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Can Chiropractic Help Improve Breastfeeding?

As any new, breastfeeding mother will tell you, breastfeeding is hard work. Not only that, but breastfeeding can frequently suffer from unexpected problems. It is recommended that you make an appointment with a certified lactation consultant if you are exp...

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Wallets and Handbags – How they can be hurting your spine?

Did you know that keeping your wallet in your back pocket could be damaging to your spine?Wallets used to only be for paper money, but over the years they have become a stack of plastic cards stuffed into your back pocket. Then, when you go to sit, one sid...

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Avoiding Addictive Painkillers with Chiropractic

According to the New England journal of medicine, ” More than 30% of Americans have some form of acute or chronic pain. Among older adults, the prevalence of chronic pain is more than 40%.”Not only do those with chronic pain suffer, but, “According to a ...

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Why have a record number of people turned to Chiropractic, and Why Should I Get Adjusted?

Record numbers of people are turning to ChiropracticA recent Gallup poll study shows that half of the USA population has seen a Chiropractor, and 14% are currently under active care. This number is growing as more people are looking for effective drug free...

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Why Should Kids See A Chiropractor Regularly?

The Top Three Reasons for a Kid to get a Regular Spinal Check UpMy kid runs around like a chicken with his head cut off and has tons of energy. He has never missed a day of school, his grades are good, he plays lots of sports, he never complains, and he lo...

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Why Should You Eat More Fiber?

When you think of fiber, you may immediately think of fiber supplement drinks like Metamucil or Benefiber. If you have seen the commercials for these products, you may get the impression that fiber is only for old people. The truth is that fiber is an imp...

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Top 3 Reasons Pregnant Women Choose Chiropractic

Why so many women are opting for Chiropractic while pregnantMany women today are choosing to be under Chiropractic Care while pregnant. All the reasons that anyone would go under Chiropractic Care are magnified when concerned about the health of a fetus.Y...

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Newborns and Upper Cervical Chiropractic

Newborns may have a specific need for upper cervical chiropracticEven a safe natural home birth can be the most traumatic event of our lives. This physical nature of the delivery is designed to stimulate the baby to wake up, breathe, digest, and nurse. Boo...

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Health Equals Money Crisis vs. Prevention Health Care

If you lose your health you can never buy it backWith health care costs sky rocketing, many people equate medical expenses with health, Does health equal money or money equal health? The average person is spending over 6,000 dollars a year on health, and ...

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Is It Normal to Get Sick? Does Everyone Get Sick?

The Average American expects to get sick every year! Is this normal?The average American expects, and does get sick every year. Is it normal to get sick? Does everyone get sick? Remember, not all symptoms are a sign of sickness; some are a sign of health.T...

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ADHD Symptoms and Chiropractic

According to the CDC, “approximately 11% of children 4-17 years of age (6.4 million) have been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2011, and the percentage of children with an ADHD diagnosis continues to increase, from 7.8% in 2003 to 9.5% in 2007 and to 11.0% in 20...

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Improving tinnitus symptoms with chiropractic adjustments

According to the American Tinnitus Association, “tinnitus is the perception of sound when no actual external noise is present. While it is commonly referred to as “ringing in the ears,” tinnitus can manifest many different perceptions of sound, including b...

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The 5 most common reasons to visit a chiropractor

Perhaps you spent the weekend helping a friend move, or maybe your job requires frequent heavy lifting, either way the result can be the same; low back pain. According to the Mayo Clinic, low back pain is one of the most common reasons that people go to t...

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High Blood Pressure and Chiropractic

High blood pressure can strike without any warning. Most of the time high blood pressure causes no symptoms until it is too late. When high blood pressure strikes it can cause any of the following complications:1, 2Heart AttackBlood ClotsKidney DamageStro...

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Specific, Corrective, Results Based Chiropractic

“What is the difference between Specific and Standard Chiropractic?”Although some people have found a Chiropractor early in life, gotten the results they wanted, and stayed with them for life, others have traveled around and been exposed to many different ...

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Heavy backpacks and spine health

It may seem that, as each day passes, your child’s backpack seems to get heavier and heavier as they begin to accumulate more and more work.However, you and your child may not have considered the pain and strain this accumulation of school work may be caus...

