•At least 14% of American children are overweight. This means 1 out of 7 of every child between the ages of 6 and 18 years is overweight and unhealthy. (JAMA) •The Center for Disease Control (CDC) claims that 16% of American children are overweight. This means nearly 1 out of 6 of all of our […]
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Headaches and Chiropractic
On Tuesday March 15, 2005 the Spokane daily paper ran an article about migraine headaches and an experimental treatment for them, botox. The article concluded that there are many side effects, and effectiveness of this treatment (like many other medical interventions) has not been proven. Although medications, and even surgery, often give a patient relief […]
Suicide by Lifestyle – Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease
Part I: The Statistics Prior to 1800, Americans were consuming only about 4 pounds of sugar per person, per year. By 1800, the number was 18 pounds. In 1900, it was 90 pounds. Today it is estimated that the average person in the U.S. consumes over 140 pounds of sugar yearly. As sugar intake in […]
The Cure for Cancer Is Found In Its Prevention Not Its Treatment
We all have cancer cells in our bodies. Standard medical tests do not detect them until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies it means they have not grown and multiplied to a detectable size. A strong immune system will […]