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Healthy Thanksgiving
The Holidays Don’t Have To Be Unhealthy Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney It’s time for my annual “Healthy Thanksgiving” blog. While "Healthy Thanksgiving" doesn't quite have the appeal of the more familiar "Happy Thanksgiving" greeting, I used it here to make the point that Thanksgiving dinner (and many other holiday meals) doesn't have to be an unhealthy affair. After ...
Bulging Disc Treatment You Can Do At Home
Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT –The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney This past week I taught an ultra-cyclist how to relieve a bulging disc that was causing him a great deal of pain and preventing him from riding the distances he loves. The problem is aggravated by the aerodynamic position a cyclist is in while riding. A bulging disc can ...
Are Food Supplements Safe?
Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney If you saw the recent headlines proclaiming that dietary supplements were responsible for 23,000 emergency room visits and 2,100 hospitalizations every year, you are probably wondering are food supplements safe to use at all. The study behind these headlines (Geller et al, New England Journal of Medicine, 373: 1531-1540, 2015) was based on ...
Omega-3 and ADHD in Children
Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Sometimes I write articles pointing out the fallacies in the headlines you’ve been reading. Other times I write articles because major studies have provided a definitive test of a current paradigm. And sometimes I write articles about small studies that have the potential to change existing paradigms. This week’s article falls in ...
Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis | Preventive Care?
Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney A new study (Mokry et al, PLOS Medicine, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001866, August 25, 2015) suggests that people who are genetically prone to low vitamin D levels are at increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). To understand the importance of this study and what it means for us, we need to first review ...
Natural Treatment for Hip Pain
Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT –The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney Do You Love Sports? Do You Exercise Frequently? Do You Have Aches & Pains? Wish there was a natural treatment for hip pain? Exercising and playing sports is a “pluses and minuses” situation because it’s great to build muscle and burn fat, but it can also cause joint ...