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Allergies, Sinus trouble, and Chiropractic

At the beginning of March, here in Arizona, our allergy season began in full force. The unusually warm weather has allowed many plants and trees to bloom earlier than they normally would. All forecasts say that the allergen levels will be high, this is un...

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CRP- C Reactive Protein

The meaning of CRP and it’s effect on your healthCRP or C Reactive Protein can be elevated in cases of liver, heart and arteriole wall inflammation. Thus, it may be a precursor for many diseases. Current literature supports inflammation being the primary c...

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Does Chicken Soup Help the Common Cold?

And if Chicken Soup helps what is the best recipeEveryone has had a Mom or Grandma start making chicken soup as soon as she hears someone in the house has a cold. Is there any actual benefit to chicken soup healing a cold?What is a Common Cold?First off, w...

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Why Wash New Clothes For Better Health?

Washing new clothes and the type of material can effect your healthHave you ever considered the strength of your immune system before going shopping for new clothes? Going to your Chiropractor for an immune boosting adjustment and stopping by the juice bar...

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Keys to Keeping Coffee Healthy and Beneficial

Secrets to the Health Benefits of CoffeeCoffee is the most popular drink in the world, fortunately there are some health benefits to drinking coffee. However, the typical ways of making, storing, and drinking coffee can turn a good thing into a less health...

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Goals, Affirmations, Meditation and Health

Improving Health with Goals, Affirmations and MeditationRecent studies have shown inflammation, caused by stress and diet, to be the major cause of heart disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes and pain. If you follow the Standard American Diet and Lifestyle, t...

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A Holistic Alternative to Cleansing the Gallbladder and Kidney

Gallbladder and Kidney Stone CleanseHolistic health providers have found this Gallbladder and Kidney cleanse effective in enhancing the function of the Kidney and Gallbladder for many years. Many people may notice the passing of Gallbladder and Kidney Ston...

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Why you should get a Chiropractic adjustment when you have a fever

Why should you get a Chiropractic adjustment when you have a fever?Holistic minded parents often bring their kids into Atlas Chiropractic, in Northwest Phoenix, for a Chiropractic adjustment when they have a fever. However, it is important to understand th...

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Bradley Method and Chiropractic Innate Connection

The Bradley Natural Child Birth Method and Chiropractic Share Similar PrinciplesFor childbirth and healthcare there are many avenues of thinking. The most common view, is to force the desired result with medication and surgery. Natural birth and healing re...

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Are You Sleep Deprived? The Health and Stress Factor

What role does stress play in your sleep? And what role does Sleep play on your Health?Dr. Fred Schofield, at Atlas Chiropractic in Northwest Phoenix, has been hearing patients say they sleep better after a Chiropractic Adjustment for years. But, what is t...

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Calcium Absorption And Osteoporosis

How does what we Eat effect Calcium Absorption and Osteoporosis?Millions of American’s are taking Calcium to prevent osteoporosis, but their diet may be preventing Calcium absorption. Calcium is just one of a hundred minerals that is responsible for bone d...

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5 Low Calorie, Nutrient Dense Foods

Low Calorie Nutrient Dense Foods to Keep an Eye Out ForOnly cauliflower and pickles (organic raw fermented without sugar), burn more calories than they contain. So, today’s blog is going to focus on the best low calorie, nutrient dense foods to keep an eye...

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“I just have a Normal Headache” … is there such a thing as a normal headache?

Millions of American’s suffer from headaches every day. They consider their headache to be normal. Sometimes the headache pain can be decreased with an aspirin. Is there such a thing as a normal headache? Pain is a sign that something is wrong. Pain is onl...

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“Chasing The Tiger By The Tail-What is Health?”

Are you running in circles to find Health?What is the true definition of health? Everyone wants to be healthy, but what does that mean? Let us first define health, so we know what we are looking for.What is Health?By definition, health is complete physical...

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Drug Free Migraine Relief

Migraines can be a debilitating interruption of your life. The pain and other symptoms associated with migraines can cause those who suffer to do little else than lie down in a dark room when a migraine hits.The most common igraine.com/migraine-symptoms/" ...

