According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), coronary heart disease and oxidative stress have been the leading cause of death in the U.S. for the past 80 years. The most common form of heart disease is coronary artery disease (CAD), which can lead to a heart attack. This year, close to 900,000 Americans will…
Author: Dr John R Dixon DC CCN IFMCP
Dr. Dixon has over 35 years of experience in private practice. His holistic approach to combining many different natural healing techniques and nutritional disciplines reflect the individual needs of his patients and result in a personalized approach to pain relief and wellness care.
Neurofeedback: Effective Mood Disorders Tool
Mood Disorders More than 20% of all Americans, approximately 57 million people, consume prescription drugs intended to treat mental health issues including anxiety, depression, and panic mood disorders. Developing safe, targeted and effective drugs to treat these conditions has increasingly become a struggle for the pharmaceutical industry. As a result, there has been a gradual…
Understanding Nutrigenomics and Your Gene Expression
Methylation and the MTHFR gene have been making news as emerging topics in a branch of medicine called nutrigenomics, or the study of how the food and nutrients we consume influence our gene expression and play a vital role in our health. (more…)
An Integrative Approach to Heart Health
An integrative approach heart health that combines sound nutrition and lifestyle changes with proper pharmacologic agents as recommended by your cardiologist or primary health care provider is the best way to regulate blood pressure in most patients. (more…)
Personalized Medicine: Prescribing Lifestyle
Personalized Medicine: Prescribing Lifestyle is a much-needed shift that is taking place in health care. Our health care delivery system is moving from an healthcarele fee-for-service model to a value- and outcome-based system of care. In the near future doctors will no longer be reimbursed for failed procedures and poor patient outcomes, but rather, they…
Natural Treatments for Migraine Headaches
If you have ever suffered from migraine headaches or seen someone who has, you know firsthand how debilitating the pain can be. Migraines can occur anywhere from once or twice a year to several times per month. The cost of treating migraine patients in the United States is estimated at $13 – $17 billion per…
Eat Fats, Lose Weight: The Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet
Over the past ten years, numerous scientific studies have emerged forcing many doctors and nutritionists to revise their thinking of what is considered a “healthy diet.” At the forefront of new scientific data is the continuing evidence of the importance of healthy fat in the diet. This concept is now being combined with principles from the…