid stopping drugs lead to a false sense of security. Your symptoms of heartburn and GERD are gone, but what price are you going to pay down the road? Did you know if you don’t have acid in your stomach you can’t kill bacteria and parasites commonly found in your food? Or if your stomach [...]

Nutrition and Hormone Imbalance

Consumption of processed foods especially breads, pasta, cereal, bagels, donuts, pop tarts, fruit juices, crackers, chips etc. during meals and as snacks will result in hormone imbalance and disease over time. These foods cause insulin levels to stay consistently high. Insulin is a hormone that builds fat tissues (anabolic) this will produce an anabolic shift [...]

Weight Loss

If you are trying to lose weight it is important to cut out processed foods! You ask why, there is little nutritional value in boxed goods, lots of artificial chemicals and sprayed synthetic vitamins are in these “foods”. These “foods” have an extended shelf life whereas real food (vegetables, fruit, meats) do not. The worse [...]