Redefining Quackery “Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.” A noble standard, if only it was true. Medicine, like so much in our society, has lost its way. And, in its wake, like...
First Do No Harm On August 24th, 1987 US District Court Judge Susan Getzendanner ruled that the AMA (American Medical Association) and its officials “instituted a boycott of chiropractors. The purpose of the boycott was to contain and eliminate the chiropractic profession. This conduct constituted a conspiracy among the AMA and its members and an...
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Swallowing Statins: Hook, Line and Sinker ABC Good Morning America: June 29, 2010 NewsFlash: “Nearly two years ago, a study known as the JUPITER trial hinted at a new era in the use of statins — one in which the cholesterol-busting drugs could be used to stave off heart-related death in many more people than...
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The Drug Pipeline Kudos to the county-wide Pain Management Project for their efforts in curbing the ‘illegal use of legal drugs’ and addressing the human toll they take. However, the bigger picture appears to be eluding them. Their efforts, while worthwhile, distract from fixing the real problem at the source. It’s like washing off oil...
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Lies, Damn Lies & Advertising Every word that I hold dear, as a chiropractor and health coach, has been misappropriated and destroyed by the marketing interests of corporations. Words and phrases such as: health, wellness, health care, heath screen, wellness fair, employee wellness-program, health care, health care reform, health insurance, etc. In our medical-pharmaceutical-insurance dominated...
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This past weekend I went to the wedding of one of my closest friend’s daughters; Bekah, the beautiful 28 year old bride. How well does anyone know their friend’s kids, especially when they live 3 states away? What I know of her is what her father, Larry, has told me over the years. But roll...
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I am reading another amazing book….Nature Via Nurture…and I just read an incredible thing. (paraphrasing pgs: 138-9 ) The story begins in 1856 when a Spanish medical doctor did an autopsy on a 40-year-old man who had no sense of smell, a small penis and very small testes. Anyway, many years later, it turns out,...
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Creationism, also known as Intelligent Design, is not a scientific theory. There is nothing scientific or factual about intelligent design. It is a Christian fundamentalist-Biblical-faith-based view that rests solely on a subjective inference of design. Their supporting scientific evidence consists of the Bible and a diorama exhibit of Noah’s Ark, at the Creation Museum in...
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Why are 70% of Americans overweight and obese? The simple answer is we eat too much and exercise too little (Note: hours in front of the television/computer is one of the best predictors of overweight). These are our choices and personal responsibility. So, what’s changed? Have we just become too careless and lazy when it...
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