September 28, 2016 Josh Redd, DC

Newer research shows cell phone cancer risk legitimate

People used to think worrying about cell phone safety was conspiracy theory or quack science. That’s not the case anymore based on new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The AAP now advises caregivers limit children’s cell phone after a large government study linked cancer with cell phone radiation. The study found exposure to radiation […]

September 27, 2016 Josh Redd, DC

Natural antihistamines can bring relief for allergies

  Do you dread allergy season and suffer from itchy skin, red eyes, a runny nose, sneezing, sinus pressure, and headaches? Or instead do you react to certain foods with hives, headaches, nasal congestion, skin problems, a racing heart, or irritability? The common denominator in both these scenarios is histamines, immune compounds that cause reactions. […]

September 24, 2016 Josh Redd, DC

Being “hangry” ages you too fast

Do get “hangry” when you go too long without eating. Hanger—hunger plus anger—is that nuclear combination of low blood sugar and hyper irritability that turns a nice person into an ferocious monster. People make jokes about being hangry, but it means your body and brain are in a perpetual state of alarm, which is no […]