Archive for May, 2008
Parasites - more common than you might think.
30 May 2008Things to be aware of when throwing yourself into the lake, frolicking in the pool or dancing around at the campsite, if you find yourself coming home with a bad bout of tummy-troubles or other more subtle symptoms its possible you may have an unwelcome passenger on board. Parasites are not just a tropical vacation hazard, […]
What to expect at your Chiropractic appointment.
26 May 2008What should I expect when getting a chiropractic adjustment?
What is an adjustment? Your chiropractor refers to the process of gently manipulating your spine back to optimum health as an adjustment. Typically you will describe your pain or general state of health and your chiropractic doctor will use their expertise and many years of training to decide […]
Dogs Dinner
23 May 2008NO, MY DOG WOULDN’T LIKE A PIECE OF CHOCOLATE!
This is a great topic of conversation around our house of late, my children ages 3 and 4, are just getting really acquainted with our two long haired Chihuahua’s. For the past few years they have lived an existence of mere cohabitation, ignoring each other save for […]
Where have all the bees gone?
19 May 2008Honeybees are disappearing.
How can this be? Where are they going and what happened to make them leave in the first place?
This article written by Hannah Nordhaus (a Boulder-based freelance writer. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Financial Times, Outside, and other publications.) and published in the High Country News is both […]
Subluxations and other chiropractor speak.
16 May 2008Subluxations and other chiropractor speak.
Bad back? Pain in your hips? Sciatica, or some other unexplained pain in your wrist, ankle or another part of your body. It could be a subluxation! But what is a subluxation? It isn’t catching or contagious that’s for sure. A simple explanation is that a subluxation is when one or more […]
Myths, Lies and Old Wives Tales
12 May 2008I painted his leg with nail varnish at my friends urging. “No really” she said “it could be chiggers, they burrow into the skin and unless you paint the leg with nail polish - (clear) - they will stay there burrowing around, making his leg itch and swell”. Really I said, well that’s just nasty, and where […]
Pediatric cough and cold medicines.
9 May 2008The efforts of manufacturers to make medicine appealing to children may have another down side.
In January the journal of Pediatrics published their findings on the adverse effects of cough and cold medications in children. More than half of the admissions to emergency rooms for children ages 2 to 5 were the result the child consuming […]
Mothers Day - a celebration or heartache.
5 May 2008Sunday May 11th 2008, is Mothers Day.
So here we are again, another year flying by and lo and behold, May has snuck up on us, past Valentines day, and Presidents day and whoosh Mother’s day arrives. What to buy, what to do, making plans to enjoy a beautiful celebration of Parenthood, and yes it repeated all […]
One More - or One Less? HPV Vaccine - you decide.
2 May 2008HPV Vaccine – harm or help?
One Less – you bet, I am going to be one less parent that subjects their child to the HPV (GARDASIL) vaccine.
I watch the advertising on the television and it makes me sad; the final 2 seconds listing the adverse reactions are mediocre to say the least. As I searched the […]