Is Cortisone Effective or Not?
In the late 1940s, the steroid cortisone, an anti-inflammatory drug, was first synthesized and hailed as a landmark. It soon became a safe, reliable...
Good Posture Helps You Age Better
It turns out “stand up straight” isn’t just good advice from your mother. Aging experts increasingly believe posture is, in some cases, an...
You Can’t Make Babies if Your Mind is on Fire
Clarissa, in her own words, was a “hot mess of stress.” On the outside, she looks like an accomplished businesswoman. Internally, however, she...
Europe seems to host the greatest number of pediatricians who recommend that, in order to avoid pressure on their underdeveloped bodies, newborns and...
Long ago and far away, a fourth-grade teacher told a student to “stand up straight – you look like a pretzel”. The unthinking adult only...
Stress. Is it really that bad?
I have a confession to make: I am more of a stress management doctor than a back doctor. Sure, feel free to lump me into that catch-all group of...
Create a mental, emotional and spiritual space for your healing. Address optimum health from a physical standpoint but also a spiritual one as well....
Chiropractic care and yoga are comparable and complementary disciplines. The practice of yoga provides strength, flexibility, and centering,...
The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he...
1. Problems are bad You spent your school years solving arbitrary problems imposed by boring authority figures. You learned that problems — comment...
Sleeping poorly for less than six hours increases the risk of dying from heart disease by almost 50%, and the risk of dying from a stroke by 15%. The...
