What is Applied Kinesiology?

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Applied Kinesiology (AK) is a system that assesses bodily function. It shows where there is potential dysfunction as a result of mental, chemical, or physical stressors. Muscle testing is the instrument that is used to assess the dysfunction. It should be thought of as a function of the nervous system rather than the power the
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Functional Medicine

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What is Functional Medicine and How is it Different from Conventional Medicine? One of the services I offer in my clinic is utilizing functional medicine. This is used to get people out of dysfunction and on their road to healing and wellness. A question I get asked quite often is, “What is functional medicine?”. Functional
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What is Functional Wellness?

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Being the owner of Functional Wellness and Chiropractic Center, I get asked a lot, “What does functional wellness mean?” To be honest, when I was trying to come up with a name for my clinic I was trying to show that my clinic was more than just a chiropractic clinic. Wellness was going to be
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What to do with Low Stomach Acid

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Are you someone who always has some sort of digestive issues going on? Chances are you have some degree of low stomach acid, also known as hypochlorhydria. Hypochlorhydria is a condition where the parietal cells of the stomach are not producing the correct amount of stomach acid to properly digest food. The absence of stomach
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Tips For Healthy Summer Skin

Are You Ready For Summer Madison? Soak up Some Sun In addition to helping your body produce vitamin D, essential to your immune system and bone health, the sun imparts several other benefits to those who bask in its light. By getting 15-20 minutes of direct sunlight you can increase your Vitamin D levels.  Sunlight
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Do you know about SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)?

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One condition that is fairly common in my clinic and is starting to get a lot of attention by more practitioners is something called Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (also known as SIBO). SIBO is essentially a subclinical infection of translocated bacteria from the colon to the ileum (distal small intestine). This can cause a wide
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