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What is the Alexander Technique?
The Alexander Technique, named after its creator, Frederick Matthias Alexander, is a way of re-educating the body in proper posture and breathing that increases flexibility, reduces stress and...
Tips for Raising More Active Kids
With rates of childhood obesity at epidemic levels, there has been a greater push to get children to eat healthier and be more active. Diet is an important part of raising healthy children, but so...
How Chiropractic Care Has Helped Me: Introducing Jerry Rice
Few people put their bodies through the sort of punishment that football players endure every week—during practice and at game time. Former National Football League (NFL) wide receiver Jerry Rice...
Benefits of Onsite Chiropractic Care
Onsite Chiropractic care provides a number of benefits for the people who choose to take advantage of it. Recent studies show that chiropractic care is more effective than medicine in relieving neck...
History of the 2000 Calorie Diet
We’ve all seen these sentences on a nutrition label: “Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.” But what...
In-Home Genetic Testing Kits: What You Should Know
Knowing whether or not you have a genetic predisposition to certain diseases can allow you to take extra precautions so you can do as much as possible to help minimize the risk of contracting the...
Autoimmune Arthritis Causes and Treatment Options
Autoimmune arthritis refers to any of a group of joint diseases that involve autoimmunity. Essentially, it is a condition in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks its own joints and soft...
The Benefits of Iron
If you’ve been feeling sluggish or short of energy lately, it may be that you haven’t been getting enough iron in your diet. It is a mineral necessary for the production of energy and the transport...
Meditation and Your Health—What the Science Says
Researchers have found in study after study that meditation can offer both mental and physical health benefits. Doctors and integrative health programs increasingly prescribe meditation techniques...
What is “Long-Term Health Care”?
Long-term health care, most commonly referred to as long-term care (LTC) is comprised of both medical and non-medical services provided to those who are unable to take care of themselves. Although...
ART in the News: Learn What This Manual Therapy Technique Can Do for You!
Active Release Technique (ART) is making news! Articles in mainstream magazines like Men’s Journal and newspapers like the Wall Street Journal are introducing readers to this very effective—yet...
Protecting Us From Ourselves? What Do People Really Think About Laws Limiting Food Serving Size?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 30 years, you are likely well aware that obesity is one of our society’s greatest health issues. Over a third of Americans are now considered...