Health & Wellness

Did you know various postures and positions put more stress on your spine than others? Gravity is constantly putting pressure on our spine. Sitting and slouching are some of the most high pressure positions, and repetitive pressure over time will affect your spine.

Do you experience lower back pain, sciatica, or problems with your hips, knees, or feet? You might think that these pains are unrelated, but they could be connected. Each of these body parts are connected to the spine, which is the foundation of the body, and any shifts in its structure can lead to imbalances and compensations that affect the rest of the body.

Headaches and migraines are common conditions affecting millions of people worldwide. While headaches and migraines share some similarities, they differ in several ways. Let’s explore the difference between the two and how Neuro-Structural Corrective Chiropractic can help alleviate these conditions.

Did you know that we spend about one-third of our lives in bed? Yep! So you can imagine the position in which you spend a third of your life matters! Let’s chat about choosing the best pillow for your neck and how the right one can support your body and improve your sleep overall.

Neck and shoulder pain may stem from many different health issues. It can vary from muscle strains, restricted joints, nerve pinching, infections, tumors, and even organ dysfunction. Remember, all your healing and bodily functions begin at the brain and run down the spinal cord, out through your nerves to every cell, tissue, and organ.

Come to our workshop. We’ll look at what science and research tell us are the top 5 ways to care for our physical and mental health and how to prevent disease.

Abnormalities such as digestive issues, dizziness, excessive sweating could be signs of autonomic neuropathy. This happens when there is damage to the nerves that manage your body everyday unconscious functions, such as heart rate, blood pressure, digestion and more. Learn about the science behind how chiropractic care can help restore normal function, care for your nerve health and prevent any further nerve damage.

Getting outside and exposing our skin to the sun’s rays, the grass and the earth can greatly impact our overall health. We frequently talk about Vitamin D synthesis, but there are many other health benefits to getting outside, such as better sleep, uplifting mood and improving immune health

Daily movement is one of the best-studied interventions for long-term physical and mental health. It could literally save someone’s life, is accessible, and all you have to do is mimic our ancestral hunter-gatherer patterns. Incorporating a rhythm of high-intensity exercise days, reminiscent of hunting, alternated with days of rest and light activity, could make a world of difference regarding our overall health.

In the US particularly, there has been a skyrocketing upward trend of sugar in the foods accessible to us over the past several decades, and the effects of this have been jarring when considering our overall health and quality of life. As a result, it is now more important than ever to be conscientious of how much sugar we consume, educate ourselves on different ingredients that are actually sugar in disguise, and diligently check the ingredients every time we take a trip to the grocery store.

This time of year, is it time to supplement Vitamin D. Why? First, let’s talk about what vitamin D is, what it does, the current norm and how we can get it naturally. This will help us to understand if and when we need to supplement.