As you may or may not have seen, heard or read about over the last month, Al Gore was accused of sexually assaulting a licensed massage therapist in Oregon in 2006. The Portland District Attorney’s office has decided not to press charges against Mr. Gore. The case garnered a lot of media attention, as sex scandals involving politicians do, and the story has been discussed and dissected on television and in the blogosphere. Some people have treated the facts of the case and the people involved with respect, some have chosen to use innuendo and happy ending jokes in their reporting, and others are choosing to comment upon and judge an industry and health modality of which they are completely ignorant.
That is the question on everyone’s mind when the summer rolls around. Should you use sunscreen? Which one? How high an SPF? Are they safe and do the benefits outweigh the potential hazards of the chemicals in them? Are there natural sunscreens and do they work as well? What else can be done to prevent sun damage to the skin and potential skin cancer? While these are all very good questions, many of them are still up for debate or are personal choices based on personal opinions. The intent of this article is to shed a little sunlight, as it were, (sans UVA & UVB rays, of course) on the subject, and hopefully help you make more informed choices for yourself and your family.
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Many people think you either need to have an injury to seek Chiropractic care, or that you need to have a physically demanding job. There are many people that have musculoskeletal pain and discomfort due to overuse in sedentary occupations or desk jobs. Accountants, Lawyers, Insurance workers, and many executive assistants have neck, lower back, and carpal tunnel pain.
