Ways to avoid getting sick. How is it that when the body is exposed to a germ (virus or bacteria or other pathogen) not everybody gets sick? Scientists concluded that the average human body contains approximately 37.2 trillion cells. The human body also contains trillions of microorganisms — outnumbering human cells by 10 to 1. Of course, your body will have more or fewer cells than that total, depending upon how your size compares to the average human being, but…
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Chiropractic Care and the Flu (Adapted from the Portugese Chiropractic Association) When one combines proper lifestyle and chiropractic spinal adjustments to improve the nervous system, these healthier people are less likely to get sick and they have a greater ability to avoid serious consequences and to recover from the flu. The immune system protects us from any infectious disease and fights to improve when we get sick. The interaction between the nervous and immune systems are well known scientifically so…
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Stress… the greater evil out of the coronavirus scare
Posted on 03/10/2020Stress… the greater evil out of the corona-virus scare Our children are told not to attend school and we have a resistance to go into public places. Yet millions of Filipinos commute every day to work and are not contracting the virus. But we worry! That is completely understandable. Perceived threat is real stress for each of us at this time. But actual threat is extremely minimal. (3-10-20) After weeks of enhanced community quarantine, USA policy makers have deemed that…
Chiro-Pastor Greetings from Asia! docMIKE has been given the new official title of Chiro-pastor during a recent trip to Indochina. There has to be a story behind that and you are correct. If you liked this post, say thanks by sharing it! Follow…
Chiropractic: A Valuable Healthcare Investment Quality healthcare is never a cost but rather a valuable investment. When people in the Philippines seek top notch medical care they often feel they have to fly to Hong Kong or Singapore. Fortunately, Mabuhay Chiropractic Clinics has imported the quality USA doctors right here in Manila. If you liked this post, say thanks by sharing it! Follow…
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Affordable Chiropractic – an investment for health
Posted on 07/08/2017Chiropractic – an affordable investment for health Conventional Wisdom says that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” and nothing could be more true than an affordable investment in chiropractic care. When people suffer from reoccurring health problems that keep coming back or from unexpected injuries that, if mismanaged, can become a lifelong problem? They are a crossroads. To the left is a conventional medical pathway where expenses are heavy on testing, diagnosing and only a small…
Sports and Chiropractic Care Life is great when you can enjoy your favorite activities and sports is a common activity of interest for so many people. Unfortunately, there are times when these sports related activities cause you injury. As a result, either immediately or gradually – you’re unable to continue enjoying your sport because of injuries that did not heal. Sort of insult over injury. Nature has a great capacity for healing; however, there are times when interventions are necessary,…
Children and Chiropractic Care Child development markers are critical for lifelong health and pediatricians are tasked to monitor children for abnormalities in development. Chiropractors perform a critical specialist role in spinal development such as scoliosis. There are severe deforming cases of scoliosis and there are functional cases. Chiropractic brings a depth of expertise that prevents the need for spinal surgery and provides true preventive health services for children. Spinal misalignments begin for most people during childhood. The active life of…
The Elderly And Chiropractic Care It is common knowledge that throughout life we go through minor or even major injuries. But nature – being as powerful as it is – we heal. However, we rarely heal 100%. So decade by decade small problems accumulate and linger. As we age we experience more disability or reduced ability. Aging specialists have determined that INFLAMMATION is the principal cause of aging. Reducing inflammation is how to delay this process. Chiropractic care helps to reduce…
docMIKE Tetrault Retires From Practice This month docMIKE turns 65 years of age. Born in Canada in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba on March 27, 1952 he grew up with his family of 8 other siblings and both parents until his marriage at only 18 years of age to his high school sweetheart. Michel undertook his studies into chiropractic graduating Summa Cum Laude in 1979 from Life Chiropractic College. He retires from active practice after 38 years of service; 27…