Treating Whiplash with Prolotherapy

Many people who experience a whiplash injury from a motor vehicle accident, workplace incident, or sports injury never fully heal from the soft tissue damage. Unfortunately, incomplete healing leads to chronic pain that can persist for years. Whiplash injuries result in stretching and/or tearing of connective tissues like ligaments and tendons. These connective tissues provide…

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Vitamins to Boost Immunity

The most important nutritional supplement we can all take is a good quality multivitamin and mineral supplement. I do not believe it is generally possible to obtain optimal intakes of the essential vitamins and minerals from dietary sources alone. Vitamins degrade during transport, while sitting on the shelves, and through the cooking process. Minerals come…

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Food Allergies and Poor Digestion

It’s not just “bad” food that causes problems with digestion and absorption. Any food, including “good” foods have the potential to be an allergen in the body. Food allergies are very common and very often overlooked. In fact, many medical professionals don’t look for food allergies because they fundamentally don’t believe in them.  However, the…

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The Purpose of Nutrition

I recently wrote and published my first book, “To Feel Well: Improve Your Digestive System”. In last week’s column we discussed the second chapter of the book entitled, “How the Digestive System Works”. In this week’s column I’d like to discuss the purpose of nutrition, which is the title of the third chapter in the…

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