(Editor’s Note: Dr. John Gallagher is now the Upper Cervical Chiropractor/Specialist in Colleton County and surrounding areas. Below is a brief description on Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care to help illustrate and understand the new technqiue that he has implemented at Colleton County Chiropractic.) A SIMPLE AND LOGICAL EXPLANATION By Dr. Daniel Clark Seldom…
Author Archives: Dr. John & Brianne Gallagher
Whiplash and Spinal Trauma
The term “whiplash” was first used in 1928 to define an injury mechanism of sudden hyperextension followed by an immediate hyperflexion of the neck that results in damage to the muscles, ligaments and tendons – especially those that support the head. Today, we know that whiplash injuries frequently do not result from hyperextension or…
Keeping A Healthy Heart
February is dedicated to Heart Month and a perfect time to evaluate your life style. Regardless of the month coming to an end, it is important to always be conscious of your overall heart health. Heart disease (cardiovascular disease) and stroke are major threats to your health. In the United States, heart disease is…
Top 25 Super Foods for the New Year
This is not the definitive list of all you should eat. As always, if you cook with these foods rather than just eat pre-packed dishes or fast food, you avoid all the preservatives and toxins. Apart from the fuel to stoke the human engine there are other ingredients in food. Ingredients that help your…
7 Foods So Unsafe Even Farmers Won’t Eat Them
Smoking was proven to be cancer-causing, tanning beds were shown to be on par with arsenic, but what about canned tomatoes, corn-fed beef, conventionally grown potatoes? What would it take to convince you to clean out your pantry and change your eating habits? Scientists, doctors, even simple farmers were asked what foods they refuse to…
5 Back To School Healthy Tips
I’ve heard mixed feelings from parents and kids about the excitement of back to school. Some are exited and some dread it. No matter your feelings, it is always important to go back to school the healthy way. Going back to school requires a healthy body, healthy immune system, and the ability to focus and…
You Need Vitamin D!
Vitamin D is one of the best nutrients for your body! Almost everything that happens in your body relies on this key nutrient. Vitamin D affects insulin production, bone growth, cell death and proliferation, and immune system function – just to name a few. A deficiency can cause multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, depression, osteoporosis, and birth defects. If…
I’m allergic…WHY?
What does that mean? I’m “allergic”…or I have “allergies”. In light of “allergy season” I want to discuss this a little further. Wikipedia says that an allergy is an exaggerated immune response or reaction to a substance that is not generally harmful. So what on earth would cause our immune system to react to something…
Why Red Is Healthy For The Prostate!
Why is prostate health so important to talk about? Because according to the National Cancer Institute, there were 217,730 new cases of prostate cancer in the United States in 2010 and 32,050 deaths from it. Now, I would bet that you know someone with a prostate…and if you aren’t sure what gland I am talking…
Fight Inflammation Naturally!
Did you know that NSAIDS (Ibuprophen, etc.) are not the only way to fight inflammation? In fact, all medicines have side effects which is why many people have turned to natural sources to relieve inflammation (swelling, arthritis, etc.). In our office, the number one source of inflammation relief we give patients is the Chiropractic adjustment….
Author Archives: Dr. John & Brianne Gallagher
What is Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care?
(Editor’s Note: Dr. John Gallagher is now the Upper Cervical Chiropractor/Specialist in Colleton County and surrounding areas. Below is a brief description on Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care to help illustrate and understand the new technqiue that he has implemented at Colleton County Chiropractic.) A SIMPLE AND LOGICAL EXPLANATION By Dr. Daniel Clark Seldom…
Whiplash and Spinal Trauma
The term “whiplash” was first used in 1928 to define an injury mechanism of sudden hyperextension followed by an immediate hyperflexion of the neck that results in damage to the muscles, ligaments and tendons – especially those that support the head. Today, we know that whiplash injuries frequently do not result from hyperextension or…
Keeping A Healthy Heart
February is dedicated to Heart Month and a perfect time to evaluate your life style. Regardless of the month coming to an end, it is important to always be conscious of your overall heart health. Heart disease (cardiovascular disease) and stroke are major threats to your health. In the United States, heart disease is…
Top 25 Super Foods for the New Year
This is not the definitive list of all you should eat. As always, if you cook with these foods rather than just eat pre-packed dishes or fast food, you avoid all the preservatives and toxins. Apart from the fuel to stoke the human engine there are other ingredients in food. Ingredients that help your…
7 Foods So Unsafe Even Farmers Won’t Eat Them
Smoking was proven to be cancer-causing, tanning beds were shown to be on par with arsenic, but what about canned tomatoes, corn-fed beef, conventionally grown potatoes? What would it take to convince you to clean out your pantry and change your eating habits? Scientists, doctors, even simple farmers were asked what foods they refuse to…
5 Back To School Healthy Tips
I’ve heard mixed feelings from parents and kids about the excitement of back to school. Some are exited and some dread it. No matter your feelings, it is always important to go back to school the healthy way. Going back to school requires a healthy body, healthy immune system, and the ability to focus and…
You Need Vitamin D!
Vitamin D is one of the best nutrients for your body! Almost everything that happens in your body relies on this key nutrient. Vitamin D affects insulin production, bone growth, cell death and proliferation, and immune system function – just to name a few. A deficiency can cause multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, depression, osteoporosis, and birth defects. If…
I’m allergic…WHY?
What does that mean? I’m “allergic”…or I have “allergies”. In light of “allergy season” I want to discuss this a little further. Wikipedia says that an allergy is an exaggerated immune response or reaction to a substance that is not generally harmful. So what on earth would cause our immune system to react to something…
Why Red Is Healthy For The Prostate!
Why is prostate health so important to talk about? Because according to the National Cancer Institute, there were 217,730 new cases of prostate cancer in the United States in 2010 and 32,050 deaths from it. Now, I would bet that you know someone with a prostate…and if you aren’t sure what gland I am talking…
Fight Inflammation Naturally!
Did you know that NSAIDS (Ibuprophen, etc.) are not the only way to fight inflammation? In fact, all medicines have side effects which is why many people have turned to natural sources to relieve inflammation (swelling, arthritis, etc.). In our office, the number one source of inflammation relief we give patients is the Chiropractic adjustment….
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