There’s nothing like relaxing in the pool. Whether you’re going for a swim, playing Marco Polo, or floating in a tube, being in the water just feels good.  As you might expect, there are scientific reasons for the feel-good nature of a dip in the pool that go far beyond cooling off on a hot […]

What does it say about our society and food supply when the closure of a single “nutrition” plant can lead to a crisis that has a direct impact on the health of the most innocent among us? I’m not going to stir a debate about the cause of the baby formula shortage and how a […]

When I was in undergraduate school, I took a class called Nutrition Ecology. It talked about the ecosystem in which food is manufactured and how the environment moves various pesticides, pollutants, and toxins into our food supply.  Required reading for the course included “Silent Spring,” a book by Rachel Carson. Carson discussed how the use […]

When most people decide they want to lose weight and “get healthier,” they buy new running shoes. They either get a membership at the local gym or buy their own treadmill and start running. And running. And running. I know because I’ve treated their injuries.  To be clear, I’m not opposed to running for 20 […]

In a previous article, we discussed how facial acupuncture can help you age gracefully and comfortably without injections or surgery. Facial acupuncture works from the inside out to strengthen muscles and ligaments of the face and neck and improve skin health. As effective as facial acupuncture can be as a standalone treatment, there are several […]

Most people associate acupuncture with relief from different types of physical pain, from headaches to low back pain to menstrual cramps. However, there are highly specialized acupuncture techniques that focus on certain conditions or parts of the body. One of those techniques is facial acupuncture.  As the name would suggest, facial acupuncture concentrates on the […]

In the first part of my post about osteoporosis, I discussed what osteoporosis is, how it commonly leads to crippling spinal and hip fractures, and how doctors diagnose and identify the causes of osteoporosis. While many of these causes can be lifestyle-related – poor diet, lack of exercise, stress, tobacco and alcohol excess, and long-term […]

As I reflect on the past 20 years, I always come back to my firm belief that God has been guiding my husband, James, on this journey. This goes all the way back to the time before James purchased the practice and building that are now Natural Healthcare Center. When James spoke with Dr. Dennis […]

While working in the guidance office as a high school student in 1969, Patty Dametz took a phone call from a podiatry practice in Long Branch that was looking for help with administrative work after school. This would begin an unexpected yet eternally fulfilling career in healthcare that spanned more than 50 years.  Patty worked […]

Two years ago, after losing strength in my right arm and chest and experiencing severe neurological pain, I had an MRI for the first time in my life. This revealed that herniated discs in my lower cervical spine were causing a neurological impingement, which was made worse by a condition called congenital stenosis, or a […]