by editor on July 2, 2011
GENERAL HEALTH We have covered Metabolic Syndrome in some of our other Vahl Chiropractic Wellness Center Blog’s. However, since this syndrom has become more and more common among our Western population, we have decided to bring you up to date with some more information. In his 1921 classic, ‘Studies in Deficiency Disease’, Major General Sir [...]
by editor on May 11, 2011
An Overlooked Cause of Some Aching Painful Joints Your body functions like an engineering marvel. Even an action as seemingly simple as a blink of the eye is tremendously complex. For example, your eyes sense they’re dry. A message goes to the brain through your nervous system. The brain sends out messages to various muscles, [...]
GENERAL HEALTH Everywhere you turn, there is a new diet or magic weight loss pill. Each promises to help you lose pounds, shed inches and slink into a smaller size. We’ve seen the grapefruit diet, the cabbage soup diet, the Hollywood diet, the Atkins plan, South Beach, Pritikin, The Biggest Loser, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig [...]
by editor on April 12, 2011
GENERAL HEALTH Fruit That May Reduce Fat A new study released by the Experimental Biology Organization indicates that blueberries may aid in curbing obesity. Plant polyphenols have been shown to fight the development of fat cells, and induce the breakdown of lipids and fat. This new study was done to evaluate whether blueberry polyphenols could [...]
by editor on April 8, 2011
GENERAL HEALTH I like nut’s! Nutty folk’s, otherwise called characters and especially nutty nut’s. I eat a variety of mixed nut’s just about every day. I eat them plain, with dark chocolate and even in my oat meal cereal. They are a good source of vitamins and minerals. I have written several times before about the [...]
by editor on April 8, 2011
GENERAL HEALTH One of the worst kept health secrets around is that a diet high in fatty fish oil is very healthful for the body. A study of a particular group of Native Americans in Alaska has yielded more insight into what fish mean to our health. It suggests that a high intake of omega-3 [...]
by editor on February 4, 2011
Vitamin K2: Putting Calcium Where It Belongs and a lot more… Dr. Richard J. Vahl, MSc, DC, Ph.D, DAAPM, FASBE, CCIOHC, CCSP, CMSS, CMSC, CMSN. Dr. James B. Vahl, BSc, DC, CART, CGTS, ACSM, NASM, ATC, CPT, ACE, IDEA. This K2 is not the K2 that is the well known, one of the highest mountains [...]
by editor on February 1, 2011
For more than 35 years we at the VAHL CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER and the VAHL CHIROPRACTIC REHABILITATION, PHYSIOTHERAPY & SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER have been cautioning folk’s about the use of “Quick Fix Diet Pills & Potions.” Over the years we have witnessed several of these drugs come and go and several that have caused permanent health conditions [...]