Tag Archive | "Health"
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Recently, I was observing how my son, Nico, 16 months old, was trying to figure out the miracle of pushing a button that made a toy car move from a distance! I’m using the exclamation point from my Son’s point of reference, as I’m sure you don’t find that too exciting. Nico would watch the [...]
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Check out this great article from one of our mentors, Dr. Dennis Perman. He says it better than I could!
Dear Doctor:
From the “just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not really out to get you” mailbag – I received a youtube video from constant source of information and inspiration Dr. Barry Warren, featuring a terrifying [...]
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Do you have the Winter Blues?
It’s March, which means the highly anticipated spring and summer months are right around the corner! However, the dark, cold winter season tends to linger through the spring, especially in the great city of Chicago. Many people might even go as far to say that the winter season wears [...]
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For today some quick hits on the latest in health news:
Fish Oil
As many of you know one of the dietary supplements that we are constantly reminding our patients of the importance of is Fish Oil – Omega 3 Fatty Acids. A number of new studies have come out that re-enforce this view (my comments in [...]
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Have you ever heard of a GMO? How about a GMO as it pertains to our food? If you haven’t, you are not alone. GMOs are quite common in our food supply, yet they have a very mysterious way of disguising themselves throughout our grocery store shelves. Thus, I have provided the ABCs to GMOs in [...]
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In our last post we discussed the cause of the majority of the chronic conditions, including heart disease, we see in the US: the pro-inflammatory state. Today, I want to talk about some simple things you can do the ensure you’re living a lifestyle that doesn’t promote inflammation.
In last week’s article we highlighted two causes for [...]
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As we know heart disease is the number 1 cause of death in this country at over 450,000 people in 2008 accounting for $448.5 billion spent. Since the eighties we have been taught that the primary cause of heart disease is high cholesterol levels causing plaque in the arteries. Because of this belief, statin drugs [...]
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Natalie, a local Wellness Coach, passed this article from the Huffington Post, “Is it an Eating Disorder, Or a Relationship Disorder?”, on to us. Written by one of her mentors, it does a great job of emphasizing the relationship between the biochemical and psychological dimensions of health.
Remember you must have balance in all three dimensions [...]
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Is Your Ab Workout Hurting Your Back?
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
This article pretty much sums it up. Many of you are working on deadbugs, birddogs, etc. core strengthening exercises. Stuart McGill, the expert quoted in the article, developed these exercises (and I stole them). The most important thing to take away is this: ab work is not core [...]
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Join us for The Wellness Revolution!
Wednesday, July 8th, 6:00 p.m.
Learn:
How to empower yourself to make healthy nutritional choices (i.e. Gatorade sucks!)
How to revolutionize your workouts!
About the need to rise up against cholesterol medications and consume healthy fats!
Why kids and pregnant women need chiropractic too
+ much more!
…and don’t miss the [...]
