by Dr Jason Fowler Household chores can be a pain in the sacroiliac. Unless you’re careful, routine activities around the home” washing dishes, vacuuming, even talking on the phone” can strain your back, including the sacroiliac area near the tailbone, and result in debilitating discomfort. But you can protect your back by knowing the right way to go about such activities, according to the American Chiropractic Association (ACA). Consider lifting. It doesn’t matter whether you’re picking up your child or a heavy bucket of water, you need to do it the proper way to avoid...

by Dr Jason Fowler We all know someone with high blood pressure (HBP), possibly a beloved family member or a lifelong friend. This common problem affects one in four American adults.1 It is alarming that 75% of patients with type 2 diabetes also have HBP.2 High blood pressure is particularly dangerous because, for the most part, there aren’t any symptoms until severe damage occurs. Heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, atherosclerosis, and eye disease are some of the serious problems that may result from untreated HBP. Normal blood pressure is in the range of 120/80 (“120 over...

by Dr Jason Fowler The great TV classic ER helps teach armchair physicians to become amateur diagnosticians. He’s in shock! She has kidney stones! Rule-out pheochromocytoma! But sometimes a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. You have learned somewhere – on the network news, in the Science section of The New York Times, or in a CPR class at your job – that shoulder pain can mean you’re having a heart attack. Now, seemingly out of the blue, your shoulder begins to ache and throb. Very concerned, you rush to the local emergency room. The resident’s first question,...

by Dr Jason Fowler We all know someone with high blood pressure (HBP). It is possibly a beloved family member or a lifelong friend. This common problem affects one in four American adults.1 An alarming 75% of patients with type 2 diabetes also have HBP.2 High blood pressure is particularly dangerous because, for the most part, there aren’t any symptoms until severe damage occurs. Heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, atherosclerosis, and eye disease are some of the serious problems that may result from untreated HBP. Normal blood pressure is in the range of 120/80 (“120 over 80″)....

by Dr Jason Fowler The TV classic ER helps teach armchair physicians to become amateur diagnosticians. He’s in shock! She’s got kidney stones! Rule-out pheochromocytoma! But sometimes a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. You’ve learned somewhere – on the network news, in the Science section of The New York Times, or in a CPR class at your job – that shoulder pain can mean you’re having a heart attack. Now, seemingly out of the blue, your shoulder begins to ache and throb. Very concerned, you rush to the local emergency room. The resident’s first...