News Release – The company LLC is marketing a surface electrical stimulation device that targets deep muscles to relieve myofascial pain and discomfort. The patented portable ET127 Evoked Response Stimulator excites deep trigger points to elicit muscle twitches. According to the company, these abrupt, brisk, and vigorous twitches relieve pain by ending muscle spasms and […]
Written By Jennifer Dages Most almonds and hazelnuts in the USA are now irradiated. Irradiation is the use of radiation to help preserve foods and kill off bacteria. This has been standard practice since 2007 when the FDA decided that all raw almonds grown in the USA must be pasteurized before sale. The reasoning behind […]
Written by John Timmer The brain isn’t a static piece of hardware like a computer. If it needs to do something repeatedly, it’s able to remodel itself in order to cope with the cognitive demands. Past studies have indicated London cab drivers see an expansion of the area of the brain that’s involved in spatial […]
New York Times – Guest Article By Anahad O’Connor According to a large new study in the journal Pediatrics, the short answer is yes — in the hands of a trained practitioner. The study, the first large-scale systematic review on the safety of pediatric acupuncture, found that about one in 10 children had experienced mild side […]
Guest Article – Co.Exist Greek yogurt is healthy and good, but the process of making it creates something called acid whey. Acid whey is very bad: accidental spills of it have killed thousands of fish. But Greek yogurt is booming, so what to do with its dangerous byproduct? For every container of Greek yogurt you […]
Guest Article by Dr. James Meschino Recent evidence proves that specific dosages of Calcium, Vitamin D and the Icariin flavonoid (from the Epimedium Herb) can not only prevent osteoporosis, but also reverse bone loss in individuals who already have osteoporosis. In fact, the same dosages required to reverse osteoporosis are also the same dosages that […]
Acupuncture is an effective option for allergy symptom control. Although it does not, in my experience, stop symptoms from returning the following year, it does reduce the body’s reactivity, leaving you less dependent on medications, and able to enjoy your spring and summer more. What are allergies? “Allergic rhinitis, or hay fever, is an example […]
Guest article from: welladjustedbabies.com Some adults may wonder why more and more children are starting to see chiropractors. That’s a good question and the answer is simple: whether we have a large spine or a tiny little spine, if that spine is creating nerve distress then our magnificent bodies may not operate smoothly… The nervous […]
Written by Michael Wood Drinking more than 4 cups of caffeinated coffee a day could reduce your risk of dying from mouth and throat cancer. It was shown that those that drink over 4 cups a day’s risk was cut by half compared to those who either didn’t drink coffee, or those who only occasionally […]
Sciatica and associated nerve pain is caused by different types of pressure on or damage to the sciatic nerve in the lower back or buttocks – the sciatic nerve connects nearly the whole of the skin of the leg, the muscles of the back of the thigh, and those of the leg and foot to […]
