With today's hectic lifestyles our stress and pain overload is up and our time and resources are limited for solutions. For solutions many of us head to the internet to search for these solutions. Unfortunately there is too much information on the information highway which allows us to become paralyzed with confusion. Here are a...
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What do you do when you suffer from a pounding headache? Do you grit your teeth and carry on? Lie down in a dark room? Pop a pill and hope the pain goes away? We all recognize this old saying. If we don't listen to our body, it cries louder AND LOUDER! Until we finally...
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Have you ever found what you were searching for was right in front of your face? For many of us our health solution is as simple as that. The key is to training ourselves to look and listen to our bodies and to learn where to look for the right solution for our future health...
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With the ever growing phenomenon of labels, many children are being labeled simply as autistic and then given the traditional series of medications and therapies. Help is near due to recent research studies conducted to help our children who may be effected strive for healthier happier lives. In an important study, listed on the website...
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Have you ever forgotten how to do a simple math equation or looked a word and it simply looked incorrect? These are functions of our conscious mind. Self help books reveal how to improve our memory, increase our vocabulary or sharpen our mental acuity. These books may help because, as we all know, our conscious...
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An optimal spine equals optimal health with your posture being the window to you spine, but that’s not all…A new study has revealed that good posture also gives you more confidence in your own thoughts. Learn More Researchers have concluded that people sitting up straight think more positively about themselves, and are more likely to...
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Our Team this summer would like to help you better understand a chronic inflammatory response and explain how it manifests in the body based on two triggers: genetics and lifestyle. Our family history can provide us with a sneak peak of which health issues we may be at increased risks for developing. However, our lifestyle is the most influential factor in determining if those predisposed health issues will manifest.
The first and most powerful way to reduce chronic inflammation is by removing the consumption of pro-inflammatory foods.
Certain foods place acute stress on the body; and with increased intake of these types of foods, the normal, acute inflammatory response becomes chronic. The most common pro-inflammatory foods include: refined grains and grain-fed meats, fried and/or processed foods, and vegetables oils.
To make the issue more complex, many of us have sensitivities (or intolerance) to certain types of foods that also cause an inflammatory response. This is not to be confused with a food allergy. Unlike a food allergy, a food sensitivity can cause a reaction anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 days after consuming the food. The most common foods to be intolerant to are gluten/wheat, dairy, eggs, corn, soy, peanuts, tomatoes, pork, citrus foods and shellfish. However, any individual based on their genetic makeup and lifestyle can have any combination of these food sensitivities or others.
Classic symptoms of food sensitivities include muscle or joint pain, digestive issues, headaches, sinus congestion, and brain fog.
Unfortunately, many times these symptoms are incorrectly associated with illness and aging, rather than reactions to food consumption. One great way to determine which food sensitivities you’re suffering from, is to go through a supervised elimination diet.
YES! Foods that are rich in antioxidants have a protective and anti-inflammatory effect on the body. Increase your antioxidant intake by consuming more fruits and vegetables which are rich in vitamin C and E, while also increasing your intake of anti-inflammatory herbs. Some of my favorite antioxidants to supplement with include: rosemary, turmeric, organic green tea, ginger and resveratrol.
Stay tuned to learn more about anti-inflammatory supplements! For more information on how you can achieve better health contact our office today so we may help you achieve Optimal Health!
Finally summer is here! But with the great weather that arrived late this year so did the massive pollen levels that are causing an historic spike in cases of seasonal allergy, also known as allergic rhinitis. Bad news for those of us who anxiously awaited to emerge from our winter cocoons and enjoy the great outdoors....
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Are you a weekend warriors or a well-trained athlete who is suffering with an injury? If so, let us explore on of your most often asked questions: When can I start exercising? When can I get back to my sport? What can I do to prevent this from happening again? The answers to these questions...
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Nearly every adult today has experienced some form of back pain in their lifetime. Whether the pain was caused by lifting something awkwardly or from strenuous activity. More often than not this pain will subside after a period of rest, if it is purely muscular pain. However, spinal disc injuries cause more of an extreme...
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