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#93 THE DANGERS OF SCREEN TIME How often do you find yourself throwing in a movie or turning on an easy Netflix series to keep the kiddos distracted or to pass by time? While this may be helpful, and needed on occasion, it is important to carefully plan out and control the amount of screen…

#92 YOUR POSTURE IS NOT YOUR FAULT When I talk to patients about their posture, many will hang their heads and remark something like “I know, it’s bad” or “I need to work on my posture.” Many of these patients think that their “bad” posture is entirely their fault. Nothing could be further from the…

#91 PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS Let’s talk psychological stress! There is a lot of stress in our lives, especially recently with our current COVID-19 crisis! But did you know how far stress actually impacts our bodies at a physiological level!? Let’s first talk about two kinds of stress. We have our “acute” stress response, meaning, a stress…

#90 YOUR HEADACHE MIGHT BE A NECK ACHE Many patients seem surprised when I tell them that the source of their headache, or even migraine, may be caused by referred pain from a problem in the neck. Typically, patients seeking mainstream medical care for headaches are left to an anti-inflammatory such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen…

#89 CHIROPRACTIC CARE DURING PREGNANCY Some of the most frequently asked questions we get regarding pregnancy and chiropractic are, Is it safe? and How can it be beneficial? First off, the techniques that we use in our office are extremely safe for all of our pregnant mommas! We have pregnancy pillows that allow mom to lay face down…

#88 HOW CAN YOUR LIVER BE ASSOCIATED WITH WEIGHT GAIN? The Liver is an incredibly important, but neglected part of the human body. We hear a lot about the heart, brain, thyroid and adrenals, and for good reason! They are all important. However, the liver is as equally important and yet, is under appreciated and…

#87 CONNECT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY Connect With Friends And Family We have all been given extra time with this Corona Virus lock down, and I was lucky enoughto have a friend schedule a Zoom chat with a group of 20 friends that I played rugbywith over 15 years ago. Many of these guys I have…

#85 VITAMIN C & CORONA VIRUS I am sharing and interesting article from the New York Post. This article explains that some New York hospitals are treating their patients with high doses of Vitamin C. In this article, they state that patients in China who were given Vitamin C, did better than those who weren’t.…

#86 THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME TO… MEDITATE! When stress is at its highest, I have personally found meditation a powerful and effective way to keep your mind focused and prevent it from running wild with unnecessary fear, doubt and negativity. Complaining doesn’t change anything and being terrified only increases the chance you might get sick because…

#83 W.H.O. RECOMMENDS AVOIDING IBUPROFEN FOR CORONAVIRUS The W.H.O. (World Health Organization) has backed a recommendation by the French health minister, that Ibuprofen may worsen the effects of COVID-19 and should be avoided. A recent study in The Lancet Medical Journal, theorized that an enzyme boosted by Ibuprofen could enable and exacerbate the COVID-19 infections. I…