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Case study: Chiropractic and infertility

Infertility can be a frustrating problem when you are trying to expand your family. It is said, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that 12% of women 15-44 years of age in the U.S. are unable to get pregnant after trying for a year, or are a...

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Improving tinnitus symptoms with chiropractic adjustments

According to the American Tinnitus Association “Tinnitus is the perception of sound when no actual external noise is present. While it is commonly referred to as “ringing in the ears,” tinnitus can manifest many different perceptions of sound, including b...

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Case study: Resolution of Night Terrors & Headaches in an Adolescent Female Undergoing Chiropractic Care

You know that your chiropractor can help you with youra href="http://www.atlaschiropracticphoenix.com/research-shows-chiropractic-is-the-most-effective-care-for-low-back-pain/" > low back pain, but you would be surprised how chiropractic can help improv...

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Chiropractic during Pregnancy

Why should you begin to see, or continue seeing a chiropractor while you are pregnant?Women who are pregnant are going through a period of great physical change. Along with that change, various aches and growing pains may follow. Most women accept most of ...

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Water Kefir Homemade Probiotics

Water Kefir is an easy and inexpensive way to grow your own ProbioticsWater kefir is a probiotic beverage made with water kefir grains that can easily be grown at home. Water kefir grains can be used to culture sugar water, juice, or coconut water simply b...

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Keep yourself safe around water

Here in Arizona, summertime means pool time. It can be so refreshing to dive into the water and cool off when the temperature is 110 or higher.But let us not forget that swimming can be dangerous too, especially for young children.Here are a few tips, brou...

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Dizziness, Upper Neck and Chiropractic

The Relationship between the Upper Neck, Dizziness and ChiropracticMillions of Americans suffer from unexplained dizziness everyday. There are manya href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dizziness/basics/causes/con-20023004" > causes of diz...

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Urinary Incontinence and Chiropractic

What is the relationship between Urinary Incontinence and Chiropractic?Millions suffer each day from urinary incontinence. What is the relationship between urinary incontinence and chiropractic? It is commonly known that severe nerve or spinal cord pressur...

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Summer, Swim Suits and Scoliosis

Summer time is Discover Scoliosis TimeDuring the winter and school months we tend to spend our time covered up and focused on school and extracurricular activities. When summer hits it is time for the beach and the pool. Children the ages of 10-14 and even...

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Infant Chiropractic Care

Do you visit your chiropractor regularly? What about the rest of your family? What about your children?Do you believe that chiropractic is only for adults?Dr. Fred Schofield has been adjusting children and babies for over 34 years.If you have been using ch...

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Whiplash may cause Forward Head Posture, Neck Pain and Headaches

Whiplash may result in Forward Posture, Neck Pain and HeadachesThe average person gets in an auto accident every ten years. Low impact collisions may unknowingly have a high health impact. Many cars today are designed to lessen damage to the vehicle. The f...

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Chiropractic and Ear Infections

Ear infections; they are so annoying – they can be painful, or they may simply leave you feeling as if your head has been stuck inside a fish bowl. They can strike at any moment, perhaps you have lately gotten over a cold, but your ear just won’t get unstu...

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What is Trigeminal Neuralgia and what can be done for those suffering from it?

Trigeminal Neuralgia (a neuropathic condition) is a chronic pain condition that originates in the trigeminal, or 5th, cranial nerve. Trigeminal Neuralgia can cause sudden, extreme, burning or shocking, facial pain (usually in the jaw or lower face, but som...

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Case Study: New Born Infantile Torticolis and Constipation Resolved with Chiropractic Care

Chiropractic helps Baby with Neck and Bowel MovementYou may be wondering what a baby’s neck movement has to do with their bowel movements. Before we get to that connection let’s talk about what infantile torticollis is. Infantile torticolis is a common con...

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Why is it important to see Your Chiropractor Immediately Following an Auto Accident Injury?

Effects of delaying Chiropractic Care after Auto Accident InjuryStudies have shown that delaying a visit to a Chiropractor after an auto accident injury will likely prolong the treatment needed to reach full recovery. Dr. Fred Schofield, of Atlas Chiroprac...

