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THE INTEGRATIVE HEALTH BLOG
In today's world it may be hard to make an informed decision about different aspects of your health. This webblog will hopefully help you in your search for answers. If you learn something new or look at things in a different way, this blog has done it's job.
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Monday
17Nov
Toxic Chemicals Blamed for Gulf War Illness
Monday, November 17, 2008 at 04:08PM 
MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Gulf War illness, dismissed by some as a psychosomatic disorder, is a very real illness that affects at least 25 percent of the 700,000 U.S. veterans who took part in the 1991 Gulf War.
It's likely cause was exposure to toxic chemicals that included pesticides that were often overused during the war, as well as a drug given to U.S. troops to protect them from nerve gas, a frequent weapon of choice of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
Tuesday
11Nov
The Principles of the New Healthcare: Part I
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 11:41AM 
One hot-button subject in the presidential election was the subject of healthcare reform. Everyone admits that healthcare is a problem in the United States, a big one. From that point, the clarity of what the real issues are gets decidedly more cloudy.
The candidates made populist appeals towards "fixing healthcare" and offering "universal healthcare." But as politicians often due, each conveniently glossed over the difficult issues that face us. I'm not convinced that throwing more money at the problem in the form of universal healthcare is the answer, not yet at least.
Saturday
25Oct
Half of Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos
Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 08:11PM 
By GARDINER HARRIS
Published: October 22, 2008
Half of all American doctors responding to a nationwide survey say they regularly prescribe placebos to patients. The results trouble medical ethicists, who say more research is needed to determine whether doctors must deceive patients in order for placebos to work.
Wednesday
24Sep
A Study Revives a Debate on Arthritis Knee Surgery
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 12:06PM 
In the study, being published Thursday in The New England Journal
of Medicine, 86 patients who had the operation fared no better over two
years than 86 who had conservative treatment (ice, rehab, anti-inflammatories).
But experts are divided about what effects the two studies will have.
Wednesday
24Sep
Functional MRI and Chiropractic Research
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 08:37AM 
Unlike conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which discloses only anatomy and pathology, functional MRI is a non-invasive neuroimaging technique which demonstrates alterations in brain physiology. The technique relies on the relationship between neuronal synaptic activity, energy metabolism, and blood circulation.
Sunday
21Sep
Fibromyalgia, The Great Chameleon
Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 09:58PM 
Our clinic treats many patients with Fibromyalgia.
One of the biggest problems that people struggle with is that it produces so many symptoms! Each of these symptoms can flare up or get better on it's own. A symptom may jump around from one area of the body to the other and then clear up suddenly, only to return with great force. Each one of these symptoms could be a separate focus of your doctor. This is one reason why symptom management doesn't work as a treatment approach, the disease changes too quickly!
Sunday
21Sep
Help Chiropractors To Be Commissioned In The US Military
Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 11:05AM 
Many
of our brave soldiers serving overseas have been promised Chiropractic Care in their health care benefits, but are not able to access them
because there are no Chiropractors commissioned in the military to be
stationed overseas with them.
Wednesday
17Sep
5 Ways to Keep Bisphenol A, or BPA, Out of Your Food
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 03:54PM With yesterday's study linking bisphenol A—a chemical in hard plastics and the linings of food and beverage cans—to diabetes and heart disease, you may be wondering what you can do to minimize your exposure. The Environmental Working Group last year conducted an analysis of BPA in various canned foods and found the amount varies widely depending on the food. Condensed milk, for instance, has relatively little BPA, while infant formula has a lot more—about one fifth the safe dose limit set by the Food and Drug Administration. Of course, the potential risk also depends on how much you consume. Canned soda has less BPA per serving than some other foods, but if you're having a six pack a day...
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15Sep
Vigorous Exercise Aids Those With Obesity-Related Gene
Monday, September 15, 2008 at 02:14PM 
Physical activity may reduce the risk of obesity in people with a genetic mutation that predisposes them to high body-mass index (BMI), says a U.S. study.
Recent research has shown a link between BMI and variants of the fat mass and obesity associated with the (FTO) gene. The mutations connected with obesity occur in about 30 percent of European populations and are associated with a 1.75-kilogram (3.9-lb.) increase in body weight, according to background information in the study.
Monday
25Aug
'Nutraceuticals' Could Prevent Diabetes
Monday, August 25, 2008 at 09:46AM 
People at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes might be able to delay or prevent the disease by taking certain food supplements and making lifestyle changes, according to a new book by Dr. James W. Anderson, an internationally recognized authority on metabolic diseases and weight loss and professor emeritus of medicine and clinical nutrition at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
Wednesday
13Aug
Vitamin D May Decrease the Risk of Death: Study
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 11:23AM 
Low levels of Vitamin D may increase the risk of death from all causes by 26 percent, suggests a study with 13,000 initially healthy men and women.
