Dr. Alan Cranton DC. All drugs have side effects! Prescription drugs as well as over the counter (OTC). Nothing new right? Cholesterol lowering drugs in the statin category like Lipitor and Crestor also have serious side effects. There are over 900 scientific studies proving adverse effects of these drugs, from muscle problems to causing diabetes…
This diet works when you follow it and stay with it long enough. Follow it strictly for 12 weeks before modifying it. If there is a food which you feel is affecting you, avoid it for 4-6 weeks before re-introducing it back into your diet and observe the changes in your body. Fact: Vegetarians have…
Man Loses 67 pounds in 13 Weeks! Ecstatic! Wayne has a passion. Food and wine. Unfortunately, his passions were interfering with his health. Wayne is a 63 year old retired manager with a weight problem. He’d battled weight issues most of his life. He is a big hearted, jovial guy that made up for any…
Cold laser therapy uses cool light generated from a machine at a specific light emission. We treat muscle and joint injuries, chronic and degenerative conditions and wounds. The light source is placed against the injured or painful area to stimulate the body’s healing processes. Your body takes the light energy and turns it into chemical…
In order to educate our patients and staff, we ask our patients to write their success stories to share with others. Names are kept confidential. The most amazing testimonial recently was a patient that came in for laser care of a joint pain that had been bothering them for years. They had hoped we would…
The Chiropractic profession is the third largest health care profession after medicine and dentistry. It has a history of over 117 years in North America, but a larger history of spinal care for the suffering of mankind in China for over 6000 years, as depicted on ancient documents. Wellness care! Our survival and success into…
A Few of the 50 Questions: How do you know when you’re healthy? What’s the difference between a “good” drug and a “bad” drug? What is the purpose of pain? Why are some people allergic to pollen and others aren’t? How do you describe chiropractic to others? How long will you need chiropractic care? How…
You’ll have to decide whether you need a chiropractor or not. I’ve chosen to see a chiropractor regularly for the past 20 years. I didn’t always see my chiropractor regularly. I used to only go when I hurt, had pain or couldn’t move anymore. I would see him for a week or two, and if…
As a lot of people in Thunder Bay are sitting back and relaxing and enjoying this time of year, many are at home suffering. Unable to move well, sleep well and carry on with their life, they tolerate the pain and suffering, hoping the pain medication works and doesn’t cause too many side effects in…
I was an intern, not even graduated as a chiropractor, and I walked into a treatment room and met my new patient. He was “Doctor” so-and-so, and I naturally thought he was a professor at the U of T in Toronto. He turned out to be a Neurologist, one of the best, at Sunnybrook hospital….