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Why did Jordan Spieth Thank His Chiropractor After Winning the Masters?

The 1 mm differenceThe reason why Jordan Spieth thanked his Chiropractor After his big winWhy did Jordan Spieth thank his Chiropractor after his 2015 Master’s victory? The difference between being the 100th ranked golfer in the world and number one is one ...

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School Scoliosis Screening the “Too Late Test”

Positive School Scoliosis Screenings May Come Too LateMany school districts in America perform scoliosis screening with the intention of preventing scoliosis surgery through early detection. But, research has shown that of the 8% of children that have a po...

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7 Easy Healthy Food Tricks to Help YOU Lose Weight

The 7 ways to replace common foods You eat with Healthy optionsThe Standard American Diet (SAD) is full of common pit falls that make it almost impossible to stay healthy and lose weight. Today’s blog will focus on 7 easy healthy food tricks to help you st...

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Candida Overgrowth

Eliminating Candida and Building Up Normal Flora to Restore a Healthy Balance="http://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/candidiasis/" >Candida is normally present in the skin but once overgrown it can affect all bodily functions. "http://www.webmd.com/skin-pro...

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How to Prepare for Menopause Naturally

How to prepare for menopause naturally, without drugs and hormonesMenopause can be a dramatic life changing experience. Your body is adjusting to living without estrogen and leaving the childbearing years behind. Perimenopause is the 4-7 years leading up t...

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Text Neck

Why are Smart Phone Users Seeing Chiropractors More?Even Smart Phone Users Develop “Text Neck” and See Chiropractors MoreSmart phone users hold their head in an anterior forward flexed position for hours a day. This position takes the normal lordotic cervi...

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Vitamin D Reduces Risk Of Colon Cancer

Higher Vitamin D levels in blood reduce colon cancer oddsA recent study published in the medical journal GUT and reviewed by the //well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/15/how-vitamin-d-may-fight-colon-cancer/?ref=health&_r=0" >New York Times showed that those ...

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Three Simple Steps to use Your Hormones for Weight Loss

Using the Hormones in Your Body and Food to Help achieve Weight LossWe are hearing a lot about people taking hormones for weight loss, building muscle and increasing performance. Many of these hormones are prescription strength and can have dangerous side ...

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Milk Does a Body Bad?

The Truth about Milk, Osteoporosis, Fractures and InflammationYou may remember TV commercials that used to claim “Milk makes strong bones” or “Milk does a body good”. A few years ago a nutritionist challenged these claims before Congress and the strong Dai...

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“Hidden Secret” to Weight Loss and Health

The Simple Hidden Secret to Weight Loss and Health.The number one cause of health degradation today is related to obesity. The hidden cause of obesity is also the hidden cause behind diabetes, heart disease, liver disease and kidney disease. Thus, the numb...

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Guilt Free Hot Chocolate

Enjoy this Healthier Version of Hot ChocolateDid you know that a Starbucks’ hot chocolate contains 210 calories? Or that the ingredients promote many health problems? The Atlas Chiropractic version has only 100 calories and contains many health promoting b...

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Scoliosis, Chiropractic and YOUR Child’s Health

Enjoy this Healthier Version of Hot ChocolateDid you know that a Starbucks’ hot chocolate contains 210 calories? Or that the ingredients promote many health problems? The Atlas Chiropractic version has only 100 calories and contains many health promoting b...

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Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care verses Surgery for Scoliosis

Comparison of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care verses Surgery for Correction of ScoliosisIt is estimated that anywhere from 5-30% of the population today has scoliosis. Scoliosis is defined by a curve in the spine of 10 degrees of more. If the curve is mor...

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Garlic in Grandmother’s Medicine Cabinet

Many Cultures have used the healing properties of Garlic for CenturiesFor thousands of years, cultures from Siberia to the Pacific Islands have used the healing properties of Garlic. The Grandmothers of these cultures have been known to www.webmd.com/vitam...