The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, highlights the importance of maintaining healthy Vitamin D levels.
”Further observational studies are needed to confirm these findings and establish the mechanisms underlying these observations. If confirmed, randomized clinical trials will be needed to determine whether Vitamin D supplementation at higher doses could have any potential benefit in reducing future mortality risk in those with 25(OH)D deficiency,” wrote lead author Michal Melamed from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
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Self-Care Tuesday
12Aug
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Methotrexate Raises Cancer Risk
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 08:25AM
patients treated with the medication. An Australian study compared 459
rheumatoid arthritis patients (309 women and 150 men who started taking
methotrexate before June 1986) to the general population to determine
cancer risk.
Methotrexate has been tied to an increased risk of melanoma, as well as other malignancies, for rheumatoid arthritis
Monday
19May
Whoopi Weighs In On High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Monday, May 19, 2008 at 11:52AM It's official, Whoopi Goldberg is now my new girlfriend. Here's why:
It's about time something like this hit the media! The people "in charge" of addressing our nation's obesity epidemic have been asleep at the wheel on this subject.
High-Fructose Corn Syrup = Weight Gain, Type II Diabetes
Don't worry, I'll be addressing this in more detail in subsequent posts. Until then, go through your cupboards and find how many things you eat or drink contain HFCS. Getting rid of them, is a good first step to losing weight.
Tuesday
29Apr
Wellness vs. Sickcare
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 10:51AM 
One says perform "diet and exercise" (whatever that is) and when it fails we have all the drugs and surgery you'll need to get well again. If there are no symptoms and none of the tests are positive then you have a "clean bill of health." The emphasis here isn't on prevention it's on diagnosis and treatment.
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Self-Care Wednesday
16Apr
Dark Chocolate, Green Tea, Red Wine
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 01:00PM 
Tuesday
08Apr
Negative Media and Your Health
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 01:11PM 
In our 24-hour news society we now can potentially overdose on bad news. After 9/11 much of the US suffered from a collective depression. I think much of that can be attributed to the continuous coverage of such a tragic event. It was like a car accident, horrible to watch, but impossible to turn away. Maybe for our own health, we should have. Maybe we should have kept an eye on our own health and mental state and made the conscious decision to turn the TV off.
Friday
04Apr
Learn About "Generation Rescue"
Friday, April 4, 2008 at 10:55AM 
Our country is suffering an epidemic of autism. Austism rates have gone from 1 in every 250,000 to one in every 150 children.
Medicine is failing to address this issue and is actively trying to cover it up. When you notice an article or news piece on Autism possibly be caused by vaccines you then have 3 studies (often from the vaccine industry) that show they are safe. We are reaching a tipping point, everyone knows it. The word is getting out, despite the extensive effort by Medical Public Relations companies to cover this up.
If you have a child with autism, you should view this site: http://www.generationrescue.org/
Much of this sort of work can be done in our office.
Friday
28Mar
Springtime and Rebirth
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 01:19PM 
It's hard to not be emotionally and spiritually moved by springtime. It seems as if everything is suddenly being reborn. At first you notice the air doesn't have the same bite to it. Shortly after that, the trees start coming to life again and sprout buds that will soon become leaves. Plants in the ground start to sprout, and soon the ugly tan of late winter is replaced with the vibrant green of springtime. The birds return and start building nests. Animals of all shapes and sizes breathe a little easier knowing that the harshness of winter is gone.
Friday
28Mar
The Importance of Rest
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 12:55PM 
You may have noticed a lag in my posting. I've been grabbing some much needed rest. Which brings me to a point that I think is rarely made in today's fast-paced world, Rest.
Why push it when you're exhausted? Wouldn't it make better sense to take some time and rest? You would probably find that you would be more productive if you took the time to rest up and then started again.
When we look at behavioral patterns in those with chronic fatigue we often see a history of the person ignoring their own need for rest. This may be out of a sense of obligation to work or loved ones.
Thursday
27Mar
High Levels of Arsenic Found in Chicken
Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 08:20PM 
BETHESDA, Maryland, January 20, 2004 (ENS) - People who eat chicken may be taking in greater amounts of arsenic than anyone has previously thought. Arsenic concentrations in young chickens are three times greater than in other meat and poultry products, U.S. government scientists report in the January issue of "Environmental Health Perspectives."
Arsenic is an approved animal dietary supplement and is found in specifically approved drugs added to poultry and other animal feeds. It is fed to broiler chickens in the form of Roxarsone (4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl arsonic acid) to control intestinal parasites.