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Harms of Low-Carb in Type II Diabetes

– by Austin Bergquist – Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a growing health concern here in America. By 2030, it is estimated that 1 in 3 Americans will be living with T2D, or prediabetes. Over the ...

The Cytokine Storm

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome – coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is often compared to two other serious viruses we have seen in the past, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV, and is a...

Lookin’ at Interleukin

COVID-19 is nearing its first birthday and a question many chiropractors and students are undoubtedly asking themselves is something along the lines of, “What can I do to help?” Unfortunately, Chiropr...

Healthy host strategies: Ways to improve immune system function in the midst of a pandemic  

To wear a mask? Or to not wear a mask? That is the question on millions of minds right now, and most people are leaning towards wearing one. But that’s not the question we are going to answer here. Th...

COVID: A Call of Duty

COVID. A word that has become as taboo to utter in public as the name of He Who Shall Not Be Named is in the wizarding world. SARS-CoV-2 is a virus believed to be a mutation of SARS-CoV and MERS CoV1,...

COVID

It’s time to start over. I think we can all agree.  This current state of affairs we are enduring with mandated social distancing, mask wearing, hand washing, temperature taking, is taking a toll.  We...

Is Your Pet Carrying COVID? 

When panic hit in March 1918, the Spanish Flu had just begun to rear its ugly head in the United States. The Germ Theory of Disease was barely 2 generations old and knowledge about transmission was li...

Vagal Tone

The vagus nerve is cranial nerve number ten. It is one of twelve nerves that arise from your brain. Although this vagus is different than the Vegas in Nevada, the activity level of this nerve is invol...

Quest For Connection: A Journey through Memory Formation

Imagine cozying up on the couch to close out a long day of online lectures and asynchronous learning. A steaming cup of Organic Nighty Night tea with a splash of oat milk and a dash of cinnamon is win...