Health and Wellness Articles | Chiropractic Care

5 strategies for creating a healthier gut

Christina DeBusk October 29, 2018

While many factors contribute to a person’s overall level of health, research is increasingly finding that there is one big factor that greatly impacts one’s health. Organisms contained with the gut can either contribute to one’s wellness or contribute to illness and is a critical factor to health.Harvard Medical School explains that the gut impacts health largely due to its two-way connection with the brain.

CBD for athletes: Examining the pros and cons

Christina DeBusk October 23, 2018

There are many things athletes can do to improve their performance. These include eating a healthy diet, staying hydrated, engaging in training exercises specific to their sport and getting adequate rest. But one other option that is getting increasingly more attention lately is the taking of supplements, specifically those containing CBD. CBD is short for cannabidiol and does not contain THC (tetrahydrocannabinol).

Learn hormone management for optimal female health

Laurie Steelsmith October 18, 2018

Wellness Approach Do your female patients often complain of fatigue, moodiness, insomnia, anxiety and inexplicable weight gain? Do they have physical and emotional symptoms that simply won’t budge? If so, they may be one of the millions of women struggling with a common but burdensome problem: hormone imbalance. Women are rarely told about the broad range of effects their hormones can have on their bodies, minds and spirits, even though the vast majority of women experience hormonal imbalances at some point in their lives.

The therapeutic potential of the endocannabinoid system

Hector Lopez October 16, 2018

Research Results Integrative, functional and holistic healing practitioners such as chiropractors often admit they were unaware of just how powerful the endocannabinoid system (ECS) is in optimizing the health of so many organ systems and addressing conditions until they begin using cannabidiol-rich agricultural hemp extract.

Your best friend could be your key to a healthy immune system

Tina Beychok October 16, 2018

If you are like 105 million other Americans, you know many of the benefits (as well as some of the frustration) that come from owning a dog. Exercise from taking them for walks, companionship when you are lonely, or just the joy of watching their silly antics are just a few of the attributes that earn dogs the title of best friend. But there has been some interesting research recently that shows dogs may actually do more than just provide you with a reason to exercise, get up in the morning, or laugh.

Celebrate National Chiropractic Health Month 2018 in your practice

Christina DeBusk October 2, 2018

Every October, chiropractors around the country celebrate National Chiropractic Health Month. Also every October, this month dedicated to the benefits of chiropractic care is given a central theme. This year’s theme is “Move 4 Life.” The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) explains that the goal of this year’s slogan is to promote the benefits of movement, both as a way to improve overall health and also to reduce incidences of back pain.

Neuroplasticity presents opportunities for chiropractors

David Christenson September 26, 2018

Research Results Fairly recently, researchers have discovered that the human brain has the ability to form new neural pathways. This opens the door to an expansive new treatment opportunity for chiropractors—the brain-injured patient. The brain is the most complex and mysterious organ in the human body. Historically, neuroscientists believed that the human brain’s structure and functions were essentially “fixed” or unchangeable by the ages of 17 to 19.

Telomere length: The surface of spinal correction and health

Douglas Lightstone September 24, 2018

Case Study Human telomere length (TL) is affected by genetic and environmental factors. TL decreases with age and is considered a biomarker of biological aging. Research has shown that TL is associated with disease and dysfunction throughout the body as well as mortality. Additionally, lifestyle choices such as diet, tobacco and alcohol use, physical activity and sleep habits have been shown to affect TL.

Bovine colostrum: Your tool for accelerated recovery, repair and anti-aging

Douglas A. Wyatt September 10, 2018

Research Results Bovine colostrum is an integral tool in the modern chiropractor’s toolbox, and one that is suitable for every patient walking through your door. Whether patients come in for treatment of an acute injury, chronic pain or a monthly adjustment, you can address the one health need that spans every health care profession—aging and its related conditions.

Is active sitting a solution to low-back pain?

Turner Osler September 7, 2018

Clinical Concerns Humans are designed to move. Indeed, for at least three million years, people lived as hunter-gatherers, foraging, running after prey, running from predators, remaining fairly active all day, every day. So it was an immense change when, about 100 years ago, farming became mechanized and the majority of workers sat down at desk jobs. This was an unplanned experiment on a massive scale and, unfortunately, it hasn’t gone well.

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