By Dana Ullman Doctors today commonly assert that they practice “scientific medicine,” and patients think that the medical treatments they receive are “scientifically proven.” However, this ideal is a dream, not reality, and a clever and profitable marketing ruse, not fact. The British Medical Journal’s “Clinical Evidence” analyzed common medical treatments to evaluate which are supported by sufficient reliable evidence (BMJ, 2007). They reviewed approximately 2,500 treatments and found: • …Read More
Maitland Chiropractor Vitamin D Update
Evidence has shown that low blood vitamin D Levels are associated with increased risk for heart disease, diabetes, depression, dental caries, osteoporosis, and periodontal disease, all of which are either considered risk factors for dementia or have preceded incidence of dementia. Vitamin D and Pregnancy: It appears that vitamin D insufficiency during pregnancy is potentially associated with increased risk of preeclampsia, insulin resistance and gestational diabetes mellitus. Sufficient amounts …Read More
Autism, Mercury, and High Fructose Corn Syrup in Winter Park
There have been constant yet controversial claims of autism incidence being linked to exposure to the neurotoxin mercury. In that regard a study published in Environmental Health pertaining to mercury exposure as a consequence of consuming products containing High Fructose Corn Syrup is thought provoking and potentially devastating. Mercury is used to produce thousands of products including food ingredients such as citric acid, sodium benzoate, and high fructose corn …Read More
Probiotics, Good for Bones and Much More! Winter Park
Most people by now have heard about using probiotics after antibiotic therapy to restore the good bacteria and flora to the gut (antibiotics will kill off the good & bad bacteria). But did you know probiotics were good for bones? Probiotics can help heart health, inflammation, leaky gut, food allergies, infant allergies, autoimmune conditions, and many more health concerns. Lactobacillus reu-teri in small doses has been shown to lower cholesterol. …Read More
Maitland Chiropractor Vitamin D
Vitamin D is essential for promoting calcium absorption in the gut and maintaining adequate blood calcium and phosphate concentrations enables normal growth of bone. It is needed for bone growth and bone remodeling. Without sufficient vitamin D, bones can become thin, brittle, or misshapen. Vitamin D sufficiency prevents rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. Together with calcium, vitamin D also helps protect older adults from osteoporosis. Vitamin D has …Read More
New Test for Fibromyalgia in Maitland
New Test for Fibromyalgia If you suffer from muscle pain, feel irritable, and can’t shake that feeling of fatigue, you may be on of the thousands of undiagnosed people suffering from Fibromyalgia – a disease that is often misunderstood and only recently diagnosed. Fibromyalgia is the diagnosis of whole-body pain, said Dr. Channing Bolick, a chiropractor with The Bolick Clinic at 500 E. Horatio Ave. in Maitland. …Read More
Maitland Orlando Chiropractor Receives Award
Dr. Channing Bolick Receives Miracle Award for Clinical Excellence from Palmer College of Chiropractic College honors Florida chiropractor’s success in treating 21 degree spinal curvature in ten-year-old boy using only chiropractic adjustments MAITLAND, FL Dr. Channing Bolick, Director of The Bolick Clinic and Physical Therapy of Maitland, Florida (www.bolickclinic.com), has been awarded Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Miracle Award for Clinical Excellence for 2006. Presented at the school’s Davenport, …Read More
Maitland Orlando Area Headache Rescue Plan
Chronic headache pain can severely disrupt one’s personal and professional lives, but the good news is that most headaches can be successfully treated without resorting to aspirin, drugs, or surgery.Read More
Orlando & Maitland FL, Auto Accident Stats
A whiplash injury occurs when the head and neck are thrown very quickly in one direction and then rebounds in another. Studies indicate that injury can occur at impact speeds of 8 mph where there is little or no damage to the car itself. National Transportation Safety Council: A one vehicle accident at 10 mph is the equivalent of a person from a second story elevation throwing a 50 lb. …Read More
Unraveling the Mystery of Fibromyalgia Maitland
Fibromyalgia breaks down as FIBRO: from fiber or fibrous – tissues. MY: from myo – meaning muscle. ALGOS: from algia – meaning pain. IA: meaning state of, or condition. Fibromyalgia simply means a condition which is characterized by pain in the muscles and soft tissue fibers of the body. According to a paper published by the American College of Rheumatology, Fibromyalgia affects up to 18 million – or as many …Read More