Michael LoGiudice, DC

What are the Indications for Cervical Traction?
Some of the most common indications are:  A) Herniated disc;  B) Radiculopathy;  C)  Any condition in which mobilization and stretching of soft tissue is desired; and D)  Any condition in which opening the neural foramen is desired. Cervical traction has also been shown to relieve headaches and pain due [...]

The most affordable option is a liver detox supplement and a diet that supports normal liver health.  Read on,…
I have two liver products that “DETOX” the liver, both are multi-formulations, all backed by research.  I have a patient come in, she told me her liver enzymes were off (high), she tried it for 30 days, [...]

Alkaline Antioxidant Water – Neutral on the PH scale is around 7.0, which is what our blood is supposed to be.  When the body becomes acidic, we start to get sick more easily, feel aches and pains more readily and this creates an environment for disease to flourish.
Alkaline water is water that has been run [...]

WEEKLY HEALTH UPDATE
Week of: Monday, March 1st, 2010
Courtesy of:
Dr. Michael LoGiudice DC(503) 908-0122 – www.linncitychiro.com

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Mental Attitude: Don’t Worry, Be Happy! Positive emotions protect against heart disease. People who are usually happy, enthusiastic and content are less likely to develop heart disease than those who tend not to be happy.
European Heart Journal, [...]

Hospitals
A hospital is an institution for health care, often but not always providing care for inpatients and outpatients. Today, hospitals are usually funded by the state, health organizations (for profit or non-profit), health insurances or charities, including direct charitable donations. In history, however, they were often founded and funded by religious orders or charitable individuals [...]

February 22, 2010 — Hypertension is a “neglected disease,” according to a report released today by the Institute of Medicine. Despite high blood pressure being the cause of death in 1 of 6 US adults, and the greatest single risk factor for deaths from cardiovascular disease, millions of Americans are developing, living with, and dying [...]

High serum glucose. High cholesterol. High blood pressure. This is a trifecta you definitely don’t want to have. This combination of laboratory findings is known as metabolic syndrome, a new medical term that has been in existence for less than ten years. It’s well-known that there is an epidemic of obesity in America. Two-thirds of [...]

What’s Right For You?

You might be thinking, “What’s right for me? I want to have a healthy diet. I want to do regular exercise. I want to get enough sleep. How do I know what’s right?”
First, what works for someone else may not necessarily achieve the same results for you.
One person may love the elliptical [...]

Experiencing Headaches?
 
If you have a headache, you’re not alone. Nine out of ten Americans suffer from headaches. Some are occasional, some frequent, some are dull and throbbing, and some cause debilitating pain and nausea.
What do you do when you suffer from a pounding headache? Do you grit your teeth and carry on? Lie down? Pop [...]

Physicians and scientists have often called the human body a beautiful instrument.  The sense in which this metaphor is applied is primarily mechanistic. The human body is a beautiful instrument in that its parts mesh properly and each component performs its function superbly.
The metaphor “beautiful instrument” can be also be interpreted from the perspective of [...]