Do you love the holidays or dread them? After observing patients for 30 years during the holiday season, we know that while it's the most wonderful time of the year, it is also physically, mentally, and emotionally draining. While we all get excited to have friends and family together for gatherings, most of us feel overworked and [...]
Halloween is just around the corner! Kids are getting excited to put on their costumes, hang out with other kids, and run around the neighborhood, getting as much candy as possible. What a blast! Of course, a love/hate thing is going on here. As parents, we love helping our kids have fun, and we hate what happens [...]
As we reflect on this holiday season, we are so grateful and thankful for all of you. In our many years of practice, we have been blessed to help thousands of patients regain and maintain their health. It is a blessing for us that chiropractic care is not our job or career... but our calling. It [...]
How about a truly meaningful gift for 2020? How about something truly valuable for someone you love? (You know they don’t need another tie or box of candy.) 1. Who in your family could use a gift of relaxation, calm, deep muscle tension relief, and feel fantastic after the hectic holiday, especially this year? You may wonder, [...]
The third stress to manage this holiday season is chemical stress. What’s the biggest offender? SUGAR of course. You may have heard me talk about how sugar is more addictive than cocaine; it lights up more pleasure centers in the brain. Some of us jump on the sugar train at Halloween and ride it to the Super [...]
Now for the hardest holiday stress: EMOTIONAL No matter how fun the holidays are or how wonderful your family is; it is hard to live up to the hype. Every family has issues and the holidays seem to magnify them. Some of the symptoms of emotional stress are (according to Helpguide: Your Trusted Guide to Mental Health [...]
The holiday season is upon us! Have you noticed that half your office is sick? Well, that’s because the holidays encompass all 3 types of stress: 1. Physical 2. Emotional 3. Chemical Stress zaps the immune system which makes you more vulnerable to infection. One easy action to boost your immune system is to come in for [...]
So the holidays are here. With just a few days until Christmas, many of us (most of us?) are feeling stressed. I have decided it's just not worth my health and have realized that I am too blessed to be stressed! I have a wonderful life with my family, friends and all of YOU, without which I [...]
