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How Toxic is Your Bedroom?

By | May 20th, 2016|Our Thoughts|

Sleep is the time when your body attempts to repair and restore itself from the day’s onslaught of stressors, toxins, chemicals, junk food and other adversaries. What you may not know is there might be many toxins lurking in your bedroom. These toxins are contaminating the environment that should be promoting health and healing. Quick [...]

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Is Your Culture Working?

By | April 27th, 2016|Our Thoughts|

The Secrets of the World's Longest-Living Cultures It's no secret that the world at large views Americans as McDonald's-loving, Solo cup-toting creatures of convenience. And this perception, though obviously not universally applicable, rings true in far too many cases. The United States spends frighteningly huge gobs of money toward health care, but those good-natured dollars [...]

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Are You Holding Your Family Back?

By | April 27th, 2016|Our Thoughts|

Over the past few years that I have been a chiropractor I have noticed that husbands and fathers can be either a barrier to their wives and children receiving natural health care or their #1 supporter.  I wanted to write this blog to both introduce who I am, Dad to Dad, husband to husband and [...]

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Pack a Punch with Low-Impact Exercise

By | April 4th, 2016|Our Thoughts|

Regular exercise has a variety of benefits for your health, such as reducing the risk of heart attack, stroke and a premature death. It is also especially beneficial for providing protection against obesity, high blood pressure, fractures, depression, insomnia and osteoporosis. But, if your like many people, you put off exercising because your knees are [...]

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Signs You May Have a Vitamin D Deficiency

By | March 28th, 2016|Our Thoughts|

Many people have vitamin D deficiency without knowing about such problem. Doctors and Health experts and Nutritionists have warned that drinking only vitamin D fortified food item like milk may not fully provide the individual with all their needed vitamin D for good health. Statistics on Vitamin D deficiency in US Children and Adults According [...]

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Add These Six Superfoods to Your Diet and Supercharge Your Life

By | March 24th, 2016|Our Thoughts|

Don't call it dieting. Call it changing the way you eat. Fad diets come and go but superfoods are always readily available to augment a healthy lifestyle. And there are simple ways to add them to your everyday meals. Below are six superfoods that pack a bevy of vitamins and minerals. Try adding these items to your breakfast, lunch and [...]

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Protect Yourself From Stress

By | March 17th, 2016|Our Thoughts|

While almost every human being has experienced or will experience stress, only a small percentage of the population is aware that stress is contagious and can be triggered by empathy--situations like having an anxious friend or even watching a depressing TV show. These unchecked, small amounts of empathic anxiety can accumulate over time and become long-term stress, which is just as harmful to [...]

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The effects of losing sleep, and how to get more sleep

By | March 10th, 2016|Our Thoughts|

Our bodies have developed over time to sleep when it is dark and be awake when it is light. This is a natural flow, and science has shown we do ourselves no favors when we try to disregard this natural flow of life. Part of that is our culture. A 2013 study showed 25 percent [...]

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The Best Essential Oil Duos

By | March 7th, 2016|Our Thoughts|

Naturally occurring oils that have been used for centuries for everything from cosmetic to spiritual and emotional purposes, essential oils are highly revered for their vast array of uses. An ancient practice that is still being embraced in the present day, people use essential oils as an alternative to medications and therapies of all kinds. [...]

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The surprising benefits of drinking tea

By | March 3rd, 2016|Our Thoughts|

Tea was always thought to be good for health in Asia.  Tea later took the British Empire by storm, and to this day is a favorite drink. Turns out the Asians were right, tea is a very healthy drink with virtually no drawbacks. The caffeine can be considered a negative if you drink too much, [...]

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