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Dr. Davidson is a Naprapath who has treated patients with connective tissue injuries for over 20 years. He is now offering Cold Laser Light Therapy in our office to treat various acute and chronic conditions. Cold Laser Light Therapy is a safe, non-invasive, FDA-approved solution, utilizing specific wave lengths of light to interact with tissue…
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It seems as though every week I am seeing new patients in my Chicago area office, with a complex of bizarre symptoms. The common denominator is a recent Gardisil vaccination. Gardisil is a vaccine produced by Merck with the implication it will prevent cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is the 19th leading cause of cancer death…
Illinois has recently passed a bill allowing the use of medical marijuana for very specific conditions. And, unlike other states with similar bills, registered users may not grow their own plants. They must buy their supply from a designated dispensary and that dispensary only. Marijuana or Cannabis, is still on the DEA schedule as a…
Yes, the title of this blog entry is provocative, it is provocative for a reason. I am tired of hearing about cancer patients dying because they were told there was nothing they could do, or they agreed to the standard treatment even if that treatment didn’t have good statistics associated with it. It is important…
Most patients with chronic complaints, describe feelings or sensations in the body of generalized anxiety. Whether their list of complaints include things like insomnia, hot flashes, tingling in their extremities, irritable bowel. Or, more specifically, chronic back pain, an inability to move past an injury, or issues in a relationship, the one thing in common…
Every week, new patients present to my Chicago area office, with pain in one of their joints. And often there is pain in many joints. Pain in multiple joints can be an autoimmune arthritis, systemic inflammation or side effects from medications, while pain in one or two joints is most likely due to wear and…
December 22, 2013 While the concept of IV saline as fluid replacement was written about, Prior to the 1950’s, I.V. fluid replacement therapy was not widely used. This equates to people dying from dehydration from all viral or bacterial infections which can lead to diarrhea and/or vomiting; just about any illness. In addition, 1956 was…
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) used to be termed, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy or RSD. In fact, the older name is truly a more accurate description of the syndrome. For some susceptible people, once injured, the autonomic nervous system does not stop sending pain signals to the brain, long after the actual injury should be healed.…
Every few days, I put up a new batch of cabbage with salt and water in a large mason jar to ferment for my daily dose of lactic acid producing bacteria. While it doesn’t sound appetizing, rest assured, it tastes a whole lot better than it sounds. In addition, fermenting raw cruciferous vegetables increases the…
Summer is a fabulous time for farmer’s markets. In my home town of Evanston, we have one of the best farmer’s markets in the Chicago area. The organic greens are diverse and plentiful. I have my pick from collards, a rainbow of chards and kales as well as sorrel, dandelions, amaranth and nettles. I’m a…
In my Evanston office demo kitchen, I occasionally hold food prep and cooking classes for the community of my patients, friends and family. I know many find it unusual that a doctor in private practice holds food prep classes, however, I believe food to be an important ingredient in the ability to stay healthy and…
Chronic illness in children has now reached epidemic proportions. The percentage of school age children who have had a chronic illness has grown to 52% with 25% having a chronic illness at any one point in time. While increased rates in obesity account for some of this, rates of asthma, add, adhd, bipolar disorder, recurrent…
A few years ago, I received a new patient into my Chicago area office who had been referred by a friend of his from his country club. He explicitly stated he would have never gone to a doctor like me unless he hadn’t heard my accolades and he wasn’t desperate (not sure if that was…
Lung cancer is still highly prevalent in our country in spite of lowered smoking rates. Exposure to radon is one silent cause, estrogen imbalance may be another cause. Clearly smoking and asbestos are known causes of lung cancer and mesothelioma. November 1st marks the beginning of Lung Cancer Awareness Month across the United States. While…
In my Chicago area office, I see many women who have used botox repeatedly over the years. They often have flat foreheads and abnormally shiny skin from muscular atrophy. Often their eyebrows are too high on the foreheads giving them a look I affectionately call “Mrs. Surprise”. The question is; is this the necessary outcome…