Newport Beach Chiropractor: BPA Chemicals in Aluminum Water Bottles
According to the Aluminum Association, an industry trade group based in Virginia, sales for aluminum water bottles have sharply spiked in the last few years. This in part due to the country's awareness for the hazards of disposable plastic bottles in landfills and their packaging chemicals leakin...
Newport Beach Chiropractor: Should Parents Of Obese Children Lose Custody?
As childhood obesity rates are on the rise, one question is being asked- should the parents of obese children lose their custody rights? One provocative opinion piece in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) seems to think so. In several child protection cases so far in both the ...
Newport Beach Chiropractor: Predicting Alzheimers From Your Spine
New research from Germany's Technical University in Munich is showing evidence that scientists can detect Alzheimer's disease in patients early on by identifying elevated levels of a certain protein in the spinal fluid. Detection of this amyloid precursor protein in the fluid of the spine of pati...
Newport Beach Chiropractor: Silicone Breast Implants Ruled Safe
Good news for many women out there! Recently, the FDA has made its official ruling on breast implants: they are considered safe, but they are also prone to fail with age. Their studies found that women frequently had problems with them over time, and that more and more women were found to undergo...
Newport Beach Chiropractor: Vegan Diet and Regular Chiropractic For Tour de France Rider!
For the Tour de France this year, one American is getting regular chiropractic care and riding the most difficult bike race in the world on a completely vegan diet. Matt Zabriskie, a member of U.S.-based Garmin-Cervélo team, had his blood tested by the team's chiropractor at the beginning of last...