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Role of the Law of Intention in Health Care

What is the role of the Law of Intent in Health Care?Does the intention of the doctor and the patient make a difference in health care? For example, if the doctor’s mind is on his golf game and the child (patient) does not want to go to school, how much he...

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Curcuminoids and Turmeric for Pain Relief

Natural Pain Relief with Curcuminoids and TurmericOne billion people today suffer from some type of pain. Drug companies are well aware of the large number of people suffering and have plenty of products to relieve pain. The problem with pain relieving med...

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Scoliosis, Chiropractic and YOUR Child’s Health

It has been shown, that up to 30% of the population today has some form of scoliosis. Scoliosis usually progresses between the ages of 10-14 and is more common in girls. While sometimes there is a family history of scoliosis, the best cure of scoliosis is ...

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The Battle in YOUR Gut

Trillions of bacteria are armed with the power to help or harm YOUTrillions of microscopic bacteria live inside your gut, forming a complex network that plays a major role in fighting disease, raising metabolism, maintaining weight, and helping sustain a g...

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Effects of Soil Depletion on Your Health

Soil depletion may play a crucial role in your healthSince the 1930’s, USA soil has been in the process of being depleted of vitamins and minerals. Other countries, over the last hundred years, are very aware of soil depletion and the effect it may play on...

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Walking Can Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer by 25%

Breast Cancer Risk Reduced by 25% in brisk walkersA recent study shows that the more you exercise the less risk you may have of getting breast cancer. Dr. Fred Schofield, a Northwest Phoenix Chiropractor at Atlas Chiropractic, has always said “exercise add...

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Will you be living to 100?

It has become more likely that you will live to be 100 years old, that is why it is even more important to take care of yourselfBy 2020 in the USA, there will be 150,000 people living to be over 100. That number is projected to grow between 250,000 and 4 m...

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Change Your Life with the Top 3 Alkaline Foods

(And what could be stopping these foods from working for YOU)You may have heard about the importance of moving your body into an alkaline state. The benefits of your body being closer to a neutral pH, can drastically improve your health. An acidic body is ...

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The Amazing Health Benefits of Zucchini- Plus a Tasty Recipe

Zucchini has been shown to have some incredible health benefitsZucchini has been shown to have some amazing health benefits and there are some easy and tasty recipes for YOU to enjoy. Today, everyone knows we are better off staying away from processed food...

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Eat more Salt? : Get 82 Minerals And Improve Your Health

Himalayan Pink Sea Salt is a source of 82 mineralsMost people are taught to reduce their salt intake. The reason we have heard this is because regular table salt is made only of sodium chloride, a substance which leaches your body of nutrients.Watch this g...

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“How my toe got its color back, good bye Reynaud’s”

Many people suffer from color changes in the toes or RSD/Reynaud’s DiseaseThousands of people experience color changes in their toes, known as RSD or Reynaud’s Disease. RSD is an imbalance in the sympathetic nerve system, which creates color changes in the...

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Is Your Health Normal or Average? What is the Difference?

In America and around the World today Normal Health and Average Health are DifferentIs your health normal or average? What is the difference between normal and average health? Today normal health and average health are two different things. At Atlas Chirop...

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Subluxation and Micronutrient Deficiency: The Parallel Effect of the Dripping Gutter

There is a parallel relationship between subluxation and micronutrient deficiency, affecting your healthThere is a parallel relationship between subluxation and micronutrient deficiency as it relates to health and disease. Subluxation means a bone is out o...

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NFL Players trade Painkillers for Future Suffering

“How many of us take painkillers to get through work and later pay with the price of lost health?”NFL players have a long history of taking painkillers in order to continue playing football. Players, such as current broadcaster Marcus Wiley, may take Vioxx...

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Chiropractic: A Drug and Surgery free alternative for Geriatrics (Over 60 Baby Boomers)

Drug and Surgery free Chiropractic options for Geriatrics (over 60 Baby Boomers)The over 60 year old, geriatric, and baby boomer population is looking for ways to avoid medication and surgery; chiropractic has been shown to be a safe choice. The average 65...

