Chiropractic Is Not Just For The Spine
By Jason Rearick Try going about your daily routine when your wrist is hurting or you can’t put weight on your foot or ankle because these areas are out of alignment.1 Chiropractors inspect the spine to look for potential issues with subluxation, fixation, and joint irregularity but subluxations, fixations and joint irregularities can also be present…
Read MoreChiropractic and Newborns
Chiropractic is not only safe for both the expectant mother and infant but it can offer effective relief for many common problems. During the birth process, a newborn’s head is often pulled while in a twisted position to assist in the delivery. If the mother is lying on her back, she does not have the…
Read MoreA Holistic Approach to ADHD, PART 4
Educational Create a highly stimulating educational environment. Research suggests that kids labeled ADHD do better under high-stimulation than low-stimulation conditions (e.g., use role playing, field trips, project building, music, humor, expressive arts, etc.). Use attention-grabbing strategies, such as a hand signal or musical cue to alert students to the need to begin cleaning up for…
Read MoreWhich Water Bottles Do I Use?
BPA stands for Bisphenol A. It is a compound found in hard, clear polycarbonate plastic bottles. The US government’s National Toxicology Program recognized that BPA is leaching from the plastic into the water. BPA mimics the effect of estrogen, which interferes with hormone levels. People exposed to high levels of BPA have a greater risk…
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Ecological Use music to calm or focus. Sometimes rock or rap music may paradoxically calm some kids down just as Ritalin, a stimulant, does. Limit television and video games to one hour per day and eliminate all violent programming; research is clear that this provokes aggressive behavior in kids. Find the time when the child…
Read MoreArtificial vs. Natural Sweetener
Have you ever been asked, “would you like to sweeten your food or beverage with chlorine, heavy metals, arsenic or methanol?”. No, of course not, but you may have been asked if you would like to use Splenda, also known as sucralose. Splenda is an artificial sweetener which contains all the above ingredients. We have…
Read MoreA Holistic Approach to ADHD, PART 2
Looking at the Whole Child Most ADHD researchers and practitioners see children labeled with ADHD in terms of their deficits. Thousands of studies tell us what these kids can’t do, but few tell us what they can do and who they really are. Two exceptions are Crammond (1994) and Hartmann (1993). Where are the studies…
Read MoreBoosting Immunity
In 1975, Ronald Pero, Ph.D., chief of cancer prevention research at New York’s Preventive Medical Institute and Professor of Medicine in Environmental Health at New York University, began developing scientifically valid ways to estimate individual susceptibility to various chronic diseases. Pero and his colleagues found strong evidence that susceptibility to cancer could be gauged by…
Read MoreA Holistic Approach to ADHD, PART I
Thousands of studies tell us what children with ADHD can’t do, but few tell us what they can do. This article presents holistic strategies for helping children with ADHD succeed at home and in school by building on their interests, learning styles, and many talents. Eight-year-old Billy, in the front row, will have nothing to…
Read MorePreventing Flu in Children
Your child doesn’t have to get sick this cold and flu season. Taking steps now to boost your little one’s immune system will go a long way toward preventing or minimizing the affects of those pesky infections. Of course continue to remind your child to wash their hands before meals, after visits to the bathroom…
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