By Dr. Brian Paris, DC When you think of neck pain do you envision whiplash from a car accident and a neck brace? Sure, an accident can be the cause of your neck pain. But the cause of neck pain is just as likely — if not more likely — to be repetitive mistakes many of us make day after day. A little neck strain or stif … Read More
Chronic Fatigue? Blast the Energy Zappers
Do you go through each day filled with fatigue and a lack of energy? We live in a fast paced world, and it seems like there are a million things going on at once each and every day. It’s no surprise there are new energy drinks and energy pills popping up at every gas station or convenience store around the globe. Everyone … Read More
Getting Out of Bed with Back Pain
One of the biggest myths about back pain is you should stay in bed until your back pain goes away. Bad idea. When you first hurt your back you might want to take it easy in bed a day or two… tops. Anything more than that and all you’re doing is allowing your muscles to weaken. But that’s not to say there isn’t a … Read More
Quit Smoking with Herbs and Natural Aids
By Rob Mellor It is much better to help yourself quit smoking with herbs and natural aids than with pills and patches; a lot healthier for your body. There are several herbs and natural aids which you probably keep in your cupboards already. First and foremost is water; drink at least eight glasses per day, more if … Read More
The Hidden Neck Pain Time Bomb
Could you have a herniated disc in your neck — and not know it? Believe it or not — 3 out of every 5 adults have herniated discs, even if they don't feel any pain! That's because the disc has to actually hit a nerve before it starts to hurt. In other words, you have a greater than 50% chance of having a herniate … Read More
The Skinny On Fat
By Al Sears, MD Guess what they feed a pig if they want to make it as fat as possible as fast as possible? Low-fat milk. Because if they give the pig milk with fat in it, the pig gets satiated. It's satisfied and won't eat any more. But if they give it low-fat milk, it will eat the grain they feed it forever bec … Read More
Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Tumors?
Note from Jesse: Did you hear that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (part of the World Health Organization) concluded this week that cell phone use may cause cancer? They put cell phone use in the same category of risk as the pesticide DDT and exhaust fumes. We've known about the cancer hazard of ce … Read More
5 Deadly Killers In Your Home
We all use healthcare and hygiene products in our daily routine. But what you don't know about them may kill you. Dead. I'm not just talking about pain killers, either. Some are. But others are supposedly "safe" ingredients found in numerous bottles and tubes probably lining your tub and household cabinets right now. Tha … Read More
Wishing and Hoping…
By Steve Chandler People naively believe that wishing for things and hoping for things is a good use of their time. They think wishing and hoping is a good use of the human imagination. But these people are just wrong. The more I wish and hope for things, the more I reinforce the idea that I've got nothing to work with … Read More
Women’s Health: Advice to Ignore?
By Al Sears, MD Most of the "advice" I see on Dr. Oz and Oprah, in Women's Health and in the New York Times Magazine on Sunday seem to center on the same things. These reports I've been seeing lately give women advice like suggesting you eat fake, processed "health" foods like flaxseed. But they're unnatural to you … Read More