Credit: American Chiropractic Association (ACA) http://www.acatoday.org/content_css.cfm?CID=82 It used to be that osteoporosis was considered a disease that affected only the elderly. We particularly associated osteoporosis with older women whose backs were slightly hunched over or those who could no longer stand up straight. Today, the truth is that an estimated 20...
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10 Reasons to Stay Away from Sodas and Energy Drinks
Credit: Chisholm Chiropractic Center website: http://www.chisholmchiro.com/sodas.html 1. The average soda has no nutritional value – only sugar, carbonated water, caramel color, natural flavors, caffeine, phosphoric acid and high-fructose corn syrup. 2. According to Harvard researchers, the risk of childhood obesity increases 1.6 times with each additional daily serving of...
Listen Up: Children Rarely Need Antibiotics for Earaches
Credit: To Your Health, May, 2008 (Vol. 02, Issue 05) By Editorial Staff http://www.toyourhealth.com/mpacms/tyh/article.php?id=1039 Ear infections and related problems are almost a foregone conclusion for most children. According to the Seattle Children’s Hospital, ear infections (otitis media) account for at least 25 percent of all pediatric office visits and an...
Wellness Care For Children
By Maxine McMullen, D.C. Credit: Streams From The Fountainhead (Pages 19-21) “Children are not merely “little people.” They are dynamic, ever-changing beings that are in a constant state of adapting to new environments as their immature nervous systems develop billions of new pathways.” During the first eight years of their...