December 1, 2017   The New Year is a month away. It is traditionally a time for “resolutions,” most of which concern health.   “I want to lose weight, exercise and get healthy.” The number one usually is weight loss.   Good start. However, statistically, 80% of resolutions fail by February.   “Health is the […]

You KNOW You Need to Exercise and Eat Well, But WHY Don’t You?   “IT’S SO HARD!”   In a new study from the Atlantic:   13 percent of all people were nonsmoking, active, healthy eaters.   The average American man has a body mass index just barely under the medical definition of OBESE.  In a 2013 […]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHIROPRACTIC! On September 18, 1895, Chiropractic was born in a very unusual manner, since today it is associated with neck pain, back pain, headaches, numbness and tingling. How about deafness? Here is a quote from the first chiropractic patient, Harvey Lillard: “I was deaf 17 years and I expected to always remain so, […]

Why is it so difficult to exercise? And what to do about it!   For even the most dedicated, the word “exercise” causes us to echo very familiar words:   “I know I should but….   Top three answers…and the survey says:   “I don’t have time.” “I don’t feel like it.” “I’m lazy.”   […]

New Year’s 2017   Happy New Year! Maybe because I’m getting older (notice I said “older” no “old!”) but Life seems to pass by more quickly each year. Each year we become so busy with the mechanics of life that we forget how to live. Each year we sit down and try to make goals, […]

Labor Day 2016   Back to school/back to work/back to routine (do we have to?)   I hope that everyone had a good summer. It went too fast, didn’t it? (It usually does!)   What does good health mean to you?   Do you want: To take care of that nagging pain that doesn’t seem […]

INFLAMMATION IS NOT JUST ABOUT PAIN! AND NEITHER IS CHIROPRACTIC!   Science is now focusing on the effects of inflammation on the function of organs in the body, not just on pain. They call it SIRS – systemic inflammatory response syndrome.   More dangerous than inflammation caused by an injury is what is known as […]

Sleep…the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, and what to do about it   The Good: muscle repair/tissue repair brain health – “gets rid of cellular garbage,” improves memory, concentration replenishes hormones improves mood, decreases anxiety The Bad: decreases immune system/sickness/colds increased stress and panic (increased cortisol) decreased concentration/coordination/memory weight gain increase blood pressure The […]

“I didn’t know chiropractic could help…”   People know that chiropractic helps headaches, neck pain, back pain, sciatica.   However, patients will frequently ask about other conditions and are surprised when they hear that chiropractic can help.   Here’s today’s edition:   “I didn’t know chiropractic could help TMJ.”   TMJ, or temperomandibular joint, is […]

http://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/training/ My son, Brandon, a high school biology teacher and lacrosse coach, recommended that I take this video course. I pass it on to you because I think that it is quite valuable to everyone, not just parents and coaches of youth athletes. Concussions have been brought to the forefront of the news by their […]