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Research Shows Chiropractic is the most effective care for Low Back Pain

Studies find Chiropractic Resolves Low Back Pain faster than other treatmentsA review of the medical literature supports that chiropractic is the most effective treatment for acute and chronic low back pain. Nothing excites Dr. Fred Schofield more than a ...

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“I felt like I was having a Heart Attack, but all tests were negative” The link between Chiropractic, Nerves and the Heart

Patients may have chest pain, despite negative testsOccasionally, a patient will come to Atlas Chiropractic in Northwest Phoenix and explain to Dr. Fred Schofield that they are experiencing chest pain, yet all tests have come back negative. Sometimes patie...

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Pain Relief for Lower Legs, Ankles, and Feet

Relief of Lower Leg Pain, Ankle Pain and Foot PainIt is amazing how the medical diagnosis and treatment of lower leg, ankle and foot pain, commonly misses one of the simplest causes. Read for yourself the medical approach to these conditions.One of the mos...

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“How My Chiropractor Knew I Suffered from Stomach Aches”

The Amazing secret of how my Chiropractor knew I suffered from Stomach Aches Over a hundred years ago, D.D. Palmer discovered Chiropractic. As he evaluated his patient’s spines and did case histories, he found that certain spinal segments related to certai...

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The Correlation between Shoulder instability, pain and 5th Cervical Nerve Irritation

Relationship of 5th Cervical Nerve Irritation with Shoulder pain and instabilityThere is a direct correlation between the health and function, of the 5th Cervical nerve, and the instability/pain of the shoulder. Almost all of the muscles that stabilize the...

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Polyneuropathy, And The Chiropractic Approach

Polyneuropathy Diagnosis, Cause, Cure and ChiropracticPolyneuropathy is characterized by damage to multiple nerves, in roughly the same areas, on both sides of the body; causing weakness, numbness, pins, and needles and burning pain. It may start in the ha...

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“Why are kids today dying of thirst?” … and Drinking Tons of Energy Drinks?

The Dangers of Teenagers Drinking Tons of Energy DrinksKids today are drinking tons of ENERGY DRINKS. The link below tell the story of a 14 year old who, while attending a video game marathon event, consumed 8 liters worth of energy drinks within a 16 hour...

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Pimples, Acne, Skin Glands and Chiropractic

Chiropractics role in Pimples, Acne and Skin GlandsNormal skin health is dependent on proper nerve flow to the kidney, skin and skin glands. The 3rd Cervical Spinal Nerve and 11th Thoracic Spinal Nerve have been scientifically shown to have a heavy influen...

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3rd Lumbar Nerve Autonomic Dysfunction: Sex Organs, Uterus and Bladder – Explaining Chiropractic Miracles

Love life, pregnancy, menstrual pain and bed wettingMany people today associate Chiropractic with auto accidents and pain, but the history of Chiropractic miracles lies in the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system is the part of the nervou...

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Sprouts: A Simple Way to Start Organic Farming At Home

Growing sprouts at home is a simple way to start organic farmingDr. Fred Schofield, at Atlas Chiropractic in Northwest Phoenix, has been encouraging his patients to eat an 80% raw, organic, vegetable family food plan, for years. These days, more and more o...

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Oregano – How Grandma kept you healthy

Top reasons Oregano benefits your healthThe use of Oregano to benefit health, dates back to the days of the Greeks and Romans. The name Oregano means “mountain of joy”. Oregano contains the vitamins A, C, E and K, as well as fiber, folate, iron, magnesium,...

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Low Back Pain and Sciatica Non- Surgical Treatment

Chiropractic is an effective non-surgical treatment for Low Back Pain and SciaticaLow back pain and Sciatica are the number one reason today people are out of work. Chiropractic has been rated the most effective means of treatment for resolving lower back ...

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Upper Cervical Control of the Heart, Headaches and Stomach Function, through the Vagus Nerve

Cranial X, or the Vagus Nerve, Controls Headaches, Heart and StomachMany patients get headache relief from upper cervical chiropractic adjustments. It is easy for them to see, that the upper cervical vertebrae, or neck bones, when out of alignment, may red...

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Effects of Pesticides on YOU and YOUR Food

What is the effect of pesticides on you and your food?The cost of food for a large family is usually the largest living expense. When you are making the choice between buying organic or not, you may wonder if organic is worth the extra cost. Of course, the...

