Wellness Blog

On the front page of Yahoo today there is an article detailing the finding of a gene that could explain why boys are four times more likely to develop autism than girls.  The gene, CACNA1G, regulates the excitability of nerve endings and is more likely to be a variant (turned on incorrectly) in boys than […]

Hey everyone, hope you all had a happy and healthy Memorial Day Weekend!   I wanted to share with you a news story about how incredibly effective chiropractic care is for children and ear infections.  The doctor on the CBS clip is a good friend of mine from Boston.   Please forward this to friends and family […]

7 Health Secrets – Your Genes Don’t Control Your Destiny This is the first clip in our 7 Health Secrets podcast series, available on ITunes – simply search for McKinley Chiropractic! Dr. McKinley discuss epigenetics and the fact that your genetic code doesn’t determine your life. Enjoy!  

Natural Health June 2009 The June 09 issue of Natural Health Magazine has a short article describing chiropractic care.  None of it will be new info for our patients, but it is a good introductory article and while it does focus on back pain it does make mention that chiropractic care is about more than […]

MSNBC just posted an article on the upcoming FDA decision to approve new pyschiatric drugs for children. For this discussion I’m going to leave aside the questions of 1.) whether these drugs are safe and effective (many groups are questioning whether enough studies have been done to determine the long term effects of the drugs), and 2.) […]

The Wall Street Journal Health Blog today posted a couple of articles (here and here) on the costs and the effectiveness of preventative medicine in the US and Germany.  The articles outline that despite their high costs, preventative medicine programs do not actually help to prevent any disease such as colon or breast cancer.  In fact […]

The second podcast in our “Seven Health Secrets” series. Dr. McKinley discusses problems behind medicine’s current view on “preventative” procedures. Enjoy!

If any of you have friends or loved ones, including children, who are taking medication for asthma, please let them know that regular chiropractic care can help them!  Take a look at this link from the FDA that actually states the potential for mind altering side effects of certain asthma medications!  I’m sure most parents are unaware […]

Join us for The Wellness Revolution! Wednesday, July 8th, 6:00 p.m. Learn: How to empower yourself to make healthy nutritional choices (i.e. Gatorade sucks!) How to revolutionize your workouts! About the need to rise up against cholesterol medications and consume healthy fats! Why kids and pregnant women need chiropractic too + much more! …and don’t […]

MSNBC – Early flu season cases are resisting Tamiflu The drug companies and their researchers are seemingly baffled again early into the flu season! At least the public can finally start to see that taking medication or getting a shot doesn’t buy you immunity. The best bet is playing offense by doing the things that […]