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In Some of Us, They Live On
If you’ve ever been behind one on the freeway, if you’ve ever encountered one on the phone, if you’ve ever seen one on TV, you won’t be surprised that a new “landmark” scientific study has confirmed that Neanderthals live among us. You knew it all the time, right? And, yet, it’s [...]
Has Spring Sprung Too Early?
Aah, Spring. It’s in the air! Its bursting forth from the soil! Its buds are shooting from plant stems and tree branches! Its hailing the end of winter with a profusion of fragrance and color! Nothing makes you feel more healthy and alive than springtime, does it? I’ve noticed a change [...]
More Than a Pretty Face
I met my wife in chiropractic college. I used to borrow her notes and we’d cram for finals together. I can admit, now, what was so obvious then. She was smarter then me and, in some ways, more educated. I suspected that the good feeling I had whenever I was around her was good for [...]
The "F" Word
No one over five-years-old, or guys in a bar, thinks it funny or wants to talk about it. But, since it happens to everyone once in a while and to most of us more often as we age, if we can get the subject out in the open, there’s much to be learned about how [...]
Too Soft for the Environment
In the late 1980s I went to China with a group of chiropractors. We were on a tour and back then, China for tourists was not the same China for the Chinese (and it still may not be). The money was different and so was the food that were served. The accommodations, not just in [...]
Hope They Don't Eat Each Other Up
The gingham dog went “Bow-wow-wow!”/And the calico cat replied “Mee-ow!”/The air was littered, an hour or so,/With bits of gingham and calico. Sounds a bit like a health care debate, doesn’t it? Perhaps it’s time (and not too late)/ for the good people of the United States/to cease their shouting and meditate. Okay, so I’m [...]
A PMS Tale With a Happy Ending!
Not too long ago my brother, Jason, and sister-in-law, Debi, flew out to visit me for a week. We always share a lot of laughs when we get together, so I was more than a little surprised at how tense both Jason and Debi seemed to be when they arrived. I’d picked them up at [...]
Aaah, The Sweet Smell of…Pesticides?!
According to entomologist, Murray Isman, of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, the next generation of pesticides might smell as sweet as rosemary, cinnamon and thyme because these spices, among others, are proving to be potent insect-fighters that are gentle on the environment and safe for humans. As a Seattle chiropractor, I have been concerned [...]
Give It Up for "Cash for Clunkers"
I live in a “mixed” neighborhood, that is to say, some of us have small cars with good mpg, hybrids, even a few electric ones, while others have some real gas guzzlers. Not only does the neighborhood take on an exhaustive, odoriferous nature when these big clunkers drive down the street in a purple haze, [...]
Healthy Choices Create the Path to Longevity
Healthy Choices Create the Path to Longevity
by Jamie G. Phillips, DC
It does seem, doesn’t it, that no matter where we turn these days, there are news stories and advertisements, alike, promoting the stunning research on a plethora of exotic supplements, not to mention the cutting-edge health proclamations of coffee and red wine that, in one [...]