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09/06/2026

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Interesting and helpful findings

08/27/2026

Try Evening Exercise

While finding time to exercise can be challenging, depending on your work schedule and family responsibilities, if you're struggling to lose weight, working out in the evening might be the most effective way to improve your health, suggests research.
Obese adults whose aerobic physical activity (the moderate to vigorous variety) is primarily achieved in the evening benefit the most. That's the primary finding from a study that tracked 30,000 people over almost eight years. Study participants were over 40 years of age and living with obesity. Some had already been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Try Evening Exercise -Daily activity and timing of such activity were tracked over an initial seven-day period via wearable devices, which yielded data on both quantity and timing of exercise. The researchers categorized participants as morning, afternoon or evening exercisers based on when they performed the majority of their physical activity.

People with higher levels of evening activity had lower rates of premature death and death from cardiovascular disease during the study period. This is significant since obesity increases various health risks, including heart disease and early death from other causes. Talk to your doctor for more information.

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08/21/2026

If you have these frozen blueberries from Publix, DO NOT eat them. The FDA has upgraded the recall classification of this product to the most serious level after it was linked to more than a dozen E. coli cases. The notice literally says they could kill you. Throw them out or take them to Publix for a refund.

08/12/2026

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Headaches and Migraines: The Neck-Spine Connection and How Chiropractic Care Can Help

If headaches have become something you simply expect to deal with, it’s easy to fall into a routine: feel one coming on, reach for medication, push through the day, and hope tomorrow is better.

But when headaches keep returning, there may be value in asking another question: Could the way your neck is moving and functioning be part of the problem?

For some headache sufferers, it can be. The joints, muscles, and nerves of the upper neck have close connections with the pain pathways involved in certain headaches. That’s one reason chiropractors pay close attention to the neck when evaluating patients who experience recurring head pain.
One Word, Many Different Kinds of Headaches
We tend to use the word “headache” as though everyone is experiencing the same thing. They’re not.

A tension-type headache may show up after a long day at the computer, a stressful week, too much time looking down at a phone, or hours behind the wheel. Instead of sharp pain, many people describe an uncomfortable squeezing or aching sensation. Tightness through the neck and shoulders can occur at the same time, which is one reason those areas deserve attention when these headaches become frequent.

Then there are cervicogenic headaches, which are headaches linked to a problem originating in the neck. Interestingly, you may feel most of the discomfort in your head rather than your neck. Pain can sometimes travel upward from the upper neck and may be associated with stiffness or difficulty comfortably turning your head. An old neck injury, repetitive strain, or spending hours in one position may also be relevant.

Migraine is another matter. It’s a neurological disorder, not simply a bad tension headache. An attack can be intense enough to interrupt normal activities and may come with nausea, changes in vision, or an unusual sensitivity to light and sound. Neck discomfort is also common in people with migraine, but that doesn’t mean a neck problem is necessarily causing the migraine.

That’s an important distinction. Chiropractic care shouldn’t be presented as a cure for migraine. However, when someone with migraines also has ongoing neck stiffness, restricted movement, or muscle tension, a chiropractic evaluation can help identify whether there are neck-related problems worth addressing.
Why the Neck Can Matter
Think about what you ask of your neck every day. It supports your head while you work, drive, exercise, sleep, read, and spend time on phones and computers.

Hours of repetitive posture, previous injuries, tight muscles, and joints that have lost some of their normal mobility can leave the neck stiff and irritated. Sometimes you notice that as neck pain. Other times, the symptoms may be felt somewhere else.

The upper neck is especially interesting because pain signals coming from this area interact with nerve pathways that also carry sensation from parts of the head and face. That helps explain why a problem beginning in the neck can sometimes be experienced as a headache.

This is where a chiropractic examination can be especially helpful. Rather than assuming every recurring headache has the same source, a chiropractor can look at how well your neck moves, areas of stiffness or tenderness, muscle tightness, posture, and other physical findings. If problems involving the neck appear to be part of the picture, that information can help guide an appropriate approach to care.
How Chiropractic Care May Help
When neck dysfunction is involved, chiropractic care focuses on improving movement and function rather than simply covering up the discomfort.

Depending on what an examination reveals, care may include chiropractic adjustments or other forms of joint mobilization, along with approaches aimed at tight muscles, mobility, posture, and everyday habits that repeatedly stress the neck.

There’s meaningful research supporting this approach for certain headache types. A 2026 clinical practice guideline on chiropractic care for adults with cervicogenic and tension-type headaches reviewed a large body of existing evidence and included spinal manipulation among the recommended non-drug approaches for appropriate patients. Earlier systematic-review evidence has also reported improvements in pain, headache frequency, and headache-related disability following spinal manipulation for cervicogenic headaches.

The evidence surrounding migraine is less straightforward, and it’s important to make that distinction. Migraine is complex and often requires a broader management approach. But when neck pain, restricted motion, or muscle tension accompanies migraine, addressing those physical problems may still be worthwhile.
Looking Beyond the Medicine Cabinet
Headache and migraine medications can be valuable and, for many people, are an important part of managing symptoms. But if your usual response to another headache is always reaching for medication, it may also be worth investigating whether there are physical factors that haven’t been addressed.

