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As the uncertainty of the economic crisis continues, many of us are being forced to cut our expenditures and look for places to save money. For many people one of the first things to go are healthy lifestyle options such as gym memberships, trainers, fresh (organic) fruits and vegetables, well checks at the doctor, etc. […]

Thanksgiving is over and the holidays are approaching, I hope all of you are starting to have those warm, snuggle up to the fireplace moments, with hot chocolate and warm apple cider to boot! I’m sure you are hustling about, whether it is down Elston to visit Target, Home Depot, or Best Buy for some […]

One of the most unfortunate aspects of the drug culture we live in today is the law of unintended consequences: we take a medication to help a problem but it ends up causing us more problems. Once again we see this in action with antibiotics in some new research into stomach bacteria. Some new studies, […]

Originally Written November 5, 2008 Last night as I was watching Barack Obama’s speech after winning the 2008 election I began to reflect on the past year and to look forward to the future. No matter what side you were on I think we all can agree that our nation is at a crossroads, and […]

Welcome to McKinley Chiropractic’s new Wellness Blog. We plan on using this space to keep you, our valued patient, informed on current events, health care trends, and on our thoughts on health and wellness. Please check back frequently and feel free to comment. We hope to develop a community of patients, friends, and family members […]

In our last post we discussed the cause of the majority of the chronic conditions, including heart disease, we see in the US: the pro-inflammatory state.  Today, I want to talk about some simple things you can do the ensure you’re living a lifestyle that doesn’t promote inflammation.  In last week’s article we highlighted two causes […]

As we know heart disease is the number 1 cause of death in this country at over 450,000 people in 2008 accounting for $448.5 billion spent.  Since the eighties we have been taught that the primary cause of heart disease is high cholesterol levels causing plaque in the arteries.  Because of this belief, statin drugs […]

Natalie, a local Wellness Coach, passed this article from the Huffington Post, “Is it an Eating Disorder, Or a Relationship Disorder?”, on to us.  Written by one of her mentors, it does a great job of emphasizing the relationship between the biochemical and psychological dimensions of health.  Remember you must have balance in all three […]

Is Your Ab Workout Hurting Your Back? By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS     This article pretty much sums it up.  Many of you are working on deadbugs, birddogs, etc. core strengthening  exercises.  Stuart McGill, the expert quoted in the article, developed these exercises (and I stole them).  The most important thing to take away is this:  ab […]

Join us for The Wellness Revolution! Wednesday, July 8th, 6:00 p.m. Learn: How to empower yourself to make healthy nutritional choices (i.e. Gatorade sucks!) How to revolutionize your workouts! About the need to rise up against cholesterol medications and consume healthy fats! Why kids and pregnant women need chiropractic too + much more! …and don’t […]