How Often Should People See a Chiropractor?
Monday, September 24, 2018
How often should people get adjusted is a question I get asked on a regular basis, and the short answer is: it depends. Long answer: there are a few factors that influence on how often a person should be adjusted. Some of the factors you can control, while there’s others that you can’t. Generally, getting
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“Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” Lists
Thursday, June 14, 2018
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) comes up with a couple lists of popular fruits and vegetables consumed by Americans ranking the amount of pesticide contamination. These rankings are based off of commercially bought food and are general guidelines of what to buy organically. I personally recommend going to farmers markets and/or growing your own fruits
- Published in General Wellness
Probiotics And Gut Health
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Gut health is one of the foundations of health that is often dysfunctional and overlooked in many people in the United States. Gut health issues can manifest as many different signs and symptoms, including: anxiety, depression, skin disorders, bloating, bad breath (halitosis), brain fog, food sensitivities, and many other. One important aspect with gut health
- Published in Gastrointestinal, General Wellness
What is Medical Food?
Thursday, April 26, 2018
As healthcare costs continue to rise to an all-time high of $3.5 trillion (with 86% of those healthcare dollars spent on mental and chronic health conditions), more and more people are trying alternative therapies over the traditional medical route (which consists of medications, injections, and surgeries). Those alternative therapies include the realm of supplementation. The
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If You’re Not Assessing, You’re Guessing
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Laboratory Testing Laboratory testing is one avenue in healthcare that helps practitioners gain insight to what is going on with a patient chemically and physiologically. One thing that is fairly unknown to the general public is that chiropractors are allowed to do blood work, it just depends on the chiropractic laws in that particular state
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What is Applied Kinesiology?
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
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
Foundational Five
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
In my previous blog, I mentioned that there was only so much that diet can do in today’s society because food isn’t as nutritionally dense as it was even a century ago. To make sure that we are living optimally, there needs to be some supplementation to compensate for nutritional discrepancies. I don’t make generalities
The Truth about your Supplements
Wednesday, November 01, 2017
The supplement industry is complex and confusing, here is what you need to know The supplement industry is a confusing industry to say the least. But two criteria to look at is guaranteed purity and potency. Since naturally occurring vitamins, minerals, and herbs cannot treat disease (according to the Food and Drug Administration) they are
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The Pros and Cons of a Vegan Diet
Friday, October 06, 2017
Getting Your Protein When it comes to the vegan diet, the most important thing that needs to be address is protein consumption. Vegetables have protein which are combinations of many amino acids put together in certain sequences. Unfortunately the absorption of these proteins aren’t as high as animal proteins. Animal protein has high amounts of
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