The first Chiropractic patient was Harvey Lillard, a janitor who worked in the building where Palmer had his clinic. Lillard had injured his back lifting a heavy crate off a wagon and as a result of the injury had lost his hearing. Interestingly enough, the first Chiropractic adjustment was not to relieve back pain but to restore hearing!
Read MoreIt is the most common musculoskeletal condition after osteoarthritis, affecting an estimated 6 million people in the USA alone. Often misdiagnosed and misunderstood, its characteristics include widespread muscle and joint pain and overwhelming fatigue.
Read MoreIt was in the 1970’s that dieticians began telling us to eat less red meat and less fat and to increase the amount of grains and carbs instead. We were all given the message, “Fat is bad, carbs are good”. So we began to reduce the fat and increase the carbs and we should have gotten healthier and skinnier, right? But we didn’t. Instead, diabetes and heart disease are at all-time highs and the obesity epidemic is well out of control.
Read MoreHeat exhaustion can be a very subtle thing in its onset or very dramatic as it progresses toward the more dramatic heat stroke. Here are a list of the signs and symptoms to watch out for, especially in the upcoming summer months here in Arkansas.
Read MoreIn fact, my first visit to the chiropractor occurred when I was only 6 weeks old! I was born with serious health issues that the doctors at the time couldn’t help so my parents began searching for an alternative and took me to their chiropractor. If you are not familiar with the science and art of chiropractic care that may seem very strange but there are situations when even a newborn needs a spinal alignment.
Read MoreFirst of all, let me say that LBP is NOT caused by a deficiency of opioids, pain meds, or muscle relaxers!
Read MoreAmericans have become accustomed to a high carbohydrate diet. In fact, the Standard American Diet is actually a high carbohydrate diet and what is called a “low carb” diet should be called the normal diet.
Read MoreDo you suffer from heartburn, acid reflux or GERD? If you do, you’re not alone! In 2017 alone, the sales for over-the-counter and prescription medications for these conditions topped 1.1 billion dollars.
Read MoreWhat’s up with soy? We seem to hear a lot of conflicting information about soy. Is it healthy or not? Should we eat it or not? Here are some myths and truths about soy taken from the Weston Price Foundation website.
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