Nutrition

Let’s Talk Supplementation

By Frank M. Painter|September 2, 2009|Nutrition|

Let’s Talk Supplementation

The debate over using supplements vs. getting “all you need from your diet” has raged on for years. Competent medical professionals are actually telling people that they get everything they need from their diet. Seriously?

What exactly is the “minimum daily requirement” of vitamins? A quick review of the Food Guide Pyramid should make certain things clear:

Those recommended food servings (and it’s a LOT) only provides the MINIMUM vitamins required to avoid getting a vitamin dedficiency disease. WOW, great news. It is NOT enough for a growing child, pregnant woman, or ANYONE who is sick. (more…)

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Nutritional Supplementation and JAMA

By Frank M. Painter|July 22, 2009|Nutrition|

Nutritional Supplementation and JAMA

The Chiro.Org Blog

Editorial Commentary:

In the last few months there has been a disappointing series of nutritional studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. JAMA was rabidly opposed to supplementation until 2002, when they published an excellent article that proposed that taking supplements could reduce the risk of chronic disease. [1] That article was right on the money. This recent group of articles challenges those findings, but you will soon find that they were all seriously flawed. Let’s review these clinical trials, and consider how asking the wrong question can yield the wrong answers, and how that process generates negative bias against supplementation.

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Nutritional Consulting

By Frank M. Painter|June 24, 2009|Education, Health, Nutrition, Research|

Nutritional Consulting

The Chiro.Org Blog

Do you make nutritional recommendations as part of your Care Plan? Do you recommend supplements? Do you carry supplements in your office?

Many chiropractic schools only provide a 3-credit class in nutrition, so students have to continue to study on their own to develop confidence in offering recommendations. (more…)

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ADD and or ADHD

By Frank M. Painter|June 22, 2009|ADHD, Attention Deficit, Education, Health, News, Nutrition, Pediatrics, Research, Safety|

ADD and or ADHD

The Chiro.Org Blog

SOURCE: Am J Psychiatry. 2009 (Sep); 166 (9): 992-1001

This new study revealed that stimulant medications, specifically methylphenidate, are associated with a 6- to 7-times increased risk for sudden death in children and adolescents. UGH!

What does the FDA say about that? “Given the limitation of this study’s methodology, the FDA is unable to conclude that these data affect the overall risk and benefit profile of stimulant medications used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity.”

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Have you Visited Our Women’s Health Page?

By Frank M. Painter|June 19, 2009|Education, Health, Nutrition, Research|

The Women’s Health Page contains a wealth of articles addressing fertility and menopausal issues.

It also links to the ADD/ADHD Page. This page discusses conservative management protocols, including chiropractic care and nutritional management. (more…)

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Do Kids Need Chiropractic?

By Frank M. Painter|May 27, 2009|News, Nutrition, Prevention, Research, Safety|

Our Pediatrics Section contains a wide variety of materials pertaining to children’s health.

The Kids Need Chiropractic, Too! page contains many articles by the profession’s foremost pediatric specialists. (more…)

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