The Life You Want to Live
The Life You Want to Live Created in Newsletter Library, Chronic Conditions We all want to get the most we can out of life. Whether we want to find a loving partner, work at a meaningful career, gather an abundance of financial resources, or have enough leisure time to pursue favored interests, the usual bottom […]
Swinging for the Fences
Swinging for the Fences Created in Newsletter Library, Exercise & Fitness Game-changing plays in any sport and at any level are tremendously exciting. Whether we’re watching Pop Warner football, middle school recreational soccer, high school basketball, or Major League Baseball, an extraordinary athletic play makes us stand up and cheer. If our team takes the […]
The Three Ps
The Three Ps Created in Newsletter Library, Nutrition & Healthy Eating Pasta, pizza, and peanut butter. We’ve all been there. For some of us, these three delicious, yet nutritionally limited, pantry items constituted our three main food groups for months, if not years of our 20s and 30s, possibly even our 40s. But there comes […]
The Pain of Clinical Depression
The Pain of Clinical Depression Created in Newsletter Library, Chronic Conditions Many of us think of depression as a psychological condition. The causes of depression are sought in the person’s childhood or in her personal circumstances as an adult. But within the last 10 or 20 years depression is increasingly being evaluated within a physiological […]
The Home Stretch
The Home Stretch Created in Newsletter Library, Exercise & Fitness Thanks to effective public health campaigns regarding healthy lifestyle choices, many people have incorporated regular, vigorous exercise, a nutritious diet, and getting sufficient rest in their daily routines. For many people, an additional important component of a healthy lifestyle is regular stretching. Regular stretching provides […]
Vitamins for Vitality
Vitamins for Vitality Created in Newsletter Library, Nutrition & Healthy Eating People often wonder about taking vitamins. Should I bother? Are they worth the money? Which ones should I take? In order, the answers are yes, yes, and ask your chiropractor to recommend the brand best for you. Why take vitamins at all? The purpose […]
When Are Simple Headaches Not So Simple?
When Are Simple Headaches Not So Simple? Created in Newsletter Library, Chronic Conditions Headaches are big business. For the drug companies, that is. Approximately 10 million Americans suffer daily headaches, and 50 million have headaches often enough to seek medical care. Approximately 23 million Americans suffer from migraines. Billions of dollars are spent each year […]
The Power of Cross-Training
The Power of Cross-Training Created in Newsletter Library, Exercise & Fitness Cross-training refers to a combination of different methods of exercise. Specifically, cross-training refers to the combination of strength training and cardiovascular training in your overall exercise program. Whether you’re a 14-year-old just starting out on your first fitness program, or whether you’re a 74-year-old […]
Your Fellow Travelers
Your Fellow Travelers Created in Newsletter Library, Nutrition & Healthy Eating It has long been known that over evolutionary time the human organism developed in tandem with a vast host of microbial fellow travelers. The 100 trillion microorganisms inhabiting our gastrointestinal tracts assist in numerous physiological processes critical to our health and well being. The […]
When the Cure Is Worse than the Disease
When the Cure Is Worse than the Disease Created in Newsletter Library, Chronic Conditions Chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes have increasingly high prevalence in world populations.1 Such prevalence is rising despite extensive use of prescription medications. Problematically, many people have two or more concurrent chronic disorders and are taking multiple medications. But frequently the […]