A Unique, Multidisciplinary Approach to Pain Management
There has been considerable controversy over the past few years about whether or not exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) is harmful to our health. Given the conflicting studies, we are not likely to have a definitive answer any time soon, particularly until studies on the effect of long-term, low-level EMFs have been completed. However, the current bottom line on EMFs according to the World ...
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Chiropractic care has become such an indispensable tool for athletes to keep performing at their best and to reduce the time that it takes to heal from injuries that 28 Doctors of Chiropractic (DC) were employed in the Olympic polyclinic during the 2012 Olympic Games in London. This was in addition to 27 other team DCs who traveled with their nations' teams, not to mention individual athletes' chi...
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While chatting with patients recently about their families' meal schedules and eating habits, I noticed a disturbing pattern that's worth writing about. It has to do with kids and the way we're teaching them to approach food. Whether we call it "grab-and-go" or "fast food at home", there are clear signs that our children are adopting the same bad habits as their time-pressed parents. The story us...
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Steroids are organic compounds that are produced naturally in the human body. They're also produced by other animals, plants and fungi. Within humans, steroids are used to produce several different hormones that are important to the body's proper functioning. Outside of natural human physiology, there are also drugs called anabolic steroids, whose purpose is to increase muscle mass and improve...
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It was Plato who said "You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation." Play is important not only for children, but for adults too. All work and no play may "make Jack a dull boy", but it also makes Jack a worse corporate manager. According to a number of studies, those whose lives don't include play have an increased risk of mental health issues, diseases ...
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For some time now, nutritionist have recommended that we eat fish on a regular basis in order to get sufficient amounts of omega-3 fatty acids (specifically DHA and EPA). Not only are these nutrients good for the circulatory system, but they have also been proven to boost brain function, including both cognitive function and memory. Until fairly recently, scientists have not understood the mechani...
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Grapes have been used for centuries for a variety of health purposes, and the recent interest in grape-seed extract has spurred scientific research into a range of possible medical uses for this product. Some of the most promising investigations have been focused on the idea that grape-seed extract may be able to reduce cholesterol and high blood pressure. So what does the latest science have to s...
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With the dozens of brands and different types of glucosamine supplements available, how do you know which is the most effective one to choose? The majority of glucosamine supplements on the market come with other substances included, such as chondroitin sulfate and methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), which are advertised as making glucosamine more effective. However, in recent years, there have been a ho...
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Fluoride is a mineral that is naturally present in varying amounts in groundwater throughout the country. In the 1940s, researchers observed that those areas with the highest amount of natural fluoride in the water had significantly lower rates of dental caries. Scientists found that adding fluoride to water a level of 1 mg per liter (which has since been reduced to 0.7 mg/L) was optimal for preve...
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Biotech and chemical companies such as Monsanto and DuPont don't want to make it easy for you to know which products on your local supermarket shelves contain genetically engineered foods (also known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs). They spent tens of millions of dollars to defeat a California proposition that would have required labeling of these products. At Chicago Chiropractic we u...
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