Garlic keeps vampires AND candida away

Candida albicans is a typical gastrointestinal fungus that is a component of a normal GI environment that, when under certain conditions of GI stress or imbalance, can proliferate to the point of being pathogenic. One manifestation of this pathogenic overgrowth is the creation of barriers known as biofilms. Allicin, a powerful and active metabolite of [...]

Decreased sleep duration: A risk of progression of degenerative lumbar scoliosis.

Degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) is a spinal deformity that develops after skeletal maturity with a Cobb angle of more than 10° in the coronal plane. As the life expectancy of our population increases, DLS becomes a prevalent health issue affecting the quality of life of the elderly. The degree of the scoliosis curvature affects not [...]

By |2011-12-04T22:29:23-05:00December 4th, 2011|Dr. Morningstar, Scoliosis|0 Comments

Girls With Moderate Scoliosis Get Less Oxygen Intake

In a new study out in the European Spine Journal, researchers observed a significant decrease in the maximum oxygen intake in teenage girls with scoliosis curvatures between 25 and 40 degrees. Girls with a curvature including more than 9 vertebra in the curvature and those girls with a double curve scoliosis also demonstrated a significantly [...]

By |2011-11-23T16:55:57-05:00November 23rd, 2011|Dr. Morningstar, Scoliosis|0 Comments

Does hormone replacement therapy prevent adult-onset scoliosis?

In a new study published in the European Spine Journal, researchers wanted to see if hormone deficiencies were a triggering event for adult degenerative scoliosis, a condition that commonly occurs in postmenopausal women. It is thought that menopausal hormone changes affect bone density, which sets off a cascade of events that leads to degenerative scoliosis. [...]

Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis 21 to 41 Years Later

Abstract ABSTRACT: Study Design. A case control study. Objective. To determine the clinical outcome of middle-aged patients surgically treated for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and compare their outcomes to assessments of age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Summary of Background Data. Several long-term follow-up studies have been published on the clinical outcomes of surgical treatment for adolescent [...]

By |2011-11-01T17:30:56-04:00November 1st, 2011|Dr. Morningstar, Scoliosis|1 Comment

My experience with the Pettibon System and Dr. Morningstar

Most of my articles are focused on Scoliosis – and, this one is, too – sort of.  But, in the Scoliosis Family Adventures family, I am the only one without Scoliosis, and this article is about ME.  Well, mostly about me.  I also want to talk about Dr. Morningstar and the work we’ve done together [...]

By |2024-12-23T10:04:17-05:00October 30th, 2011|Dr. Morningstar, Scoliosis|0 Comments

This is Why We Don’t Participate With Health Insurances

Modern medicine has become nothing more than a convoluted maze of deductibles, copays, HMOs, and preauthorizations. What has been lost in our system of health care is the basic act of a doctor and patient sitting across from one another, with the patient explaining his or her problems in complete detail. However, in order for [...]

Monsanto Genetically Modified Corn in Peril: BEETLE Develops Bt-Resistance

Nature herself may be the best opponent of genetically modified crops and pesticides.  Not only plants, but insects are also developing resistance.  The Western rootworm beetle – one of the most serious threats to corn – has developed resistance to Monsanto’s Bt-corn, and entire crops are being lost. Farmers from several Midwest states began reporting root [...]

By |2011-09-04T15:08:54-04:00September 4th, 2011|Dr. Strauchman, Food for Thought|0 Comments

Dr. Morningstar’s 2 year scoliosis follow-up available

The September issue of the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine is now available. In it is Dr. Morningstar's 24-Month follow-up study titled, "Outcomes for adult scoliosis patients receiving chiropractic rehabilitation: a 24-month retrospective analysis." Here is the abstract of the paper:   Abstract Objectives: The purpose of this study was to retrospectively report the results of [...]

By |2011-09-04T15:00:05-04:00September 4th, 2011|Dr. Morningstar, Scoliosis|1 Comment

Latest Research Study Accepted for Publication

Dr. Strauchman and Dr. Morningstar received official word this past Wednesday that their latest research paper was accepted for publication. Their study, titled "Manipulation under anesthesia for patients with failed back surgery: retrospective case series with one-year follow-up" will be published in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine later this year. In their study, they evaluated [...]

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