Numbness, tingling, and pain shooting down the arm are some of the more common reasons for people to go to a chiropractor. Anyone who has experienced the aforementioned symptoms knows what a challenge it is to do even menial tasks around the house. For example… Lifting a toothbrush up to your mouth becomes agonizing when that sharp pain shoots down…
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Grocery Shopping the Perimeter of the Store
What Jack LaLanne meant was to avoid sugary, high fat foods that may lead to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and every other serious disease that we in western society need to worry about. The more raw fruits and veggies we eat, the better we will feel. A good rule of thumb is to do the bulk of your grocery shopping…
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The Rumor Metaphor & Your Nervous System
I remember a funny phenomena from my childhood that often took place in school. You probably do, too. It was something called a rumor. You know… you tell one person something, and by the time it gets back to you it’s something else. It happened all the time to people I knew and even to myself. Probably happened to you once…
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Giving Your Spine a Breather!
For someone getting their first chiropractic adjustment, it’s important to keep in mind that there is a healing process when it comes to the health of your spine. Chances are that the misalignments in your spine have existed for a while, and long term stress and tension on the nerves exiting the spinal column because of ‘said’ misalignments, or what…
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The Principle of Time & Your Spine
A relatively common concern people have when going to a chiropractor is that if they go once, they will need to keep going. This is how I look at it… If you want get in amazing physical shape, you don’t do just 1 full body workout, followed by just 1 hour of cardio, followed by just 1 full day of…
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Health & Vitality Whether They Like It Or Not!
I grew up a very sick kid. Chronic bronchitis, asthma, and horrid allergies to name a few. My mom constantly fed me this asthma medication, and that allergy shot and flu shot, and this steroid, and that inhaler or breathing treatment, and this Robitussin MD and Dimetapp, and the list literally goes on and on and on… It wasn’t until…
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The 33 Principles of Chiropractic
In 1927, Ralph W. Stephenson, DC published the Chiropractic Textbook, in which he laid out the 33 principles of chiropractic philosophy. They are as follows: 1. The Major Premise – A Universal Intelligence is in all matter and continually gives to it all its properties and actions, thus maintaining it in existence. 2. The Chiropractic Meaning of Life – The…
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The Truth About the Chiropractic Adjustment
We chiropractors are used to misconceptions. Like the following: “Yeah, but won’t I always need an adjustment after I get adjusted once?” My answer to this misconception? Not only yes, but you will want to! Think about it. If you want to learn how to play the piano, you don’t practice one time and play elaborate concertos the next day.…
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Crystal Clear Clarity of Chiropractic
No one ever expects to take a deep breath easier than they have in months or years. Nor do people expect to feel lighter when they take a step. Or the crystal clear mental clarity that can occur following an adjustment. Chiropractic is not simply a treatment for low back pain or a therapeutic modality. It is a means of…
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The Cramped, Twisted Truth About Traveling
Traveling is brutal on the human body, but especially the spine. Traveling involves a lot of sitting, whether you are driving a long distance, flying, or taking a train. Sitting naturally puts your body into flexion i.e. bent knees, bent hips, slouching low back, hunching shoulders, and a lot of forward head posture. In this day and age of desk…