Chiropractic provides a conservative, non-drug option for appropriate headache sufferers. When problems with neck movement, irritated joints, or muscle tension are contributing to symptoms, improving those areas may help some people manage their headaches without relying exclusively on medication for relief.
Medication should never be stopped or changed without discussing it with the healthcare professional managing it.
When a Headache Needs Prompt Attention
A familiar recurring headache is one thing. A headache that is sudden, unusually severe, or dramatically different from what you normally experience is another.

Prompt medical attention is appropriate when a severe or unusual headache occurs with symptoms such as weakness, numbness, confusion, fainting, difficulty speaking, major vision changes, fever with a stiff neck, or following a significant head injury.

For headaches that keep returning—particularly when they seem to travel with neck stiffness, soreness, restricted movement, or long periods spent in the same posture—the neck deserves a closer look.
Stop Planning Your Life Around Headaches
Maybe you already know which activities tend to trigger a bad day. Maybe you keep pain relievers nearby or find yourself rubbing your neck and temples while waiting for the discomfort to pass. When this happens often enough, headaches can begin to feel like a normal part of life.

Recurring headaches shouldn’t simply be ignored.
If headaches are getting in the way of work, sleep, exercise, or simply enjoying your day, contact us today for an evaluation. Taking a closer look at how your neck is moving and functioning could uncover an important piece of the puzzle.
Author: ChiroPlanet.com�Source: Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 2026;32(4):325–344.
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07/21/2026

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07/11/2026

Chiropractic: The Big Winner

Over the past decade, independent health care researchers have investigated the treatment effects of physical therapists vs. doctors of chiropractic when it comes to spine care. Let's examine a couple of those research papers to see why it's no contest.

Example #1
The first study was a cost-effective analysis of patients with low back pain that compared head-to-head the costs of physical therapists vs. the costs of chiropractors.1 This study assessed the medical records of 14,787 patients and was published in the Journal of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The research team consisted of four PhDs, two PharmDs and one MD.

Study participants were employees of a heavy equipment manufacturer who were mostly male, in their late 40s, and with an above-average middle-class income. Subjects were divided into two main categories, depending upon their presenting symptoms: low back pain with neurological symptoms and low back pain without neurological symptoms.

Total costs, as defined for this study, included imaging, health care professional visits, medications, injections, surgery and disability payments.

winner - Total costs for low back pain patients with neurological findings were $6,983 for chiropractors vs. $17,194 for physical therapists. Total costs for low back pain patients without neurological findings were $6,768 for chiropractors vs. $13,449 for physical therapists. That is an enormous difference!

This study also examined why chiropractors are more cost-effective. It determined that chiropractors are less likely than physical therapists to recommend incongruent health care services for patients with low back pain, such as imaging, medications, injections and surgery.

Example #2

The second study examined the recurrence rate of back pain after a back injury among three types of health care providers: medical doctors (who served as the reference group), chiropractors and physiotherapists.2 The study was conducted by four PhDs and one Doctor of Science, and was published in the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. This research team analyzed data from a cohort of 5,511 workers with an initial episode of back injury.

The type of health care provider first visited for back pain was a determinant of recurrence. Chiropractic patients experienced the fewest recurrences (-19 percent compared to MDs), while physiotherapy patients experienced the most (49 percent). These differences raise concerns regarding the use of physiotherapists as gatekeepers for spinal injuries.

The Bottom Line

These two studies represent the tip of the research iceberg. There are more than two dozen studies that point in one direction: Chiropractic services are more economical than physiotherapist services, and chiropractors are more effective in the treatment of spinal conditions than physiotherapists.

References

Allen H, Wright M, Craig T, et al. Tracking low back problems in a major self-insured workforce: toward improvement in the patient's journey. J Occup Environ Med, 2014;5:604-20.
Blanchette MA, Rivard M, Dionne CE, et al. Association between the type of first healthcare provider and the duration of financial compensation for occupational back pain. J Occup Rehabil, 2017;27:382-392.

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07/09/2026

PSA. What you are really eating

McDonald's loses lawsuit against chef Jamie Oliver, who proved that the food they sell is unfit for human consumption because it is highly toxic.

Oliver demonstrates how hamburgers are made.

According to Oliver, fatty cuts of meat are "washed" with ammonium hydroxide and then used to fill the hamburger patties. Even before this process, the TV presenter says, this meat was unfit for human consumption.

Oliver, a radical activist chef taking on the food industry, says:
"We are talking about meat that is sold as dog food and then served to humans. Aside from the quality of the meat, ammonium hydroxide is harmful to health." Oliver calls it "the pink slime process."

What sane person would put a piece of meat soaked in ammonium hydroxide into a child's mouth?

In another initiative, Oliver demonstrated how chicken nuggets are made: After the "best parts" are selected, the rest—fat, skin, cartilage, eyes, bones, head, feet—is subjected to a mechanical separation process called "Canica"—a euphemism used by food engineers. This blood-pink paste, which is deodorized, bleached, refreshed, and re-colored, is then coated in flour and deep-fried. It is typically fried in partially hydrogenated oils—in other words, toxic substances.

The food industry uses ammonium hydroxide as an antimicrobial agent, allowing McDonald's to use meat in its hamburgers that is unfit for human consumption. Even more alarming, however, is the fact that these ammonium-hydrogen-based substances are considered "legal components of the production process" in the global food industry, with the approval of health authorities. Consequently, consumers will never know what substances are in their food.

Please stop giving this fake food to your children

05/18/2026

Peek a Poo , None too little , non too big , we take them all !!!