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  • Omega 3’s For a Healthy Pregnancy and Fetal Brain Development (Video)

    Dr. Greg Chappell, Chappell Chiropractic Wellness Center in Traverse City, MI, discusses the importance of Omega 3 fatty acids, especially DHA, for a healthy pregnancy and development of the fetal and early childhood brain. Emphasis is on reducing the potential of postpartum depression, premature birth, low birth weight, and providing nutrition for healthy brain development.

  • Why Get the Flu Shot?

    A wonderful practice member came into Chappell Chiropractic Wellness Center the other day stating she had gotten the flu shot that resulted in a couple of days of severe flu symptoms. Sadly, I often hear this. My intent is to provide the facts so you can make healthy choices. Repeated research has found that there…

  • CDC Admits Flu Vaccines Don’t Work

    Sunday, May 29, 2011 by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles…)     I’m always amused by the purchasing process of electronics or appliances at big box stores. On one hand, as their sales associate calmly explains to you, whatever product you’re buying is such high quality that you’ll be…

  • Vaccines Tended To Cause More Flu

    by Dr. Terry A. Rondberg When medical experts inCanadabegan investigating a school outbreak of “swine flu” (known technically as pH1N1) last year, they came to an unexpected conclusion: most of the people who suffered from the illness — characterized by fever and coughing — had been vaccinated against influenza. Instead of preventing the disease, the…

  • Berries in Your Diet Help Your Brain, Aging, and Overall Health

    Antioxidants from berries in your diet restore the natural scavenging ability of the microglia in the brain reducing age related mental decline and overall brain function. The focus is on being more proactive and preventing disease as opposed to our present model of reactively waiting until the body breaks down and then trying to fix…

  • Chiropractic Studies

    America’s number one choice for health care Dr. David M. Eisenberg, director for alternative medicine research and education at Harvard Medical Center, stated that, “In 1997, Americans spent more than $30 billion on alternative therapies like chiropractic, herb supplements, massage and acupuncture – most of it out of pocket. Each year, patients make nearly 2oo…

  • Medical Study Demonstrates Chiropractic Safety for Neck Adjustments

    A study published in the scientific medical journal “Spine” notes the safety of chiropractic. The article published in the October 2007 issue of the journal was titled, “Safety of Chiropractic Manipulation of the Cervical Spine: A Prospective National Survey”. The study was a prospective national survey designed to, “estimate the risk of serious and relatively…

  • Chicago Study Documents Effectiveness of Upper Cervical Adjustment in Reducing Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients

    A pilot study by the University of Chicago has documented that one chiropractic adjustment of a misaligned Atlas vertebra significantly reduces blood pressure in people with hypertension. The study was published in the March 2, 2007 issue of the online Journal of Human Hypertension. According to lead author George Bakris, MD, director of the hypertension…

  • Autism and Ear infections

    A letter from one of our patients: DJ has had wonderful results from Chiropractic care. I think one of the most amazing one was his ear infections which he has had chronic ear infections since he was 6 weeks old. Something that I have found that is very common with children with autism. Chiropractic care…

  • What Can Be Done To Prevent Autism Now?

    It’s a fact that more and more kids are showing signs of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) than ever before. What’s causing this epidemic is still a mystery, but we now have some strong clues about prevention and treatment, based on emerging science and parents reporting the specific treatments that have created improvement (and, in some…

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