Continuing our focus on sleep. Are you waking up and not falling back to sleep? This is a more complicated problem, as there are lots of things that could be causing this. Here are the main 3 culprits we've seen. #1. The mental or emotional stress which we discussed last week. Chiropractic care and massage will do [...]
Our focus this month is on sleep. There are three different types of people with sleep problems. 1. People who can’t fall asleep. 2. People who wake frequently. 3. People who sleep through the night but are still tired. Sleep is so essential that we need to focus the whole month on this one issue. Without adequate [...]
As I stated in my last blog, I attended some seminars where I learned a lot and want to share with you. The nutrition seminar was incredible. The presenter started the seminar with a statement that I found profound: "What is the body doing for you, not at you?” Our “health” care system (really a sickness management [...]
For the last two weekends, I have been in seminars. One was on current research about the opioid problem, and one on nutrition. For the next few blogs, I want to share some of that information. In the first seminar, the doctor shared numerous studies on the reduction of opioid use in patients who had even a [...]
The first step in getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.” Ben Stein The quote above is such a simple statement, but so powerful. As the new year began and we discussed goals with patients, it became apparent people don't really know what they want. Most know they want to [...]
OK, the holidays are over, the tree is down and the wrapping all recycled. Now it is time for a fresh start. January is a wonderful "clean up your act" month. It is time to set some health goals for 2019. The holiday season has three major stresses: Emotional (no matter how wonderful your family and friends are- fish [...]
In the last blog post, I talked about how to set realistic goals for 2019. Click if you'd like to read it. I sincerely hope one or more of your goals for 2019 is for your health. Obviously, that is what we help with here - your Optimal Health and Wellness! My husband Kevin and I set [...]
What you get by achieving you goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Only 3% of people have clear specific goals, and guess what? People who actually take the time to think about and write goals are the ones most likely to achieve them. As the year [...]
Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone” ~ Gertrude Stein. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it” ~ William Ward Do we tell you enough that we love and appreciate you? Well, we do. Every evening on my way home from work I say what I am grateful [...]
November is the month we spend in reflection and gratitude. Photostock image, not real patient. Recently I had a young patient whose asthma was so out of control that she was using her inhaler constantly, being hospitalized twice per month, on 5 medications, and not able to attend school. After getting care at our office, [...]
