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Pedometers: An Inexpensive Way to Get Moving
Incidental exercise is the physical activity we get throughout the day when we move around. You don’t have to go to a gym, change your clothes or complete a routine. Incidental exercise can make a real difference in your calories burned, especially if done...
Vegetables: Raw, Canned, Cooked or Frozen — What’s the Difference?
There can be a major difference in the nutrition of the vegetables you eat, depending on what form you eat them in. The vegetables supplying the most nutrients are generally the ones that are the freshest and least processed. Now what does that mean? The nutrients in...
How Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Can Benefit From Chiropractic Care
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is named for the carpal bones in the wrist that form a tunnel around the nerve leading to the hand CTS is an injury usually caused by repetitive and forceful movements that result in swelling around the tendons and pinching of the median...
Are You Getting Enough Sleep?
Some of us feel that sleep is a luxury. Demanding jobs mean getting up early, and for some of us going to bed early feels like you’ve lost the day, so we compensate by sleeping less. But is that good enough? The oft-cited optimal level of sleep for an adult is the...
Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is one of the few vitamins our body needs that it can produce independently of our diet. This fat-soluble vitamin is unique in humans because it functions as a prohormone, a precursor to the ordinary hormone, and is synthesized when our skin is exposed to...
I’m too old and brittle for chiropractic to be safe and effective…
This is Part 3 of a series entitled, “Dangerous Thoughts About Your Health.” Every year, I see a good deal of elderly Medicare-aged patients start chiropractic care...and some of these for the very first time. The shame is that many of them have developed conditions...
Ten Tips For Winter Wellness
1. Go for a walk even when the weather is really cold – your body has to work overtime to get warm and you may burn up to 50% more calories than you would on the same walk in summer! But remember, go a little slower until you get warm and keep up the hydration. 2. If...
How Children May Benefit From Chiropractic Care
A growing number of families in the U.S., both parents and children, are discovering the benefits of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), including chiropractic care. The good news is that you're never too young or too old to benefit from chiropractic care....
Feeling Out of Tune
You can't sleep, your energy levels are low and you're finding it harder to make it through your day. The specialists insist there's nothing wrong, but you innately feel like something's out of tune. Maybe it's time to call the Chiropractor. D.D. Palmer, the Father of...
I know what the problem is…
This is Part 2 of a series entitled, "Dangerous Thoughts About Your Health." In consultation, new patients occasionally inform me that they already know what the problem is. Then they tell me about some particular movements or cite certain daily activities at work or...
The Five Most Dangerous Words in the English Language
I'm starting a series entitled "Dangerous Thoughts About Your Health." So, what is the five most dangerous words in the English language? MAYBE IT WILL GO AWAY. Nearly every time I suggest this as a typical thought pattern, patients will smile or nod in...
What is a Chiropractic Adjustment?
Chiropractic adjustments are the foundation of chiropractic treatment. Chiropractors use adjustments to correct vertebral subluxations, or dislocations and misalignments of the bones of the spine (vertebrae). The word “subluxation” has its origins in the Latin words...