American Consequences - August 2019

By Dr. David Eifrig

Here’s the thing, though: This study and the conversation about it brings up a great point – too much time in front of screens does wreck our health in other ways. And phones are one of the worst culprits. Kids also aren’t the only ones suffering from the boom in technology. I’ve warned for years about the health effects of cellphone use... and these are issues everyone faces. If you spend time on a cellphone (especially a smartphone), you need to understand your risk.

not nearly as widespread as the media would have you believe. The study has some major issues, including questionable data. Plus, all of the subjects sought help from a chiropractor... meaning they were already predisposed to these problems. And one of the authors has a company that sells posture pillows. That makes it lucrative for him to publish something sensational and blame bad posture.

AREN'T GROWING HORNS...

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