The headlines were blunt: “Heavy TV watching systematically shrinks your brain. One common daily habit could be raising your dementia risk.” On the surface, the data seems compelling. The study was more than 20 years in the making. On the misleading side, like so many other headlines, it draws a big conclusion […]
So many sunscreens contain yucky ingredients you don’t want absorbed into your body. When choosing a sunscreen, avoid these 4 hormone disrupting chemicals: 1) Avoid Oxybenzone Oxybenzone is found in nearly every chemical sunscreen. It’s recommended to avoid this ingredient because it penetrates the skin, gets into the […]
You ate well all week. Then the weekend hits, and suddenly you want everything in the pantry. It’s easy to blame your willpower. Or your social life. But the real reason might be sitting in your bedroom. Research suggests that improving your sleep can cut how much sugar you eat — […]
Wash Your Hands One of the best ways to stop the spread of cold and flu infections is to thoroughly wash your hands. Now I’m not into the thing where a person doesn’t wash their hands numerous times throughout the day. I’ve found out that virus’ can live on surfaces […]
There is a common misconception that chiropractic care is for after accidents or is just for back pain. Chiropractic care can be extremely helpful after accidents and for back pain, but the benefits of chiropractic go far beyond that. Chiropractic care is a form of preventative health care which […]
Every young child learns that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. Yet, few people in the U.S.A. know who discovered chiropractic. But more fascinating than that is why was chiropractic discovered. It came about in 1895, so take yourself back over a hundred years ago to a time […]
For runners, chiropractic can be used for injury prevention because it emphasizes proper alignment of the spine and pelvis. Here are some tips to help running-related injuries: STEP ONE: Search for misalignment. Malalignment of the spine can cause unnecessary tension on one particular body part versus an equal […]
People spend a lot of time optimizing for brain health in complicated ways: tracking sleep scores, cycling nootropics, or stressing about omega-3 ratios. Meanwhile, one of the most consistent findings in cognitive aging research involves something far less technical. Reading, playing board games, picking up a musical instrument, and dancing […]
Repetitive strain injuries (RSI) are a family of injuries affecting tendons, tendon sheaths, muscles, nerves and joints. They cause persistent or recurring pains most commonly in the neck, shoulders, forearms, hands, wrists, elbows and lower limbs. This type of injury occurs in a wide variety of settings, from sports […]
How to Make Your Anxiety Work for You Instead of Against You Anxiety is energy, and you can strike the right balance if you know what to look for. While some cases of anxiety are serious enough to require medical treatment, everyday anxiety is a fact of life […]