Good Afternoon Everyone!
I've recently done many blogs on nutrition and supplementation. As your doctor, my reason for doing this is in hope that the information provided will help to reduce chemical or nutritional stress to your body. Reducing this stress helps to eliminate weaknesses which will ultimately cause many of your health or pain issues.
Most people will come to me with a problem/pain that they hope I can make better. That's only 50% of what I should be doing for them (even though most people think that this is 100% of what I should be doing). The other 50% comes in the education about health that I have to offer. So in receiving care from my office, patients should get the resolution of pain that they are looking for and the tools/information needed to improve their overall health and prevent future recurrences of their pain.
Remember....The Merriam-Webster Dictionary includes in the definition's second line that a doctor is: b : a learned or authoritative teacher . Please make sure that you hold me and the rest of your doctors to that definition!
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Abraham Lincoln Is Toxic to Your Brain
Good Afternoon Everyone!
That's right everyone....The research is in and old Abe is Neurotoxic (not Abe himself, but the coin that his face is stamped on)! According to an article that I just reviewed, copper ( i.e. the penny) and iron can be toxic to our health (causing diseases of aging). Both of these metals are essential for us to survive, but become dangerous at higher levels. Aging diseases which include Alzheimer's (and other neurological diseases), arteriosclerosis, diabetes mellitus and others can be increased by having excess copper and iron. This article reported that the population in the highest 5th of copper intake loses cognition at 3 times the normal rate.
So how do we minimize copper and iron toxicity? Well according to the article, we get most of our copper and iron from these sources: Drinking water, Red Meat, Processed Meat, Shell Fish, and supplements containing copper/iron. So reducing shell fish, red meat and processed meat helps, but the largest source seems to come from our drinking water. To minimize this, a reverse osmosis device can be installed on the tap used for drinking and colling water. Lastly, you can lower the risks of free copper and iron by choosing supplements/vitamins that do not have these metals in them. Iron supplementation should be for those who are anemic only.
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
That's right everyone....The research is in and old Abe is Neurotoxic (not Abe himself, but the coin that his face is stamped on)! According to an article that I just reviewed, copper ( i.e. the penny) and iron can be toxic to our health (causing diseases of aging). Both of these metals are essential for us to survive, but become dangerous at higher levels. Aging diseases which include Alzheimer's (and other neurological diseases), arteriosclerosis, diabetes mellitus and others can be increased by having excess copper and iron. This article reported that the population in the highest 5th of copper intake loses cognition at 3 times the normal rate.
So how do we minimize copper and iron toxicity? Well according to the article, we get most of our copper and iron from these sources: Drinking water, Red Meat, Processed Meat, Shell Fish, and supplements containing copper/iron. So reducing shell fish, red meat and processed meat helps, but the largest source seems to come from our drinking water. To minimize this, a reverse osmosis device can be installed on the tap used for drinking and colling water. Lastly, you can lower the risks of free copper and iron by choosing supplements/vitamins that do not have these metals in them. Iron supplementation should be for those who are anemic only.
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Dear Women....Now He'll Listen To You!
Good Afternoon Everyone!
This week's blog is for every woman who has frequent pains in different areas of their body. This also goes out to all the men who aren't sympathetic to their spouse's pain. Sorry guys..., but she's not being over-dramatic or too sensitive and she's NOT faking pain just to get attention.
In a recent journal article that I reviewed, it gave evidence as to why women have more frequent & numerous clinical pain conditions and more inflammation related disorders. The study reports that due to higher levels of sex hormones such as: estrogen, progesterone and other gonadal hormones; Women have an increased nervous system response to pain. These hormones cause cells in the central nervous system to release "cytokines" which will increase the pain response to inflammatory stimuli. Translation: women tend to have a lower threshold for pain stimulus due to their hormone levels.
Take home message this week:
Men --> Be more sensitive when your spouse complains of body pains
Women --> Be sure to show this to your spouse if they're not sympathetic to what you are feeling
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
This week's blog is for every woman who has frequent pains in different areas of their body. This also goes out to all the men who aren't sympathetic to their spouse's pain. Sorry guys..., but she's not being over-dramatic or too sensitive and she's NOT faking pain just to get attention.
