The first sunscreen was developed back in 1938 by chemist Franz Greiter. And now, for more than 7 decades, sunscreen has been considered a necessity for anyone who is going to be in the sun for any length of time. Is Sunscreen doing more harm than good? Sunscreens were designed by utilizing different chemicals, such […]
The most commonly performed major surgery in the US is…
Do you know what the most commonly performed major surgery in the United States is? It’s not back surgery or tonsillectomies or knee surgery. It’s C-sections. In 1970, about 5.5% of pregnant women had cesarean sections. Fast forward to 2017 and that rate approaches 30%. That’s almost 1 in 3 pregnancies! Since 1985, the World […]
Back in the Game
About a year and a half ago, we began the long process of trying to figure out what was causing our youngest son, Nick, to have debilitating hip pain. Multiple MRIs, blood tests, consults with other chiropractors, functional medicine doctors, orthopedic surgeons and rheumatologists, lead us to the diagnosis of a stress fracture, tendinitis and […]