Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Can a personalize nutrition assessment provide you with information to assist your health strategy? We’ve been told that genetic testing is the wave of the future. We’ve been promised that genetic testing will tell us which diseases we are most likely to develop. Of course, the unspoken assumption is that if we ...
What The Food And Supplement Industries Don’t Want You To Know Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Healthy Eating Is In. We are told we need more fiber, whole grains, fruits & vegetables, nuts and omega-3s in our diet. We are being told that we should be eating “super foods” we’ve never heard of because of their amazing health ...
What Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Part 2 Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT –The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney This month we will discuss treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. However, let's recap a little. In last month’s article “What Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome” – Part 1 I shared how carpal tunnel syndrome almost destroyed my career as a ...
Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Skin damage from sun is a real danger. The dog days of summer are here. For some of us that means staying inside as much as possible. Others want to enjoy the fleeting days of summer as much as possible before summer turns to fall, and fall turns to winter. That means ...
Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney A recent study has estimated that taking DHA supplements during pregnancy, specifically in the last two trimesters, could save the US healthcare system close to $6 billion/year (Shireman et al, Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 111: 8-10, 2016) . Another study has come to similar conclusion in Australia (Ahmed et al, Prostaglandins, ...
Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Can the FODMAP diet help reduce gas, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation? Everyone suffers from one or more of these symptoms, but nobody talks about them. For some they represent an annoyance. For others they can be incapacitating. When the symptoms become frequent and start to affect quality of life, the medical community starts ...
The Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Are Caused By Tight Muscles Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT –The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney What causes carpal tunnel? In 1997 I was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome: wrist pain, tingling and numb fingers. The pain and burning was horrible, it prevented me from even picking up a pencil or holding ...
Is There an American Omega-3 Deficiency? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Omega-3s have been controversial in recent years. However, virtually everyone agrees that omega-3 intake in North American is low. But, would you believe that the United States and Canada are dead last with respect to omega-3 status – that we are among the countries with the lowest ...
Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Is there a connection between calcium and breast cancer prevention? There has been lots of confusion about calcium supplements lately. Just a few years ago most health professionals were recommending calcium supplementation for women to prevent osteoporosis. Now that recommendation has become controversial. That’s because some studies have suggested that increasing calcium ...
Weight Loss, Wealth Loss, Or Health Loss? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney P.T. Barnum once said “There’s a sucker born every minute”. Those words were never truer than in the weight loss industry and weight loss scams. You’ve seen the ads: “Lose 4 pounds/week of belly fat”; “Lose 40 pounds in two weeks”; “burns off fat effortlessly”; “The pounds ...