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Smartwatches and Your Health

Smartwatches and Your Health

From Fitbits to Apple watches, smartwatches are available in all shapes, sizes, colors and price ranges. This hands-free experience is meant to blend into your lifestyle in as simple a way as possible. The unassuming act of wearing this technology can greatly affect your life in a positive way. Keeping track of your day-to-day behaviour has never been easier. Most smartwatch users don’t even remember they are wearing their monitor throughout most of the day. Therefore, the wa

Cardio Types

There are a number of types of cardiovascular training which can help you meet your fitness goals. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Some types of training are better for advanced trainers while some are more appropriate for beginning trainers.Everybody who trains knows it's necessary to keep body fat levels low and show all those well-developed muscles from years of hard work pumping iron. Most of you will probably agree that cardio is also a pain in the butt, a

Your Wallet and Your Back

Your Wallet and Your Back

Your wallet is one of your most taken-for-granted accessories. That’s because you’ve had one since you were in grade school, and it’s always lived in your back pocket. Whether you’re driving, sitting on the train, or sitting at your desk, it stays in the same spot. And since most guys treat a wallet like a filing cabinet for receipts and gift cards, it’s grown a lot since you were a kid. But here’s the trouble: This small oversight can lead to muscle imbalances and nerve irri

Why your Purse is Giving You Back Pain

Why your Purse is Giving You Back Pain

According to the American Chiropractic Association, half of working Americans admit to having back pain. What’s more, our nation as a whole is spending at least $50 billion each year to remedy that pain. One culprit? Our heavy purses. What Happens to Our Bodies When we Carry a Heavy Purse? Your natural gait is thrown off. One of the consequences of carrying a shoulder bag on one shoulder is that it significantly interferes with the normal gait. The gait is the way your arms a

What Can Chiropractic Do for Children?

What Can Chiropractic Do for Children?

This is one of the most frequently asked questions in our office, especially when patients see doctors adjusting a newborn or small child. The truth is that there are many reasons why babies and kids need adjusting. The sweeping reason is because, like adults, they experience trauma that causes their joints to work improperly. The difference is that children adapt much better and do not degenerate. However, like a sapling that is not staked to grow straight into a healthy tre

What is a Chiropractor?

What is a Chiropractor?

Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) – often referred to as chiropractors or chiropractic physicians – practice a hands-on, drug-free approach to health care that includes patient examination, diagnosis and treatment. Chiropractors have broad diagnostic skills and are also trained to recommend therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises, as well as to provide nutritional, dietary and lifestyle counseling. DCs may assess patients through clinical examination, laboratory testing, diagnos

Sleeping Tips

Getting a good night’s sleep should be at the top of your to-do list. Sleep is critical to good health and is important to not only feeling good, but also in making good decisions, performing well at work, driving safely and even with feeling happy. Most of us understand the benefit of getting 6 to 8 hours of quality sleep. We’re in a better mood, we’re more energetic, and let’s face it; we’re usually more fun to be around when we're well rested! Knowing all of this and achie

Spices and Inflammation

Spices and Inflammation

Did you know that inflammation plays a major role in just about every chronic disease? Arthritis, fibromyalgia, back pain, and cancer are just to name a few. Inflammation can ruin any chance of recovery from even the most basic illnesses or injuries. You can sit back and hope for inflammation to go away on its own or you can fight back with some of the best natural anti-inflammatory spices and supplements known to science. Here are just a few to get you started Turmeric Turm

All About Plantar Fasciitis

What is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar Fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. The plantar fascia is the flat band of tissue (ligament) that connects your heel bone to your toes. It supports the arch of your foot. If you strain your plantar fascia, it gets weak, swollen, and irritated (inflamed). Then your heel or the bottom of your foot hurts when you stand or walk. Plantar fasciitis is common in middle-aged people as well as younger people who are on their feet a lot,

Stretches for Neck Pain

Stretches for Neck Pain

Whether you’ve slept in a funky position or you've been staring intensely at your computer screen for hours on end, a crick in the neck is not only annoying, it can cause headaches and upper back pain. In this article we’re going to go over some basic stretches to help relieve your neck and trap muscle pain. Four Way Neck Stretch Sit comfortably on a chair and place a hand on your head, following the steps below in order: 1. Pull your head to your left (or right), 2. Pull

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