Why You Should Choose Functional Medicine
Functional Medicine (FM) is patient-centered medical healing at its best. Instead of looking at and treating health problems as isolated diseases, it treats individuals who may have bodily symptoms, imbalances and dysfunctions. Physicians who have been trained in the art of Functional Medicine have the skills needed to identify what is happening within your body and even within your external environment that has contributed to what has been diagnosed as a disease. For examp

75% of Those Who Have Heart Attacks Have Normal Cholesterol: A Special Report
According to the UCLA Newsroom a new national study has shown that nearly 75 percent of patients hospitalized for a heart attack had cholesterol levels that would indicate they were NOT at high risk for a cardiovascular event, based on current national cholesterol guidelines. In fact, you might be surprised to know that in the Framingham Heart Study, which is the longest-running and perhaps most significant study on heart disease done to date, it was demonstrated that intake

A Randomized Controlled Trial for the Chiropractic Treatment of Migraines
One hundred twenty-seven volunteers between the ages of 10 and 70 years were recruited through media advertising. The diagnosis of migraine was made on the basis of the International Headache Society standard, with a minimum of at least one migraine per month. Two months of chiropractic SMT (diversified technique) at vertebral fixations determined by the practitioner (maximum of 16 treatments). The results of this study support previous results showing that a statistically s

Excess Fat is Linked to Autoimmune Disease... and a Lot More! (MUST READ!)
What if your own body's fat cells are major environmental factors that contribute to the onset and progression of autoimmune diseases like RA (rheumatoid arthritis), lupus, IBD (inflammatory bowel disease), multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and thyroid disease such as Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. What if fat contribues to more fat? What if fat increases the risk of heart disease and increases the risk of death from heart disease? What if

ADHD is NOT a Ritalin Deficiency!
"According to Novartis Pharmaceutical, the mechanisms of action of Ritalin in man are not fully understood. It is a mild central nervous system stimulant that presumably activates the areas of the brain to produce a stimulant like effect (much like cocaine). So what the pharmaceutical company is saying is that this drug does something to your brain, but we are not entirely sure what, but let us prescribe it in great number to our children and see if it helps. This is some

Chiropractic Better than Medical Care Alone for Lower Back Pain
People with back pain who are treated by a chiropractor experience more relief than patients treated with standard care alone, according to new research. 73% improvement with Chiropractic vs 17% with standard Medical. See more: http://www.chironexus.net/2013/04/combining-chiropractic-and-medical-care-improves-back-pain-treatment/202578/ #chiropractic #lowback #lowbackpain #medical #functionalmedicine #manipulation #disc #herniateddisc