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As a 4-year-old, I may not remember the specific details of my brother and sister’s births, but I truly recall those days, how they made me feel as a little girl, and how they have impacted me throughout my life, which is in the end what truly matters. When my mom...
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As a chiropractor, I see miracles all the time in my office. I always knew chiropractic was powerful and lifechanging but never understood the depth of it until I had the experience of chiropractic care during labor. I had heard birth stories of first-time moms having...
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Medicine, for centuries, has delved deep into the cellular realm to decode the mysteries of health. By investigating the microscopic activities within our bodies, it has aimed to understand the effects of cellular behavior on overall well-being. Yet health, we know,...
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Humankind’s concept of health and well-being is always evolving. In the past century up to the present day, the primary emphasis over matters of health were materialistic, such as chemistry, potions, remedies, surgical interventions, nutritional regiments, physical...
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Pregnant moms may experience a limp or some type of pain near the site of an injury—or they might not. When it comes to the A.S. ilium, weneed to think deeper than a standard chiropractic visit. The problem is we often can’t know until we’ve tried everything else, and...
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The inspiring thing about Kermit the Frog’s signature song is that while it begins with him being sad about being green (hence the title of the song), it ends with him realizing all the wonderful things about being green. He notes in the song that “…green’s the color...
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In the 1980s and 1990s, the concept of “active management of labor” became more prominent, which involved the use of medical interventions to speed up labor and reduce its duration. This included practices like inducing labor and setting time limits on labor...
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Just imagine the possibilities. You are just one decision away from your healthiest year—perhaps ever. In the blink of an eye, you could make a lifestyle choice that would impact your quality of life and the quality of life of those who love you. Imagine what a year...
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When you read about chiropractic in the popular press or watch something about chiropractic on television it rarely captures the full picture. Chiropractic has been around for so many decades that not everyone knows there are many approaches, methods, and viewpoints...
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How to clarify the discussion of chiropractic with friends and family A common theme in my practice over the past few years is people trying to express the benefits of chiropractic care and what chiropractic is, only to find friends and family “not getting” it. Due to...
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Wait… not March Forth… like a marching band. March Fourth… as in the fourth of March!! One of the many things going on in March… besides the beginning of Daylight savings time, March Madness, and of course the holidays, like St. Patty’s Day, the First Day of Spring,...
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The familiar symbol for the heart can be seen just about everywhere in February: as jewelry, on clothing, shaped into baked goods, and all over text messages and social media. Yet the actual anatomical organ doesn’t really look like the familiar heart shape we see so...
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It’s said that we never truly get over grief. We just learn how to go through it. Next month, it will be six years since we lost my mother-inlaw, and I know this to be true. No matter how much time goes by, you never really get over the loss of someone you love....
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The Foundation of Chiropractic Tone is a quality of the energetic and thus physical expression of health. Chiropractors palpate tone to determine the balance or imbalance of the nervous system. From the very beginning, Chiropractors have always used the subtle art of...
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Three, two, one, Happy New Year!!!! Are you one of those people who makes big plans and stays up until midnight to whoop it up on New Year’s Eve? Or are you one of those people who would prefer a good night sleep and goes to bed like it’s any other night of the year?...