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Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury and Chiropractic

The role of Chiropractic in Concussion and Traumatic Brain InjuryThe topic of concussion, traumatic brain injury and head injury, has been on the news a lot lately. If you watch the news, you may get the impression that the topic mostly relates to NFL foot...

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Creating a New Body Every Seven Years

Most cells and tissues in your body are replaced every seven yearsOur bodies are continually shedding off old cells and creating new ones. Studies have shown that most cells in your body, including skeletal tissue, are replaced every seven years. What does...

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Exercise or Diet for Most Efficient Weight Loss?

Which is better: improving nutrition or sweating it out?We have all been to the gym and seen people who work out daily, but never drop those extra pounds. So what is the answer to losing weight? Is reducing your calories better or running a few miles a day...

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Recent Research Shows Chiropractic to be More Effective than Back Surgery

Chiropractic is more effective than back surgeryA recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle showed that Chiropractic has been found to be more effective than back surgery. The research showed that if patients went to the surgeon first, 42% ended up hav...

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Make Weight Loss Easier by Understanding the “Fat Switch”

Fructose, or Sugar from Fruit, drives ObesitySugar, for years, has been known to be related to lower immune function, diabetes and swings in energy levels. Recently, scientists have found fructose, or sugar from fruit, to flip a “switch” that makes it very...

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Car Accident Injury

How do car accident injuries occur?Injuries sustained from car accidents affect the soft tissues that hold you in place. When your car is impacted by an object or another car, your head (which weighs 10-15 pounds) is thrown around. When this happens, the s...

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Low Back Pain Relief and Correction- “The Personal Trainer Analogy”

Changing your low back pain and the GYM AnalogyChanging, and then maintaining, your spine is comparable to changing your body appearance and muscles with a personal trainer.Suppose you wanted to lose 30 pounds in a few months. You decide to hire a personal...

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How your Habits effect your Future Children’s Health

Epigenome– the one generation legacy of health for better or worseWe are all familiar with the fact that we each have a genetic blue print and we carry traits from each of our parents. But, did you know that genes are coated with epigenomes and these epig...

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Neck Pain, Low Back Pain, Headaches and The Broken Bone Analogy

Sam fell and severely fractured his arm. He was driven to the emergency room where the doctor examined and x-rayed him. Determining that the arm was broken, the doctor put his arm in a cast, in a position for it to heal. In a few days, Sam felt much better...

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How good is your Posture?

When you were a child, everyone – your parents, your teachers, even strangers, would tell you to stand up straight. Now that you are all grown up, when was the last time anyone told you to correct your posture? When was the last time you noticed it yoursel...

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Hope for Adult Onset or Type 2 Diabetes

Adult Onset Diabetes: Once thought to require a lifetime of medicationMost people with adult onset or type two diabetes, assume they will be on medication for the rest of their lives. However, recent research, in England, would suggest that this is a rever...

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Don’t forget about the B12

Have you ever thought about how much Vitamin B12 you are getting on a daily basis? It may be, that you are not getting enough to support a hectic modern life.Why do we need Vitamin B12?When the body does not get enough Vitamin B12, either because it is inc...

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MD’s try to stop ABC from hiring Actress due to “View’s” on Natural Health

MD’s and former first lady, try to stop ABC from hiring Natural Health advocateABC was recently attacked for hiring actress and advocate, Jenny McCarthy to host the day time show the “View”. McCarthy, after having her son diagnosed with autism, caused by ...

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What you should know about GMO’S

What you should know about GMO’SDid you know that Genetically Modified Food is a plant or meat product that has had its DNA altered in a laboratory?GMO’S have had their DNA manipulated by genes from other plants, animals, viruses, or bacteria so that the f...

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Keep Arthritis from keeping YOU Down

Preventing Arthritis is the keyLike many dis-eases, prevention is the key to treatment. However, once you are in pain there are many options to stay active. Maintaining joint alignment and motion, will prevent joint degeneration and inflammation. Chiroprac...

