Here my very short version of the History of Chiropractic Care. In the beginning, there was Dr. D. D. Palmer and a janitor named Harvey. One day, while Harvey was working, his back went "whack," and suddenly, he couldn't hear. When Harvey told Dr....
I have a breakfast addiction. It started innocently enough around a month ago. All I wanted was a tasty, healthy, and convenient breakfast that gave me lots of nutrients that I don't get in my diet elsewhere. I had been looking for something like...
I have patients that have been told they have a sinus infection, when what is really causing their runny nose and headache is a problem in their neck. I've written about sinus infection and a great non-drug way...
Have you ever been accused of being a dizzy person? Do you or someone you know suffer from the feeling that the whole world is spinning out of control? Have you ever wanted to learn about vertigo? Are you bored out of your mind looking for...
What is Body Mass Index (BMI) you ask? Well, allow me to explain. First of all, it is a free service I offer to all of my patients. Body Mass Index is a screening tool that uses your height and weight to evaluate your body fat. Knowing your BMI...
“Jimmy! You may not leave the table until you finish your broccoli!” This resounding mandate, or the memory of it, spoken by many loving mothers, strikes fear into the heart of broccoli haters everywhere. It is unfortunate that so many people are...
There is a lot of misinformation about chiropractic out there, and I call them chiropractic myths. In an effort to clear up the confusion, I will be taking these myths head-on. Have you ever heard someone say that once you start going to a...
A herniated disk is an extremely painful condition. It typically causes extreme low back pain and leg pain. In this article I will explain: What a herniated disk is. The common "medical" treatments for a herniated disk. How I...
For the last 26 years I have been treating people with back and neck pain. Besides helping get my patients out of pain, I consider teaching my patients how to prevent their back and neck pain to be my most important job. I spend time each visit...
As a chiropractor, I sometimes hear my patients tell me that they started a new exercise to help their back pain only to discover that the exercise made the pain worse. Why would exercise make one person's back pain better but hurt someone else? ...
Imagine one of your kids is sick with a fever, tummy ache, and vomiting. Would you know if he had appendicitis? Could you recognize appendicitis symptoms? Would you know whether you should take him to the hospital? If you aren't sure, watch this...
Finding the right exercise is not always easy. Often, I see people in my office who have quit exercising because they had a bad experience or were unable to stick with it for a variety of reasons. Often my patients have a very narrow view of what...
If you suffer from seasonal allergies, and your nose runs like a faucet during that time of year, and you're sick of taking drugs to get allergy relief, I've got some really great news for you. Allow me to introduce you to the Neti Pot, a...
Did you know that there is an amazing and beneficial connection between pistachios and cholesterol? There has been a number of excellent studies that show that eating one to two one-ounce servings of pistachios a day will lower LDL (the bad...
Sitting is really hard on your back and neck. In fact, I can't think of any daily activity that causes more problems than sitting. The other day I had a lot of computer work to do, so I decided to...
If you have back pain and you're going to a medical doctor, you're going to the wrong person, and you will not get the best treatment for it. Like if you had chest pain and you went to your chiropractor, you would be going to the wrong person....
In this day and age, we all have busy lives. We don’t have the time to add in much else, so when we can accomplish more than one thing at a time, it's amazing. One of the best things that can achieve that, and that will give you an unbelievable...
Have you ever had a headache where it feels like your brain is being shrink wrapped? In 2003, connections between the muscles in the upper neck and the spinal meninges were discovered. Incredibly, these kinds of discoveries are still happening....
I love what I do. I love caring for my patients. The relationships I have with them are dear to my heart. I have been in practice for over 30 years, and what I have experienced in the last few years has forced me to be unable to help people like...
I just learned about a new book that contains the secret to a long life called The Longevity Project. It's about a study that began in 1926 and tracked 1500 Americans from childhood to their death. Over the years, researchers documented the...
