By: Doctor Thomas Polucki | DoctorPolucki.com According to an eight year study recently published by University of Washington, exercise does not help people lose weight. During the time of the study people meeting the requirement of 75 minutes of vigorous activity or 150 minutes of moderate activity per week went up 17% but obesity rates continued to climb. While I ...

Although diseases passed on by mosquitoes are rare in the United States, Dr. Polucki provides helpful tips for Santa Clarita Valley residents about how to avoid getting bitten and natural repellents that are not poisonous or hazardous.

There are three, totally avoidable causes of unnecessary medical expenses.  Inappropriate food choices that lack the right fuel mix to energize and repair our bodies. Ineffective stress reduction strategies that break down our ability to handle stress. Unresolved tension in connective tissues that compound stress’s damaging effects. And there is one more, which is so obvious that is completely ignored. ...

Kidney Stones cause excruciating pain in the low back that often wraps around the top of your hips and into your groin. Passing kidney stones can feel like giving birth.  A stone larger than a quarter of an inch will probably not pass without medical help. Since about 80% of kidney stones are calcium, inappropriate calcium supplementation is suspected in ...