Ventura Chiropractor weekly health alert: Chiropractic Care And Them Immune System An article appearing February 7, 2011, on the online news site “All Voices” describes in a clear manner the way chiropractic helps the immune system to function properly. The article’s author, Debbie Nicholson, begins her article by reporting, “The evidence keeps on growing for [...]

Ventura chiropractor with your weekly health alert: One size doesn’t fit all when developing an effective fitness program, according to experts with the American College of Sports Medicine. In their new guide the experts explain how every person has a unique fitness ID they must not only discover but, develop and evolve throughout the phases [...]

Ventura Chiropactic Weekly Health Alerts: Dr. Mark Hyman, writing in the Huffington Post, notes that the slow displacement of home cooked and communally shared family meals has fattened people and weakened family ties.  Children who have regular meals with their parents have better grades, healthier relationships, and are more likely to stay out of trouble [...]

Here is the latest health alert from your Ventura Chiropractor: A study shows that a formulation of curcumin can relieve pain and increase mobility in patients with osteoarthritis.  It can also reduce a series of inflammatory markers. 100 patients with osteoarthritis were divided in two groups — the first group was given the “best available [...]

Tomatoes, the most widely produced fruit in the world, contain a nutrient which could prevent the onset of vascular diseases. The compound, 9-oxo-octadecadienoic, was found to have anti-dyslipidemic affects. Dyslipidemia is a condition caused by an abnormal amount of lipids in the blood stream. It can lead to vascular disease. Tomatoes are already known to [...]

A new study suggests that exercising in the morning, before eating, can significantly lessen the ill effects of a poor holiday diet. Researchers recruited healthy, active young men and fed them a bad diet for six weeks. A group of them that exercised before breakfast gained almost no weight and showed no signs of insulin [...]

The holiday season brings lots of travel — visiting family and friends, taking vacations. If you have ever traveled and experienced jet lag, you know that you can feel that you are just not quite fully functioning (particularly when traveling east) when you arrive at your destination. A new study shows that this particular effect [...]

Eating purple fruits, such as blueberries, can help ward off neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s. Drinking green tea can also have the same protective effect. New research finds that the majority of debilitating illnesses are in part caused by poorly-bound iron. The iron causes the production of dangerous toxins, called hydroxyl radicals, [...]

As your Ventura chiropractor, over the years I have blogged often about the adverse effects of obesity on the musculoskeletal system. Because excess weight can cause misalignment of the spine, tilting of the pelvis, unhealthy gait patterns, and wear and tear on the joints, it has been my experience that preventative and relief measures, such [...]

Here I go again talking about exercise, one of my favorite subjects as your Ventura chiropractor when it comes to an essential part of good health that no one can do for you but you. In my past blogs I’ve talked about simple ways that you can add exercise to your daily routine without altering [...]