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A Dinosaur Named "Rover"?
As a chiropractor who has a large pediatric chiropractic practice, I’ve heard it all when it comes to the animals that children choose for pets. Along with the standard variety of purebred dogs and mutts, in recent years there have been intentionally-mixed breeds such as the goldendoodle (golden retriever/poodle). Naturally, there have been cats, birds, [...]
A Bold, Whimsical Moment in The Maldives
I am a chiropractor who is also a scuba diving enthusiast. At least once a year, I close my chiropractic clinic and head search out the ocean floor of many of the warmer waters around the world. But, I’ve never been scuba diving in the Maldives, an island nation in the Indian Ocean. However, today, [...]
The Dangers of Catnapping
On a whim, two-year-old Cody climbed into a partially-loaded UPS box of chiropractic traction devices. It might have seemed like a cozy spot to take a nap or a good hiding place for a game of hide-and-seek. But, as it turned out, the box became a transport unit, instead, one that took Cody from Dallas, [...]
When It Comes to the Equinoxes, All Things Aren't Equal
As a chiropractor, who has assisted many patients over the years in improving their balance, I’ve always had a bit of a fetish for the concept of balance in all of Nature’s phenomena. As yesterday was the first day of Autumn, I found it very satisfying that the day and night of both equinoxes are [...]
90 Percent Fact and 10 Percent Whimsy?
Being a San Jose chiropractor, and living in a city as technologically- (and logically-) minded as San Jose, I often quell my tendency towards whimsical thinking. If I find I need a little fanciful stimulation, in lieu of a chiropractors convention, I generally drive into San Francisco for the weekend. But, I just read an [...]