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When cancer isn’t; rethinking the diagnosis of cancer to avoid unnecessary treatment and psychological trauma.

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When cancer isn’t; rethinking the diagnosis of cancer to avoid unnecessary treatment and psychological trauma. For a while, there has been talk within the medical profession regarding many of the normal variants that have been called cancer.   For most people, a diagnosis of cancer conjures up images of a life-threatening battle to stay alive, surgeries, and treatments that make you ill, cost a fortune, and can disfigure you. In the past, the suspicion of cancer required constant monitoring, tests, and treatments for the disease were not usually curative.   The constant fear of the unknown is ever-present after a cancer diagnosis Read More »

Too many specialists for your painful joints often fail to solve anything. Here’s what to do instead.

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Too many specialists for your painful joints often fail to solve anything. Here’s what to do instead. A patient recently visited with neck pain, shoulder pain, hip pain, knee pain, and wrist pain.   She has recently been seen by a rheumatologist for inflammation, an orthopedic for her back and hip pain, and a therapist for her shoulders, neck, and arms.   Months later, with thousands of dollars in MRIs, blood tests, and therapy she visited us hoping we had a better answer for why she was in pain, unwilling to stay on the medication that did little to relieve her pain.  Read More »

My trip to Colombia with photos and more.

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My trip to Colombia with photos and more. When many people think of Colombia, the term Narco comes to mind due to the problems in the 1980s and ’90s with the drug trade that enriched drug lords and terrorized the country.   The problems eventually came to an end with a political agreement signed in 2016 between the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ) and President Ron Manuel Santos. While not every area of the country was as affected by the problems back then, as one of our guides said ” You never knew if your father was coming home Read More »

Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic work but scientists don’t understand why according to the NY Times.

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Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic work but scientists don’t understand why according to the NY Times. Ozempic, by Novo Nordisk a popular diabetes drug became a sensation as it was discovered patients also lost weight while they stayed on the drug.   Also known as Wegovy, Mounjaro, Rybelsus and others that are coming soon, the manufacturer suggests that the drug also may protect against certain  heart problems and have other health effects as well Insurance companies, however, will deny the use of the drug for weight loss even though it has proven benefits that can give protection against many obesity Read More »

Why does your body ache and how can you age better?  Ask your chiropractor first.

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Why does your body ache and how can you age better?  Ask your chiropractor first. A common thing I have discussed with patients is achiness especially as we age.   Most of us can relate to the idea that we wake up in the morning and our body has a discussion with us, only we don’t always like what it has to say.   The band Little Feat had a song called Old Folks Boogie that has the lyric I love that says “Oh you know, that you’re over the hill when your mind makes a promise that your body can’t fill; Read More »