Dr. Michael Thomas LoGiudice, DC

 
The following table shows calories used in common physical activities at both moderate and vigorous levels.

Calories Used per Hour in Common Physical Activities

Moderate Physical Activity

Approximate Calories/30 Minutes for a 154 lb Person1

Approximate Calories/Hr for a 154 lb Person1

Hiking

185

370

Light gardening/yard work

165

330

Dancing

165

330

Golf (walking and carrying clubs)

165

330

Bicycling (<10 mph)

145

290

Walking (3.5 mph)

140

280

Weight lifting (general light workout)

110

220

Stretching

90

180

Vigorous Physical Activity

Approximate Calories/30 [...]

Choline, normally classified as a member of the vitamin B family, when given as a supplement to pregnant and/or lactating female mice, demonstrated an ability to impart lasting cognitive and emotional benefits to pups genetically engineered to display symptoms of Down’s syndrome.
The improvements found in cognition and in certain measurements of mental abilities were also [...]

Pesticides and ADHD – a possible connection.
A recent study has found that there may be a connection between exposure to organophosphate type pesticides and a diagnosis of ADHD. It appears that children exposed to even common levels of this class of pesticide were found to have an increased risk of developing the condition.
To learn more [...]

Fact #1
The bone blues.
An unlikely but serious side effect for people taking bisphosphonates for osteoporosis is the risk of developing osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). Bisphosphonates are a class of drugs that includes the medications Fosamax and Boniva.
Osteonecrosis literally means bone death and the jaw is the typical place for this side effect to occur.
Source: [...]

By DAVID M. CUTLER, J. BRADFORD DELONG and ANN MARIE MARCIARILLE
The big threat to growth in the next decade is not oil or food prices, but the rising cost of health care. The doubling of health insurance premiums since 2000 makes employers choose between cutting benefits and hiring fewer workers.
Rising health costs push total employment [...]

October 13, 2008 
Dear Friends, 
I am glad to have this opportunity to again share my thoughts on the role doctors of chiropractic play in the American health care system. As I have said before, doctors of chiropractic play an important role in our health care system, and my commitment to you and your patients remains strong. 
As [...]

October 24, 2008
American Chiropractic Association
1701 Clarendon Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22209
Dear Friends:
I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge and applaud the contribution of the chiropractic community in providing quality care for millions of Americans every year. As valuable members of our health care delivery system, more than 60,000 licensed chiropractors all across our nation provide cost-effective [...]

Case Study
Improvement in a Soldier with Urinary Urgency and Low Back Pain Undergoing Chiropractic Care: A Case Study and Selective Review of the Literature
Curtis Fedorchuk DC Bio Claire Campbell BS, DC Bio
[April 28, 2010, pp 1-5]

AbstractObjective: The chiropractic care of a soldier with low back pain, vertebral subluxations and urinary urgency is described.
Clinical Features: [...]

9 Reasons To See A Chiropractor

#9: Chiropractic Alleviates Pain – Chiropractors addresses the underlying cause of pain disorders, headaches, low back pain and sports injuries by treating the cause, not covering the symptoms.  Quite often, those painful conditions are linked to dysfunctional areas in the spine known as vertebral fixations – where movement is restricted or spinal bones are misaligned. [...]

Why “Simple” Back Pain Can Bring You
To Your Knees And Cause You To
Visit The Emergency Room 
         
Dear Patients and Friends,
        Back pain is a very common condition.  Research estimates nearly 8 out of 10 people will suffer with back pain at some time in their life, and it is a common reason why many people [...]