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Health in a modern world – Part 3 –

stressed work life, stressed body lifeFor most of us, it is a fact of life that we must work to live, yet several studies have shown that work is one of the leading causes of stress for Americans, and that it is getting steadily worse. Also, it has been sh...

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Neuropathy/ Peripheral Neuropathy and Chiropractic

Neuropathy/ Peripheral Neuropathy and ChiropracticA growing number of patients coming to see Dr. Fred Schofield at Atlas Chiropractic are suffering from Neuropathy or Peripheral Neuropathy. Often they have been given the diagnosis as a catch all, when conv...

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Halloween

Originally celebrated with the lighting of bonfire’s and the donning of disguises, to ward off shadows and darkness, modern day Halloween has evolved into a night where we will be showered with sugar filled sweets, we will decorate ourselves and our childr...

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Daily Movement Keeps You Productive and Healthy

Research shows that Daily Movement Keeps YOU Productive and HealthyToday’s research has shown that inactivity is the fourth leading cause of death in the world today. This week Dr. Fred Schofield is going to review daily steps for your work place to keep y...

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Health in a Modern World? -Part 2-

No time to sleepAfter a hasty meal has been gobbled down, the dishes have been cleaned, the trash taken out, the laundry taken care of and countless menial tasks completed before we end each day, how many hours does that leave for dreaming?Does your waking...

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Health in a Modern World?

Part 1No Time to EatIt is a modern world we live in, and finding the balance between work and life seems to just get harder. Seemingly, every day we have more responsibilities, and more commitments to fulfill.How many times have you wished for just a few m...

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Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury from WhiplashConcussion and mild traumatic brain injury http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001802/ commonly results from whiplash sustained in an automobile accident. Dr. Fred Schofield at Atlas Chiropra...

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Is your sunscreen habit causing your Vitamin D Deficiency?

For Thousands of years civilizations have been built around daily worship of the sun. On a visit to any ancient history museum you will find the forgotten carvings and paintings discovered from every part of the globe, from the Egyptian hieroglyphs of the ...

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Headaches

One of the most common complaints we see in chiropractic offices is headaches. There are different causes of headaches. Its origin may be traumatic, inflammatory, neurologic, psychologic, vascular, endocrine, metabolic, neoplastic, degenerative, deficiency...

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How to Fight Inflammation

What is inflammation?Inflammation is the body’s natural response to injury or stress. During injury or stress to the body the muscles, tendons, or ligaments start the inflammation process which begins with cleaning up these tissues and allowing the healing...

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Chiropractic Helps Relieve Stress

What is stress?Dr. Hans Selye stated the definition of stress is as follows “Non-Specific response of the body to any demand placed upon it”. Stress is a reaction to any internal and external stimuli that upsets normal physiology and disturbs physical, che...

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LOW BACK PAIN AND THE APPROPRIATENESS OF CHIROPRACTIC

Back pain occurs in up to 80% of adults at some point in their lives and is one of the leading causes of visits to physicians. Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on low back pain, the most common cause of job-related disability and a leading co...

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Prevent colds and the flu with chiropractic.

Preventing Cold and Flu with Chiropractic CareAs the winter months are moving in to Northwest Phoenix the flu is sure to follow. The cause of the cold and flu is a loss of our body’s ability to adapt to the environment. This adaption or homeostatis is cont...

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Phoenix Chiropractor Dr. Fred Schofield Explains Children and Chiropractic Care

Phoenix Chiropractor Explains Children and Chiropractic CareWhat is Chiropractic?Chiropractic encompasses all ages by taking care of people from in the womb to old age. Chiropractic helps restore optimum health throughout your lifetime. Most people think t...

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It’s back-to-school-time – How to avoid back pain from backpacks

It’s back-to-school-time – How to avoid back pain from backpacksIts back-to-school-time, which means new backpacks for our patients. Although backpacks are a staple amongst school aged children, they can also pose a serious health threat. Atlas Chiropracti...

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Understanding Dizziness at Its Source

Dizziness isn’t always a single-system issue—it often comes from a disconnect between the neck, inner ear, and visual system. When these systems aren’t in sync, your brain loses clarity about where you are in space.

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