Health, Wellness & Nutrition

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) reports that long-distance travel—defined as travel in which the final destination is more than 50 miles away—increases nearly 55 percent over the Thanksgiving holiday and about 25 percent when closer to Christmas and New Year’s. Therefore, it’s likely that your patients will be spending some time in transit over the upcoming holiday season. As their healthcare provider, this puts you in the perfect position to increase the odds they enjoy their time with family and friends without suffering from a travel-related back injury.

Now that fall is ending in favor of winter, the cold and flu season is also approaching. Along with colder temperatures, shorter days, and holiday music, your patients may also experience the stuffy nose, scratchy throat, and persistent cough that can often come with a cold or flu. Unfortunately, these symptoms can quickly put a damper on the holiday plans they might have.

With patients to treat, records to update, and all of the other time-consuming functions that come with running your own business, the reality is that you have to pick and choose which conferences you’ll attend and which ones you’ll have to put out of mind. Of course, events related specifically to chiropractic often get priority because they’re the ones most relevant to your day-to-day duties. But if you’ve never attended a conference about cognitive disabilities, then you’re really missing out.

December 4 to 10, 2016, is National Handwashing Awareness Week. Handwashing is the most effective way to prevent germs from spreading. And while washing your hands may seem like a no brainer, it is more important than you think. According to researchers in London, if everyone consistently washed their hands, it would prevent one million deaths a year.1 Here’s everything you need to know about the art of handwashing.

Whether commuting by car or flying by plane, getting from point A to B is no longer as easy or even glamorous as it used to be. So how can you help your patients stay comfortable while traveling? Here are five easy tips you can share with them to help keep their aches and pains in check while traveling to their favorite destinations this holiday season.

Adding insect protein to your diet is an unexpected way to get this vital nutrient. Anyone who gardens has no doubt watched caterpillars inch their way across the leaves of a cucumber plant, crickets jump through corn stalks, or spiders spin webs along protective fencing. But when you pick those juicy red tomatoes or harvest butternut squash, have you ever considered plucking one of those crawling critters to use as a side dish?

Staying competitive often requires expanding your practice by offering more treatment options. This makes you more appealing to patients experiencing more than one issue. That’s why a number of DCs are considering adding stem cell treatments to their practice.