The value places on health can never be too great. Health is one of those interesting subjects. When you have it, you don’t think about it. You are simply able to concentrate on other areas of your life. You may not even notice or appreciate that you can live your life to its fullest on [...]
Pickleball has taken Florida by storm. This previously unheard-of sport was created originally on Bainbridge Island, Oregon way back in 1965. It was invented by Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell, and Barney McCallum. Their children were bored with normal summer games, so they came up with their own. The name Pickleball came into play because it [...]
Stiffness can include feeling stiff from exercise including knots in the muscles, arthritis, inflammation from chronic infection or autoimmune issues, fibromyalgia, anxiety, and even medication side effects. We tend to be less flexible and stiffer as we age. Part of it is due to lifestyle changes as we get older. We tend to live more [...]
Life is busy. Health can sometimes fall by the wayside when it comes to preventive maintenance. The thing is, when we fail to take care of ourselves eventually it can catch up to us. Much like ignoring the check engine light in your car, if you do not pay attention to how your body feels [...]
Living under chronically stressful conditions can wreak havoc on our health especially if we aren’t getting our bodies the nutrition they need. Food is our medicine. In the case of stress and anxiety, and even depression, processed foods can create oxidative stress, inflammation, as well as mood disorders. 95% of the serotonin in our bodies [...]
If you have ever been in a minor car accident you may have questioned yourself as to if you need medical treatment or not. The truth is many car accidents where you think “I am ok, it was just a fender bender” may allow you to walk away from the scene of the accident feeling [...]
The fact is that while the occasional acute attack of inflammation due to injury or illness will not do any long-term damage to the body, ongoing cases that become chronic in nature (lasting 6 months or longer) can turn into contributing factors in the progression and onset of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other conditions. As [...]
Surgery of any kind should be a very last resort measure. This includes back surgery of any kind. Spinal surgery though sometimes can help depending on severity, often ends up being no benefit at all and causing a lot of pain during the rather lengthy recovery phase. Common back surgeries include spinal fusion, laminectomy, foraminotomy, a [...]
Migraine headaches suck the life out of you. They take you away from your daily life, work, and family forcing you to lay down away from noise and light. When this becomes a repetitive cycle of pain it can affect your ability to interact with others and for some even lead to lessening of income [...]
The chiropractic system of therapy is designed to place focus on the structure of the body. This is with the spine being the main focal point. Chiropractors manually manipulate the body's structural alignment in order to reduce pain while simultaneously improving function. This allows the body the opportunity to finally heal itself. While the primary [...]
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