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Most would agree that the holiday season intends to promote feelings of joy, goodwill, and peace. Somehow the inevitable mixture of stress, overeating, and long hours work their ingredients into the original blueprint. A time of beauty and good cheer ends up partnered...
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Hundreds of millions of people around the world suffer from the devastation of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Experts estimate that approximately 15-20% of the world’s population suffers with some form of IBS. Characteristics of IBS manifest differently in each...
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Nearly all people have heard news about a middle-aged man who dies of a heart attack while jogging the day after receiving a clean bill of health from his medical doctor. Many know about someone in their thirties diagnosed with stage-4 cancer without having any signs...
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A healthy spine produces a healthy nervous system and better OVERALL health. No human performs at optimal capacity with an unhealthy master control system. Spinal health is best measured by alignment and intersegmental movement between each vertebra. People rarely...
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20 million people died from the global flu pandemic of 1918. Half a million Americans perished within six months. Chiropractic had been emerging for 23 years and still in the early stages of research and development in Davenport, Iowa. The populace of the community...
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The spine coexists intimately with the central nervous system by way of tiny neurons scattered throughout small muscles, ligaments, discs, and joints in and around each spinal segment. Normal motion within each vertebra allows proper communication between the spine...
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Clinical research combines with over 120 years of patient testimonies to prove that Chiropractic positively influences mental health. One of the most well-known Chiropractic clinics that dealt with mentally ill patients was Forest Park Chiropractic Sanitarium in...
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Arches create greater strength and stability. Stronger resistance to compressive force occurs when arch-like curves occupy a structure. Some of the strongest and most stable structures on earth used arches in their construction. Buildings, churches, bridges, roadways,...
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More than 70 million Americans suffer from some form of sleep problem or wakefulness. 60% of those people endure a chronic sleep disorder with no available cure. Drugs become the treatment of choice for nearly nine million Americans who need help falling asleep or...
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Everyone wants more energy. Chiropractic helps men, women, and children of all ages improve energy reserves by reducing stress, removing interference from the nervous system, and restoring proper muscle function and hormone balance. Chiropractic patients regularly...
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Regular Chiropractic check-ups and adjustments prevent and, in some cases, reverse the effects of joint and disc degeneration in the spine. Medical studies dating back to the early 1980’s help prove the importance of spinal adjustments to prevent arthritis, decay, and...
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Spring, summer, fall, and winter comprise the seasons of the annual calendar. Millions of people would identify allergy season as the agonizing fifth season of their personal calendars. Seasonal allergies arrive in the form of sleep troubles, itchy eyes, mucous, and...
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Children under Chiropractic care report greater focus, function, and development! An early example of the connection between Chiropractic, the brain, and mental health took place in 1931. The Kentucky House of Reform presented a study involving a group of 244...
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Pregnant mothers share a unified desire for positive outcomes to take place during pregnancy, delivery, and after giving birth: Decreased duration of delivery Decreased use of forceps Decreased fluid overload Decreased blood pressure Decreased lower back pain...
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Witnessing a surgeon cut open an anesthetized patient to perform surgery reveals the complexity and power of available through surgical procedures. Understanding the risks of such procedures usually cannot be tangibly measured until the risk becomes a necessity....