The huge national recall on ground turkey in the past couple of weeks has turned the spotlight on important issues of food safety.  Not only was this turkey contaminated with the bacteria Salmonella, but many of these bacteria were resistant to common antibiotics.  How did this come about?

It is common practice in the poultry industry to administer low levels of antibiotics to birds,

Bladder or urinary tract infection (UTI) is a problem that most women have experienced at some point in life.  For some women, UTIs recur on a regular basis.  Cranberry is an effective natural remedy at treating UTIs, and decreasing recurrence rates.  A recent Dutch study found that daily antibiotics for a year were more effective than cranberry at preventing UTIs —

Most of us know that extra body fat is not good for your health — it tends to lead to insulin resistance, the precursor to type 2 diabetes.  Researchers at UCLA have confirmed what I’ve been telling my patients for a long time:  more muscle mass improves insulin sensitivity.  This is protective against diabetes.

A study published this month in Internal Medicine showed that those with the highest dietary potassium intake, coupled with the lowest sodium intake, had the lowest risk of dying from cardiovascular events (heart attack, stroke).  With the opposite diet (high sodium, low potassium), there is a 46% increased chance of cardiovascular death.

What this means is that we not only should be cautious about our salt intake,

And now, some blatant self-promotion!  🙂

I will be giving a presentation:
Chiropractic Interventions in the Management of Osteoarthritis

When:  Friday, July 15 at noon
Where:  Provena United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville, in the conference rooms by the cafeteria
Why:  For great information and a free category 1 CME credit (license renewal due by the end of this month!)

See you there!

One myth that I like to dispel right away with my patients is the inevitability of getting a chronic disease because of family history.  “Well, my father had heart disease, and my grandmother, so I guess I’m doomed!”  Numerous studies in the past have taken a look at the relative contribution of genetics versus lifestyle in the development of chronic disease —