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When Baby Comes, “Good” Cholesterol May Go by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain Ah, the joy of pregnancy – in spite of the hormonal changes, unavoidable weight gain, increasing inability to sit down or sit up on your own, and a host of other frustra ... Read on »
A Short History of Medicine by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain “ Doctor, I have an ear ache. “2000 B.C. – “Here, eat this root.” 1000 B.C. – “That root is heathen, say this prayer.” 1850 A ... Read on »
The Rising Cost of Health Care – Part Two by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain My last column gave a hypothetical and generalized view of the financial workings of a private healthcare office. In this article, I’ll discuss why I disagree with &ldqu ... Read on »
The Rising Cost of Health Care – Part One by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain The “rising cost of health care.” How many times have you heard that rhetorical statement made to make a political point? Being that relatively few of you are in t ... Read on »
Acupuncture – What Is It? by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain Historians have stated, “More people have benefited from Acupuncture over the course of fifty centuries than the combined total of all other healing sciences, both ancie ... Read on »
Sick In America – Part Six by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain Let’s wrap it all up. Much of this episode gives real-world discussion and evidence of how and why returning to a more free market-weighted system will be more beneficia ... Read on »
Sick In America – Part Five by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain Only one more part after this. Thanks for following along everyone.This episode begins to discuss different alternatives to universal health care, or the current trend of empl ... Read on »
Sick In America – Part Four by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain And now, a more in-depth look at the difference between private and public responsibility. Nice section in the middle where Michael Moore is interviewed and shown some good re ... Read on »
Sick In America – Part Three by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain And, now a further examination of so-called “free” health care in Europe and Canada.And, now a further examination of so-called “free” health care in E ... Read on »
Sick In America – Part Two by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain Part Two discusses how insurance works, and begins to question how we think about and use insurance. Good quote from John: “So when people complain that (from multiple p ... Read on »
Sick In America – Part One by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain In this politically charged time, I thought it was a pertinent time to revisit this discussion. Over the next few days, I’m going to post the six parts of a report that ... Read on »
Bananas – Not Just For Monkeys by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research ... Read on »
Five Ways To Kick the Sugar Habit and Avoid Diabetes by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain Crave sweets? How many times have you told yourself, “I shouldn’t…” but had an urge you couldn’t resist?Sugar addiction, whether you know it or ... Read on »
Tennis Elbow Treatment Options by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain I often get asked by our patients if there is anything we can do for tennis elbow, shoulder bursitis, or other inflammatory joint conditions. My answer has always been, &ldquo ... Read on »
Ginger… fantastic spice with many health benefits! by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain Ginger is that deformed-potato-looking-thing in the produce aisle. It is actually the root of the ginger plant that you’re seeing. Historically, ginger has been used aro ... Read on »
Chiropractic For Chest Pain? by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain When we think of chiropractic, the first thing most people think of is lower back pain. Unfortunately, that is the only thing many people associate with chiropractic care. The ... Read on »
Are You Too Old To Exercise? by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain How do I say this…? NO! Absolutely not! Are you crazy? I saw a research paper a few years ago that detailed the activities and health history of centenarians (people 10 ... Read on »
Headache Relief With Regular Chiropractic Care? by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain Nobody likes headaches. They can strike with little warning and cause debilitating pain — especially cervicogenic headaches (HA), which are defined as pain that origin ... Read on »
Treat Depression Naturally With Exercise by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain Here is some no-nonsense advice regarding the use of exercise to treat depression. First, in mild to moderate cases, it works great. There have been tons of reports showing th ... Read on »
Activity or Bed Rest For Low Back Pain? by Dr. Gray Doctor of ChiropractyPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Back & Neck Pain Considerable evidence in the past decade shows that bed rest is not beneficial to patients suffering from low back pain (LBP). However, the clinical relevance of these findi ... Read on »