Annual DC trip shines light on veterans’ health care needs

ROBERT HAYDEN, DC PhD, FICC ::: I have just returned from my annual trip to Washington, DC, where I talk with legislators about healthcare issues. Specifically, we petitioned Congress about our veterans and their need for care in the Veterans Administration medical centers. Most of the injuries in our veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan […]

Conquering the cough

ROBERT HAYDEN, DC PhD, FICC ::: Question:  A recent upper respiratory illness has left me with a residual cough.  I have not had any fever for the last two weeks, but the cough really bothers me. It makes me sound sick and keeps me awake at night as well. What can I do to make […]

Obamacare got you scared?

ROBERT HAYDEN, DC PhD, FICC ::: As the new year begins, new portions of Obamacare are being enacted.  New taxes, fines, and penalties await like predators in the night.  The law has been illegally and unconstitutionally modified by the President 14 times in executive orders, making it more challenging just to understand the current version. […]

Surviving the stress of holiday shopping

ROBERT HAYDEN, DC PhD, FICC ::: Christmas is almost here.  In fact, retail stores began the season by displaying Christmas products before Halloween, to the dismay of many.  It is coming fast, and with it comes stress in physical, social, spiritual, relational, and psychological forms.  How can we cope with all of this?  How can […]

Sciatica is a pain in the… Well, seat.

ROBERT HAYDEN, DC PhD, FICC ::: How now, which of your hips has the most profound sciatica?        –William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Question:  I drive a fair amount as I commute to work and live in a rural area.  After just a few miles, I get serious pain from under my wallet […]

What is Going to Happen to my Insurance Rates?

ROBERT HAYDEN, DC, PhD, FICC ::: Question:  I thought the President said that we could keep our current insurance plan and our current doctor, and that rates would fall as insurance became more affordable.  Now I am reading that due to Obamacare, none of that is true, and my rates are going to be much higher.  […]