http://www.westvalleyfamilyclinic.com/components/com_jd-wpenFri, 16 Feb 2007 13:23:00 PSTnohttp://www.westvalleyfamilyclinic.com/component/option,com_jd-wp/Itemid,3/p,17/In 1969 the American Medical Association was found guilty, in a court of law, of conspiracy for trying to wipe out the Chiropractic profession. The conspiracy continues today. Chiropractic began as a cash for service type of business. Insurance companies would not recognize chiropractic as a viable health care ...http://www.westvalleyfamilyclinic.com/component/option,com_jd-wp/Itemid,3/p,16/Often I find people who have no complaint of symptoms, but have broblems in their spine. It is not uncommon to find moderate to severe degeneration in the spine of someone who has no history of symptoms. It is interesting how these people seem surprised to find out that they ...http://www.westvalleyfamilyclinic.com/component/option,com_jd-wp/Itemid,3/p,14/No doubt that we can put ourselves in some very awkward positions in our sleep, and can wake up feeling stiff and sore from it. However, this should be the exception, and not the rule. Often I have people tell me that they wake up every morning with stiffness in ...http://www.westvalleyfamilyclinic.com/component/option,com_jd-wp/Itemid,3/p,12/Allergies are reactions, by the body, to substances which are typically harmless. These reactions can range in severity from full on watery eyes, runny nose, and sneazing to mild reactions which do not produce any “noticable” symptoms. Usually known as a sensativity these milder reactions are very dangerous because they ...http://www.westvalleyfamilyclinic.com/component/option,com_jd-wp/Itemid,3/p,4/What is the difference between food based supplements and synthetic supplements? Most supplements that you can buy in the grocery store are synthetic vitamins. What that means is that they have been made in a laboratory. They have been able to look at the chemical structure of a nutrient like ...http://www.westvalleyfamilyclinic.com/component/option,com_jd-wp/Itemid,3/p,15/Several studies have linked abnormal curvature of the neck to chronic headache pain. As I have discussed in the passed, the neck should have a forward curve to it. This curve actually forms in the womb, at about 9.5 weeks. Therefore, it should be present throughout life, and the only ...http://www.westvalleyfamilyclinic.com/component/option,com_jd-wp/Itemid,3/p,13/One of my “Ask The Doctor” clients wrote to me yesterday asking about a natural analgesic known as Arnica Montana. He is an avid runner, and was looking for something to deal with the aches and pains associated with a long run. Arnica is a wild flower that grows in high ...http://www.westvalleyfamilyclinic.com/component/option,com_jd-wp/Itemid,3/p,11/Insulin grabs glucose(sugar) in the blood, and carries it to the cells. The surfaces of the cells have receptor sites on them to allow the insulin to attach, and unload it’s glucose into the cells to be used. In our society, we eat foods that are high in fats and ...http://www.westvalleyfamilyclinic.com/component/option,com_jd-wp/Itemid,3/p,10/It is amazing how many people come in to my office in terrible pain, and when asked what started it they say something like, “I just bent over to pick up a piece of paper.” Nothing ever happens all of a sudden in the body. This is characteristic of a ...http://www.westvalleyfamilyclinic.com/component/option,com_jd-wp/Itemid,3/p,9/Here we are in the cold and flu season, and we are hearing all the hype about the late coming flu vaccine. Well, we would all be a lot better off if it never got here in the first place. What they do not tell you about the flu shot, ...nonadult