We are excited about the workshop line up we have planned for the rest of 2019. We are on a mission to empower our community to live longer, healthier lives and have designed this line up to help you get the most from your care and give you tools to use for the future. Make …
Paleo and Keto? Thank you to everyone who attended last Tuesday night’s workshop (and brought a guest) on the most important things to know about Nutrition. Hopefully you all left with a few takeaways you can implement into your daily lives right away. Small changes make a BIG impact over the long term. One simple …
Omega 3’s are anti-inflammatory to our bodies and are the required building blocks for a healthy brain and nervous system. The normal ratio ratio of Omega 3 to Omega 6 (which is pro-inflammatory) should be 1:2. The average American has a ratio of 1:24!!!! No wonder everyone has aches and pains all over and can’t think straight, we’re inflamed because of our food.
So what can we do about it? In order to get the recommended dosage
Day 19’s challenge… Get Sweaty. Now that we are all warmed up from standing up once an hour, tomorrow’s challenge is to be physically active enough to break a sweat.
Ready for Day 17? We are moving on to Hip Mobility! Accumulate 8 minutes each side throughout the day. Check out this video from Dr. Karo. He has a movement that great for you hip and you can even do while sitting at work!
Platinum Health Challenge Day 15: Get Outside Day 15… Get Outside. While it is still too early in the year to synthesize Vit-D directly from the sun (because of our latitude and longitude), there are many other benefits to getting outside. Taking a break can make you more productive and help you see things in …
Platinum Health Challenge Day 14: Meditate for 15 minutes Today marks the last challenge for week 2! Make sure to get all of your challenge submissions into Kristen by Sunday at 6 pm and use the #platinumhealthchallenge so we can find you. For Day 14 we are upping the anti in our meditation practice, Meditate …
Platinum Health Challenge Day 13: Eat Probiotic Foods For Day 13 we are back on the nutrition train… Eat Probiotic Foods! As you know, we are always talking about Gut Health and the important roll it plays for our overall wellbeing, mentally and physically. In fact, you can check out this video that we posted …
Dr. James Chestnut, who we had the opportunity to see present this weekend, coined the term ‘Movement Deficiency Syndrome’ to identify the necessity of both physical activity and exercise on human physiology, function, and health. Physical activity and exercise are necessary components to keeping our bodies in working order, via supporting our genetic requirement for sufficient and pure …
Platinum Health Challenge Day 11: Gratitude Did you know that writing down 5 things you’re grateful for everyday can have significant beneficial affects on your brain and health? Let’s try it out! For Day 11, List 5 Things You are Grateful For. The science is pretty solid, being grateful for the good things in your …
Platinum Health Challenge Day 10: Shoulder Mobility Now that our hips are all feeling great from yesterday’s challenge, it is time to give our shoulders some love. Day 10 is Shoulder Mobility! Check out this video from Dr. Karo showing some flexion and extension mobility for your shoulders. Accumulate 10 minutes throughout the day. How …
February’s Worksop is on Nutrition: What to Eat and Why. We know you are all full of burning questions when it comes nutrition does and dont’s. Come to our workshop on Tuesday Feb 12 at 6:30 pm and bring your questions! Learn the why behind what we should eat and what to avoid for lasting …
Join us on Tuesday April 3 at 6:30 for April’s workshop. + Learn the why behind what we should eat and what to avoid for lasting health + Discuss tips for better nutrition decision making + Learn the most common misconceptions that mess up your progress. Light appetizers will be provided. RSVP via the form …
Scaling Option: If holding a plank is too advanced, drop your knees down into a tabletop position. For Day 9 we are focusing on the core, Plank Holds for 5 minutes. The time is accumulated, so you can take breaks as needed. Try 30 seconds on and 30 off and you’ll be done in no …
Gray’s Anatomy states that every organ, system and function of the human body is under direct control of the central nervous system. Every medical, anatomical and health related text will confirm that the nervous system is the master control system of the human body, from conception through death, and every single function reflects its activity. …
Karo Chiropractic is one of the best in Santa Clara, SC. After more than three years in practice as Karo Chiropractic, we’ve decided to change our business name to Platinum Chiropractic. The main reason for our name change is to more closely align with our emphasis on Neuro-Structural Corrective Care, which focuses on normalizing the …
A Workshop on Gut Health Tuesday May 19th @ 7:30pm During this one hour workshop Dr. Karo will talk about what makes a healthy gut & why it is important to have one, how diet & exercise affect our gut & how our gut affects our health, and the role of prebiotic/probiotic & fermented foods in …
Next Tuesday night at 7 pm, our very own Dr. Karo and special guest Jill Brittner of One World Meditation will be discussing the 3 factors that cause our health to diminish. Health is a normal state in the body. When people “get” sick, they are actually in a reduced health state. It is not until they restore their normal health, …
The Power of the Mind? A paradigm is the way we view the world. It’s the lens we each look through and consists of belief systems that help us make decisions for ourselves and others. For example, if you believe you always get sick in the wintertime due to the cold weather, when winter rolls around …
How does chiropractic work? Here is a good analogy for how a subluxation (misalignment) in the spine interferes with the nerve system of the body and reduces its ability to grow and function. Just like a subluxation, there is dysfunction/damage in the stalk preventing the plant from sending clear signals and information to the bud. Therefore the …
