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Platinum Nutrition Program to Create Healthy Habits

For many of us, once the holiday season is in full swing, our diet and nutrition goals fly right out the window. But not to worry, we have your back!

Platinum Nutrition Program to Create Healthy Habits

An Ounce of Prevention — Beat Holiday Stress

Many people find the end of the year to be an extra stressful time. Some of the additional forms of stress people experience include:

An Ounce of Prevention — Beat Holiday Stress

What Causes a Neuro-Structural Shift?

Health is our body’s natural state from birth until death. It is not an event but a process throughout our lives. Our body is self-regulating and self-healing.

What Causes a Neuro-Structural Shift?

“I had a one month long headache & had no idea what was wrong…[Dr. Karo] fixed the problem & educated me on the central nervous system. I still remember the release in my upper head & how happy I was.”

Many patients come to us with headaches, numbness, bodily aching and pain. Oftentimes, they have been living with it for so long, leading to more medical care, drugs and surgery. Imagine how much someone’s quality of life could improve had they known that aging does not mean chronic dis-ease or that a fully functioning nervous system could bring them back to health.

“I had a one month long headache & had no idea what was wrong…[Dr. Karo] fixed the problem & educated me on the central nervous system. I still remember the release in my upper head & how happy I was.”

Are You Ready for Cold Season? Helpful Tips to Prepare for Cold Season!

Have you started to prepare for cold season? You can’t avoid it but you can take some simple steps to prepare. Read on for tips to get you through the season.

Are You Ready for Cold Season? Helpful Tips to Prepare for Cold Season!

What is a Neuro-Structural Shift?

What is a neuro-structural shift? They are typically the underlying cause of many secondary symptoms such as tightness and pain.

What is a Neuro-Structural Shift?

Chiropractor in Santa Clara – The Platinum Chiropractic Difference

With our unique focus on Neuro-Structural Correction at Platinum Chiropractic, we are a top chiropractor in Santa Clara.

Chiropractor in Santa Clara – The Platinum Chiropractic Difference

How to Achieve Optimal Health

Health is our body’s natural state from birth until death. It is not an event but a process throughout our lives. Our body is self-regulating and self-healing.

How to Achieve Optimal Health

Enhance Your Sixth Sense

Proprioception refers to the sense or perception of your body position and movement. It’s your subconscious ability to know where your body is without touching or seeing it. This sense is gained primarily from your joints’ sensory nerve input and input from your brain’s vestibular (balance) portion. So why is proprioception so important? This extraordinary …

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Enhance Your Sixth Sense

Come to Our Fall Workshop on the Immune System!

How can you take control of your health? What are the best things you can do for your body? Your immune response largely dictates your overall health. It’s responsible for how your entire body reacts to any external stimuli (e.g. seasonal allergies are a hyperactive immune response to pollen). It is the job of each part of your immune …

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Coming Up This Fall

As discussed earlier this month, proper diet is a significant factor in maintaining a healthy immune system alongside many other health benefits. Given how important it is to provide your  body with the right foods, be sure to join our fall Platinum Nutrition Program! This week is the last week to join the group nutrition program; …

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“By the time I left the office, I was walking out of there standing up straight with my head held high unassisted”

My husband and I started seeing Dr. Karo a little over a year ago and it’s been the best chiropractic experience I’ve ever had. I had to have emergency surgery a few months into treatment at Platinum Chiropractic. I couldn’t walk or stand up straight when I wobbled into the practice 2 days post op. …

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“By the time I left the office, I was walking out of there standing up straight with my head held high unassisted”

Biology, Not Belief

Chiropractic is simply biology, more specifically anatomy and physiology. There is a certain way your body operates, and if you cooperate with how it works, you have the best chance to be Healthy. Every disease has one thing in common: the body no longer functions normally. To be healthy, you have to make sure that …

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Biology, Not Belief

“When I went in for the first time I couldn’t feel my right arm”

Platinum Chiropractic is fantastic, I recommend it to anyone and everyone! When I went in for the first time I couldn’t feel my right arm. Both Dr. Karo and Kristen were so kind from the beginning. Kristen got me in on the same day and Dr. Karo calmly talked me through my panic. Within only …

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“When I went in for the first time I couldn’t feel my right arm”

Emotional Stress

As we have been talking about the last few weeks, Neuro-Structural shifts in your spine result from your body’s inability to adapt to stress. And those stressors come in three forms: Chemical, Physical, and Emotional. This week we are talking about Emotional Stress. You can check out the chart above for some examples of Emotional stressors, but I am …

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Emotional Stress

Physical Stress

When physical stresses are too much for our body to adapt to, the spine and nervous system get shifted. When people think of Physical Stress, they commonly think about sudden traumatic events, such as car accidents, falls, or surgery. And these are good examples. However, physical stressors most widely come from repetitive misuse and underuse, …

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Physical Stress

Chemical Stress

A  Neuro-Structural Shift  or NS Shift occurs during stress. Stress comes in three different forms, Physical, Chemical, and Emotional. When these stressors are too much for your body, your spine and nervous system compensate by creating a NS Shift. This week we are talking about Chemical Stressors. Please take a look at the table above for some ideas …

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Chemical Stress

What Controls Your Health?

Check out this video from Dr. Karo for the answerhttps://vimeo.com/712406302 Every part of your body (cells, tissues, and organs) is controlled by your nervous system, which is your brain and spinal cord. Your brain is housed and protected by your skull and your spinal cord is protected by 24 moveable vertebrae. In between each vertebrae, …

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What Controls Your Health?

Omega 3s & Pain

By now, you may have heard about supplementing Omegas 3s. But do we really understand why they are so important, how they can help reduce our pain levels, and WHY we need to supplement?Pain is a signal from our body telling us there’s something happening. Usually, during chronic pain, we have an overproduction of proinflammatory …

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Omega 3s & Pain

Work Station Check!

What’s Causing My Neuro-Structural Shifts? We already know that Neuro-Structural Shifts are caused by stress, and stress comes in three forms: Chemical, Physical, and Emotional. If you missed that article, you can check it out here. When you come in for regular appointments, Dr. Karo checks your body for Neuro-Structural shifts and adjusts your spine and …

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Work Station Check!