Doc | Dr. Chad Edwards - Part 2

Tensegrity Tips – Glucose Control

December 31, 2011 By Doc Leave a Comment

Dr. Chad Edwards discusses how to keep blood sugar down and minimize insulin at the same time.

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Tensegrity Tip of the Day – Sinus Rinse

December 31, 2011 By Doc Leave a Comment

Congestion is a common problem. Dr. Chad Edwards often recommends this treatment…

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Tensegrity Tip of The Day

December 29, 2011 By Doc Leave a Comment

Dr. Chad Edwards is one of the only places in Tulsa, Oklahoma that performs prolotherapy. Call for an appointment today!

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Is Gluten Really Evil?

December 2, 2011 By Doc Leave a Comment

Is Gluten Really Evil?

Gluten exposure is the cause of Celiac Disease. It also seems to be an underlying cause of autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, Diabetes Type I, lupus, thyroid disease, etc). So, what is the big deal with gluten? Why is it such an issue? What is Gluten? Gluten is a protein found in wheat and wheat related [...]

Filed Under: Nutrition Tagged With: Amino Acids, Arthritis, Autoimmune Diseases, Barley, Bowel Wall, Bread Dough, Celiac Disease, Chewy Texture, Diabetes Type, Elasticity, Food Intake, Gist, Glycoprotein, Glycoproteins, Grains, Greasy Stools, Inflammatory Reaction, Intestinal Cells, Lupus, Protein, Proteins, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Small Bowel, Small Intestine, Sugar Molecule, Thyroid, Thyroid Disease, Wheat Seeds

To MRI or Not To MRI… That Is The Question!

October 5, 2011 By Doc Leave a Comment

Lumbar Spine MRI Image

As an Army Doc I saw countless patients with musculoskeletal complaints. It wasn’t uncommon that someone would come up to be asking for an MRI in order to “find out what is going on”. I often asked them if they were considering Surgey to correct the problem and the most frequent response is “no way, [...]

Filed Under: Prolotherapy Tagged With: Army, Back Pain, Countless Patients, Framingham Ma, Frequent Response, Good Reason, Incidental Findings, Intervertebral Disk, Knee Complaints, Knee Pain, Knee Stiffness, Meniscal Tears, Mri, Mris, Palpation, Physical Examination, Picking Your Nose, Presence, Regard, Relationship, Residency Training

Cattle Tracks Beef – Holy Cow!!

September 14, 2011 By Doc 3 Comments

A Package of Cattle Tracks Organic Ground Beef

If you know anything about me then you know that I am big on a proper ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 fatty acids. We know that eating too much unhealthy fat is a serious detriment to overall health and is a direct contributor to a number of health issues such as cardiovascular disease. We used [...]

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Prolotherapy Introduction

September 8, 2011 By Doc 1 Comment

Prolotherapy Elbow Injection

Coming soon

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How to Use Nasal Medications

November 27, 2010 By Doc Leave a Comment

Sinus Rinse Package

Topical nasal medications are extremely effective and can help avoid many systemic side effects. Using these medications properly can help increase their effectiveness and decrease adverse effects.

Filed Under: Ear, Nose, & Throat Tagged With: Adverse Effects, Afrin, Allergic Rhinitis, Anatomy Of The Nose, Cold Flu, Decongestant, Eustachian Tube, Hay Fever, Left Nostril, Maximum Effect, Medical Conditions, Nasal Polyps, Neo Synephrine, Otc, Oxymetazoline, Post Nasal Drip, Proper Angle, Sinus Infections, Systemic Effects, Upper Airway

Cholesterol Labs Explained

November 14, 2010 By Doc Leave a Comment

This is a brief explanation of lab cholesterol results and how they are obtained.

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Weight Loss – Is It Really As Simple As A + B = C?

September 20, 2010 By Doc 1 Comment

Weight loss is dependent on numerous factors and cannot be simplified to calories consumed vs calories burned.

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How To Know If You’re Getting Enough Vitamins

If you know me at all then you know that I’m a huge proponent of proper nutrition. It is one of the cornerstones of my ‘Healthy Trinity’ which is the foundation of optimizing health. The Functional Medicine approach to nutrition means that each person has an adequate & functional nutritional status. We have to have [...]

The Mismanaged Thyroid (Gland & Hormones)

I had a patient the other day, I’ll call her Sally, who was a new patient and had been recommended by a friend. She told me that she didn’t fell right. She felt as though “something was wrong” and “I don’t feel like I used to feel.” She told me she had been to several [...]

The Vertical Auto Profile (VAP) Test For Cholesterol

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death in the U.S. There are a number of factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease and cholesterol is the most often blamed contributor. I do not believe that elevated cholesterol causes heart disease but I do believe that there is probably a correlation. Since my primary goal is [...]

Gymnema Sylvestre – Diabetes Cure?

Gymnema sylvestre (GS) is an Ayurvedic herb that has been used for centuries to help control blood sugar levels. It is native to central and southern Indian tropical forests. The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) find “good scientific evidence” that GS is useful in controlling blood sugar [...]

Fish Oil Is A Great Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

I have discussed this topic multiple times in the past and believe that there are significant benefits to supplementing with Omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3′s & Fish Oil are some of the most common supplements that I see patients using. The problem is that they aren’t getting the right stuff. There are 2 fatty acids that [...]