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 [...]
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 [...]
A Fat Stomach is a Pain in the Back
Costa Mesa Chiropractor
There are plenty of men and women today in a daily struggle to lose weight, especially too much weight around the middle. Yet, the imperative to lose weight is, more often than not, more than merely a cosmetic issue. The fact of the matter is, if people are carrying around extra weight in their stomach area, their back [...]
Losing Weight Can Help Your Arthritis Pain
San Diego Chiropractor: Chiropractic and Arthritis
Do you suffer from painful arthritis? Do you also have a difficult time with your weight? If you do, it’s conceivable that you’re having back pain not only because of arthritis, but also as a consequence of the strain your weight is putting on your spine. The body was not [...]
Can Good Posture Help With Knee Pain Elimination?
Knee pain and disability is commonplace, second only to spinal complaints within the musculoskeletal system. Poor mechanics of the knee, as well as reduced foot mechanics due to foot pain often cause painful knee conditions. Additional causes most often include overuse of the knee joint, problems as the result of arthritic changes in the joint, [...]
Can Chiropractic Treatment Help Scoliosis?
Scoliosis an Introduction
When the body is viewed from behind, a normal spine looks straight without much deviation from laterally.Scoliosis is a disorder that is generally associated with a lateral, or side-to-side, curvature of the spine.The affliction shouldn’t be confused with poor posture, even though it frequently gives the appearance that the individual is leaning [...]
How Can Chiropractic Care Help Arthritis?
Is it Safe To Get Adjusted
Arthritis is generally confusing to most suffers.Often the word, “arthritis,” produces fear of a future that includes crippled and twisted joints. However, many conditions from benign to severe are filed under the term, arthritis. For our purposes we will limit this discussion to the most common forms of arthritis.
Osteoarthritis [...]