In a recent journal article that I reviewed, it gave evidence as to why women have more frequent & numerous clinical pain conditions and more inflammation related disorders. The study reports that due to higher levels of sex hormones such as: estrogen, progesterone and other gonadal hormones; Women have an increased nervous system response to pain. These hormones cause cells in the central nervous system to release "cytokines" which will increase the pain response to inflammatory stimuli. Translation: women tend to have a lower threshold for pain stimulus due to their hormone levels.
Take home message this week:
Men --> Be more sensitive when your spouse complains of body pains
Women --> Be sure to show this to your spouse if they're not sympathetic to what you are feeling
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
What's Up or Not With E.D.
Good Afternoon Everyone!
This week's blog is for guys who may be suffering from E.D. (erectile dysfunction). The following information is from the Journal of Urology in April of this year. This study found there to be a strong connection between the use of NSAIDS (nonsteriodal antiinflammatory drugs) and E.D. among men aged 45-69 years. Examples of NSAIDS are: Anacin, Bufferin, Alka-Seltzer, Bayer, Excedrin, Aspirin, Tylenol, Acetaminophen, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Mediprin, Ibuprofen, Aleve, Naprosyn, Anaprox, Napreian, Bextra, Celebrex or Vioxx. NSAID use that caused E.D. ranged from 3x a day to at least 5x a week.
Now, I know what everyone is thinking out there... Isn't that just normal for men between those ages? The research addressed that question and still found that there was a 38% increased risk no matter older age or any other variable! The study found that nearly half (47.5%) of men between ages 45-69 years are regular users of NSAIDS!
NSAIDS are most commonly used for treating chronic pain, but there are many studies that show omega-3 fatty acids to be 59-88% more effective for chronic pain (WITHOUT side effects like the one above). That will make you take a second look at taking that fish or omega-3 oil!
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Source Article:
Regular Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use and Erectile Dysfunction, Journal of Urology, April 2011, Vol. 185, pp. 1388-1393.
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
This week's blog is for guys who may be suffering from E.D. (erectile dysfunction). The following information is from the Journal of Urology in April of this year. This study found there to be a strong connection between the use of NSAIDS (nonsteriodal antiinflammatory drugs) and E.D. among men aged 45-69 years. Examples of NSAIDS are: Anacin, Bufferin, Alka-Seltzer, Bayer, Excedrin, Aspirin, Tylenol, Acetaminophen, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Mediprin, Ibuprofen, Aleve, Naprosyn, Anaprox, Napreian, Bextra, Celebrex or Vioxx. NSAID use that caused E.D. ranged from 3x a day to at least 5x a week.
Now, I know what everyone is thinking out there... Isn't that just normal for men between those ages? The research addressed that question and still found that there was a 38% increased risk no matter older age or any other variable! The study found that nearly half (47.5%) of men between ages 45-69 years are regular users of NSAIDS!
NSAIDS are most commonly used for treating chronic pain, but there are many studies that show omega-3 fatty acids to be 59-88% more effective for chronic pain (WITHOUT side effects like the one above). That will make you take a second look at taking that fish or omega-3 oil!
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Source Article:
Regular Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use and Erectile Dysfunction, Journal of Urology, April 2011, Vol. 185, pp. 1388-1393.
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The BAD Nugget!!!
Good Afternoon Everyone!
Here is some news for those that eat at McDonald's. If you think eating chicken from their menu is better, then think again. I just finished reading up on some of the ingredients besides "chicken" that are in fried chicken dishes. First, is dimethylpolysiloxane which is an anti-foaming agent that is made up of silicone. Second, is tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) which is used as a preservative. TBHQ can also be deadly if 5 grams or more is consumed. There is a bunch of other stuff in those McNuggets, but I don't think we need to go further than the first two that I listed above. The truth of the matter is that only 50% of the McNugget is actually chicken!
So the message for this week: AVOID fast low quality food as much as possible!
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
Here is some news for those that eat at McDonald's. If you think eating chicken from their menu is better, then think again. I just finished reading up on some of the ingredients besides "chicken" that are in fried chicken dishes. First, is dimethylpolysiloxane which is an anti-foaming agent that is made up of silicone. Second, is tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) which is used as a preservative. TBHQ can also be deadly if 5 grams or more is consumed. There is a bunch of other stuff in those McNuggets, but I don't think we need to go further than the first two that I listed above. The truth of the matter is that only 50% of the McNugget is actually chicken!
So the message for this week: AVOID fast low quality food as much as possible!
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
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