Vitamin D Deficiency and the Brain; Links You Need to Know

Vitamin D deficiency has been the rage for the past few years.  Some of it hype, some solidly grounded in research and basic physiology. Don’t get me wrong–vitamin D deficiency is a very real issue.  And you can tell how well-versed your doctor is on the subject.  Basically, if he or she actually checks your […]

Critical Supplement for ALL Type 1 Diabetics

Type 1 diabetes, as opposed to the more common type 2 diabetes, usually strikes children, leading to a lifetime of carb counting and insulin pumps. As the father of a now-8-year-old son, I could not imagine him living life attached to an insulin pump.  Type 1 diabetes can also strike adults, but more often than […]

Vibration Plate Exercises, Painful Diabetic Neuropathy and Falls

Quite a mouthful in just the title alone.  There have been no shortage of studies on the benefits of vibration plate exercises lately, so I’ll keep this one short and to the point. Now that we’ve had a higher-end whole body vibration unit in our office for 7 or 8 years now, I can certainly combine what […]

Simple Exercise for Chronic Stroke Shows Benefits

The damage caused by a stroke can be life-changing and the road back challenging and not always completely successful.  Anything that can help is important, especially if the answer is as simple as this. Our office has had a high-end whole body vibration unit for many years, and over this time span I have seen […]