Your Double Helix
Your Double Helix Created in Newsletter Library, Exercise & Fitness Not everyone will admit this, but there’s something magical about exercise. Your brain produces endorphins in response to vigorous exercise and you feel energized, alert, and alive. You derive tremendous satisfaction from doing something you said you’d do. You feel good about yourself all day […]
Viscoelasticity: The Hidden Ingredient
Viscoelasticity: The Hidden Ingredient Created in Newsletter Library, Injury Rehab & Prevention Most of us have experienced a painful bout of low back pain brought on by a seemingly innocuous movement such as bending over to pick up a pencil or a dropped set of keys. These painful episodes may last a couple of days […]
Chiropractic and Aerobic Fitness
Chiropractic and Aerobic Fitness Created in Newsletter Library, Exercise & Fitness We think mostly of chiropractic treatment in terms of lower back pain, neck pain, and headaches. In fact, there are numerous additional wide-ranging benefits to chiropractic health care. Many of these benefits are related to getting more out of our exercise activities. For example, […]
Your Own Personal Trainer
Your Own Personal Trainer Created in Newsletter Library, Exercise & Fitness Back in the day, there were no personal trainers. If you needed to learn how to exercise, you got a subscription to one of a few well-known “muscle magazines” and read several issues from cover to cover. Then you joined a “Y” and began […]
The Top Shelf
The Top Shelf Created in Newsletter Library, Injury Rehab & Prevention Many adults begin to develop shoulder pain, even though they may not have sustained a specific injury. It’s important to pay attention to such shoulder issues, as a healthy shoulder joint is the key to full function of the upper extremities. We all know […]
Choosing the Right Diet for Me
Choosing the Right Diet for Me Created in Newsletter Library, Exercise & Fitness It seems as if every few months there’s a new diet whose rules and requirements we must follow if we’re going to reach the goal of good health. The “paleo” diet provides a great example of this phenomenon. We’re exhorted by paleo […]
Conservation of Energy
Conservation of Energy Created in Newsletter Library, Mind-Body Connection Renewability, sustainability, and energy conservation are all over the news. Every newspaper’s front page and every television nightly news program features sustainability daily. These are important issues, not only for the health of our planet, but also for our physical health and well-being. Our physical health […]
The Common Core
The Common Core Created in Newsletter Library, Injury Rehab & Prevention Core strength is critical for everyday activities such as placing heavy grocery bags into the trunk of your automobile, carrying a gallon jug of milk from the refrigerator to the dining room table, and even walking to the mailbox. When your core strength is […]
Climbing the Hill
Climbing the Hill Created in Newsletter Library, Exercise & Fitness Climbing a hill is a useful metaphor for activities involved in accomplishing a major goal, overcoming longstanding obstacles, or achieving a noteworthy milestone. But you must be prepared to engage in such a climb. Striking out without a metaphorical map, compass, bottle of water, or […]
Cosmic Consciousness
Cosmic Consciousness Created in Newsletter Library, Mind-Body Connection For thousands of years, humanity has struggled to understand the place of men and women in the universe. All sorts of explanations have been brought forward, many proposing that humanity is part of a greater whole and helps contribute to the welfare of all. Equally many theories […]