According to the American Medical Association, approximately 20 percent of people over the age of 40 suffer from some sort of gallbladder disease. This disease leads to high levels of pain and can ultimately cause periods of hospitalization and even surgery. The organization points to an increasingly unhealthy diet and sedentary lifestyle as the main […]

GALLBLADDER DYSFUNCTION CONTENTS   EXPLANATION     The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ located beneath the liver on the right side of the abdomen. The gallbladder’s primary functions are to store and concentrate bile, and secrete bile into the small intestine at the proper time to help digest food.  The gallbladder is connected to the […]

By Dr. B.J. Hardick People frequently enquire about a natural, healthy approach to resolving gallbladder issues.  Poor digestion, gallstones, the absence of the gallbladder after surgery – these are frequent concerns for people consuming the average North American diet.  Gallbladder problems are not confined to people who are overweight – many skinny people have the same […]

MAKE FRIENDS WITH YOUR GALLBLADDER You may wonder why I, a chiropractor, would even be interested in gallbladders. It turns out that I see a fair number of people with structural problems that relate to the gallbladder. You may know that gallbladder problems can refer pain to the mid back and right shoulder areas. You […]

Gall bladder surgery has become the catch all surgery of anything gut related. And it is UNNECESSARY “Take out the gall bladder.” is the MD’s answer to your complaints of : ? Nausea ? Bloating ? Burping ? Constipation ? Belching ? Indigestion ? Headache ? Diarrhea ? Gas ? The color of stools can […]

By Dale G. Alexander, LMT, MA, PhD In this article, you are invited to consider the relationship between the progression of gall bladder dysfunction, migraine headaches and the existential questions of life. Chronic headache patterns often have a correlation to the cognitive dissonance of mental and emotional conflict in which one feels split, torn or […]

By Dale G. Alexander, LMT, MA, PhD In part two of this series, I invited you to consider how the progression of dysfunction/disease of the gallbladder may: participate in the progression toward diabetes; reduce the efficiency of the gastrointestinal processes of assimilating nutrients and eliminating waste by affecting the physiologic functions of the pancreas and […]

By Dale G. Alexander, LMT, MA, PhD In part one of this series, I encouraged you to hold in the forefront of your awareness the implications of the gallbladder’s anatomic centrality, its tendency to become chronically inflamed, and its capacity to subtly progress in dysfunction toward disease over the course of many years. Also, to […]

By Dale G. Alexander, LMT, MA, PhD The common theme of this three-part series relates to how gallbladder dysfunction and disease progressively place a drag upon general physiology by impeding venous and lymphatic return. First, I will describe the various somatic markers I have experienced with clients associated with the progression of gallbladder dysfunction or […]