In a time where our culture seems to embrace the organic and natural way, it is disturbing to see the percentage of non-natural births increase every year in the United States. This is not meant to make someone feel bad if you needed an intervention like a c section, but the WHO (World Health Organization) […]
1) Shoulder/Neck sprain /strain While “kipping” is not the cause of all of the time, it is a factor for most cross-fit gym goers. While kipping is great for gymnastic movement, coordination, and getting extra reps in when the classic strict pull up would not work, the “kip” can easily lead to shoulder/neck strain/sprain, and […]
With the explosion of the Wellness industry, we could all name thousands of ways to alleviate stress; from revolutionary ways to exercise our bodies, to eating certain types of “super foods”, to incorporate meditation practices that have been revolutionary. Yet somehow, many of us, still find ourselves pulled in so many different directions and still […]
My children are always dirty, and I brag about this constantly. “Parents are given this erroneous message that they are not good parents unless they are being obsessive about how clean their children look”. But our message is different: Dirt is good. Dirt is healthy. Dirt is fun. And if your children look dirty… we […]
Lesson 1: If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at will change. TRUTH. I have been working in the emergency room practicing medicine for over 10 years. You need different personality traits to be able to think quick and act quick in life or death situations. And let me […]
You know who inspired us to create this awesome fall campaign? Walgreens and CVS! Before you commit us to the insane asylum, hear us out : ) If I told you “I got it”, would you know what I’m talking about? People wear their “I got it” stickers after getting their flu shots. They wear […]
WHAT GOOD IS THE WARMTH OF SUMMER, WITHOUT THE COLD OF WINTER TO GIVE IT SWEETNESS! (John Steinbeck). Here are 5 ideas to keep your family super fit, active, healthy and happy during this season. Get outside (yep, OUT-SIDE!): bundle up, and just do it. Hikes, walks around your neighborhood, ice skating, snow […]
There is a big war out there. Real Doctors Vs. Quacks One side says: “Medical doctors are here to end human kind. They just want my money.They are all paid by big pharma.” Other side says: “Quacks (chiropractors, naturopaths, accupuncturists, etc) are not real professionals. They sell pseudoscience, we are all gonna die!” Let me […]
Are you blaming your pain and poor health on your bed, work chair, or picking up your kids? You did not sleep funny! Every week in our office, I will hear one of our patients say something like,”I must have slept funny last night.” When someone says this, it’s most likely because they went to […]
Do you know how much I know about plumbing? Zilt. So the toilet broke in our office. Many things can break…but not the toilet. We see too many pregnant patients, too many toddlers that are potty training, and many patients that have resolved constipation after 1 adjustment….in all these cases…when you gotta go, you gotta […]
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