Below is an email I received from my son’s kindergarten class this week. Now, mind you, I’m not making fun of this parent. She is like most parents and truly believes the following advice contains meaningful information. “Hello Parents! It’s our last week of school before the Winter Break and the much anticipated Holiday Performance […]
For those of you who have been to our office in the past few weeks, you may have noticed or heard that half of our clinic is under repair. Yes, unfortunately, our wonderful city workers busted a line and forced a water and sewage back up, flooding half of our clinic. Sorry about the mess, […]
Mosquitoes Seek Stagnant Water….weird title but true. Although, mosquitoes DO NOT cause the pool to become stagnant. The sooner you understand and teach yourself and your kids that GERMS don’t cause disease, the sooner you will be liberated from the medical fear machine. This doesn’t mean that germs do not exist…THEY DO, but they are […]
Times have definitely changed for the better. A few days ago, I had a construction guy/contractor come in with symptoms of anxiety and insomnia. What makes this worth the post, is that I’ve been seeing a wonderful trend with men seeking out natural healthcare as their first option. Even just a few years ago, we […]
The warm weather is finally on its way! Who’s excited to let their athletic sides out and take part in more outdoor activities? This article topic is actually going to be about athletes. To start, I want you to think of what being an athlete means to you. In my mind it’s someone that’s in […]
Summer has finally blessed us with some good weather! It’s now time for everyone to get outside, enjoy the weather, and be active. We want to remind everyone to have fun but also to be careful. This is the time of year were we see a lot more injuries, especially in the extremities. While we […]
Antibiotics are commonly prescribed for childhood illnesses, like ear aches, sore throats, colds, etc. Sometimes they are prescribed for the wrong conditions. When we medicate our kids, we are not allowing their body’s innate ability to fight the infection on their own. This prevents their immune system from becoming stronger towards fighting illnesses they’ll face […]
There are many people out there that experience jaw pain or TMJ on a daily basis. Those that experience this know that it can cause a lot of pain and discomfort. One of the biggest things people with TMJ dread is going to the Dentist. Keeping your mouth open for long periods of time is […]
Over the past several weeks we’ve been getting a lot of questions from parents about backpacks, specifically if their kids were wearing them properly. It turns out that 95% of kids do not wear them ergonomically. The trend has been for kids to wear their backpacks very low which causes constant stress to their spines, […]
Summer’s here, I hope that you’ve been outside enjoying it as much as you can! For this weeks blog we’ll be discussing bad habits, specifically how to unlearn bad habits. I know each person has at least one bad habit or vice and it’s something that you should make a goal to start changing. The […]
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