Keeping Healthy Through the Cold and Flu Season
Every year millions of people get colds and it is estimated that 5-20% of the American population get the flu every year. Why? Why do we get sick in the first place and what can you do to prevent colds and flu?
There are many reasons why someone may get a cold or flu – or get sick at all, for that reason! Here are just a few:
1. Certainly stress plays a major role and goodness knows we are all under a lot of stress. But if we are all under so much stress, why do some get sick and others don’t?
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Understanding the Thyroid
Diet is very important to the health of the thyroid. If you have been diagnosed with thyroid disease of any type, or if you suspect a thyroid issue, I strongly suggest you….
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Happy Birthday, Chiropractic!
The first Chiropractic patient was Harvey Lillard, a janitor who worked in the building where Palmer had his clinic. Lillard had injured his back lifting a heavy crate off a wagon and as a result of the injury had lost his hearing. Interestingly enough, the first Chiropractic adjustment was not to relieve back pain but to restore hearing!
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Fibromyalgia
It is the most common musculoskeletal condition after osteoarthritis, affecting an estimated 6 million people in the USA alone. Often misdiagnosed and misunderstood, its characteristics include widespread muscle and joint pain and overwhelming fatigue.
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Carbs - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
It was in the 1970’s that dieticians began telling us to eat less red meat and less fat and to increase the amount of grains and carbs instead. We were all given the message, “Fat is bad, carbs are good”. So we began to reduce the fat and increase the carbs and we should have gotten healthier and skinnier, right? But we didn’t. Instead, diabetes and heart disease are at all-time highs and the obesity epidemic is well out of control.
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Heat Exhaustion
Heat exhaustion can be a very subtle thing in its onset or very dramatic as it progresses toward the more dramatic heat stroke. Here are a list of the signs and symptoms to watch out for, especially in the upcoming summer months here in Arkansas.
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Why I Do What I Do
In fact, my first visit to the chiropractor occurred when I was only 6 weeks old! I was born with serious health issues that the doctors at the time couldn’t help so my parents began searching for an alternative and took me to their chiropractor. If you are not familiar with the science and art of chiropractic care that may seem very strange but there are situations when even a newborn needs a spinal alignment.
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Low Back Pain and Nutrition: The Hidden Connection
First of all, let me say that LBP is NOT caused by a deficiency of opioids, pain meds, or muscle relaxers!
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Overcoming Sugar Cravings
Americans have become accustomed to a high carbohydrate diet. In fact, the Standard American Diet is actually a high carbohydrate diet and what is called a “low carb” diet should be called the normal diet.
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A Natural Approach to Heartburn, Acid Reflux & GERD
Do you suffer from heartburn, acid reflux or GERD? If you do, you’re not alone! In 2017 alone, the sales for over-the-counter and prescription medications for these conditions topped 1.1 billion dollars.
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