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Forty Winks
Category:
Newsletter Library, Wellness
When we think of healthful lifestyle choices we generally consider requirements for a healthy diet and regular vigorous exercise. We want to be sure we're eating a wide variety of foods from the primary food groups and that we’re careful to watch our daily calorie intake. In the realm of exercise,
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Four Resolutions for a Healthier Back
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Newsletter Library, Injury Rehab & Prevention
Eat more vegetables. Stress less. Take the kids out to the park more often. You may already have a long list of resolutions for the new year. This year, honor your spine, too. With the help of your doctor of chiropractic, these simple steps can promote a healthier back for the new year.
Consider replacing
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Frequent Flying
Category:
Newsletter Library, Healthy Tips
Most of us, at one time or another, have traveled for business. Some of us do this fairly often, and when we travel for business, we're usually getting where we're going by plane. Air travel used to be quick and easy. But lately, within the last ten years, maybe not so much. By now, we're used to long
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Frozen Shoulder
Category:
Common Conditions Treated, Chronic Condition Relief, Conditions Affecting Women
The term frozen shoulder encompasses a wide variety of restrictive shoulder disorders and can also be referred to as adherent bursitis, pericapsulitis, obliterative bursitis and periarthritis. Regardless of what it is called, manipulation of the joint and neuro-muscular-skeletal rehabilitation are needed
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Get Healthy, Stay Healthy in the New Year
Category:
Newsletter Library, Healthy Tips
So, it's a New Year, which traditionally means it's time for a fresh start.
This year, why not make a resolution to improve your health? It's time
to start the self-improvement plans we've been putting off for so long.
Following these ten tips will increase your chances of living longer
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Get Your Sleep
Category:
Health & Wellness, Wellness Lifestyle Tips, Treat Yourself Well
Research suggests that the amount and quality of sleep we achieve has profound effects on wellness. Nightly sleep is critical for the restoration of health.
Sleep expert and President of the American Sleep Research Institute Lynn Larson explains that the link between sleep and decreased longevity is
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Getting Fit at Fifty and Beyond
Category:
Newsletter Library, Senior Health
What if you used to be really fit and now you're not? What if, as the years have gone by, you've added a couple of pounds here and there, and you suddenly notice you're 30 pounds heavier than you were at your 10th high school reunion? Or, what if you've never enjoyed the idea of exercising, exercise
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Getting Ready for Summer
Category:
Newsletter Library, Exercise & Fitness
Here comes summer! Fun in the sun. Barbecues, fireworks, and cool drinks. And outdoor activities - hiking, biking, running, swimming, skating, blading, and even canoeing. Getting back into shape seems like a very good idea right about now. We want to look good in our shorts and tee shirts, and more
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Getting a Good Night's Sleep
Category:
Newsletter Library, Healthy Tips
Americans spend more than $2 billion each year on sleep-aiding medications. Sleep is supposed to be a natural process. What's going on? There are many issues in the way of getting a good night's sleep. Daily stresses - work problems, financial difficulties, family challenges - can all keep a person up
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Give Your Kids the Gift of a Healthy Spine
Category:
Newsletter Library, Kid's Health
The health of a child’s spine needs to be taken very seriously.
A healthy spine will decrease their chance of injury, improve their posture,
improve their overall health and help to avoid spinal problems such as
scoliosis. in fact, studies have shown that children who receive regular
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Gluten Freedom
Category:
Newsletter Library, Nutrition & Healthy Eating
The concept of the value and benefit of gluten-free food has been gaining momentum for the last 10 years. Discussion related to gluten-free diets goes back to the mid-1950s, but those peer-reviewed articles were primarily focused on the treatment of celiac disease and related gastrointestinal disorders.
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Gluten Intolerance - What Do I Need to Know?
Category:
Newsletter Library, Nutrition & Healthy Eating
Approximately 40% of Americans have the genetic potential to become gluten intolerant. More than 1% of Americans have celiac disease. In fact, this percentage may be a low estimate because most physicians are unfamiliar with the signs and symptoms of celiac disease, which can be a "great masquerader".
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Going for the Gold
Category:
Newsletter Library, Staying Motivated
It seems that at least once a month, some sort of senior fitness competition is featured on the sports page of local and national newspapers. The Senior Olympics was the forerunner of these types of events, and the designation quickly morphed into the National Senior Games. Soon localities and municipalities
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Greens
Category:
Health & Wellness, Wellness Essentials, Nutrition
Dietary essentials for wellness include getting the five to ten servings of vegetables and fruits per day that will provide you with antioxidants, fiber, vitamins, and minerals necessary for optimum functioning at the cellular level. To help you achieve this goal, we suggest a whole food phytonutrient
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Half-Empty or Half-Full
Category:
Newsletter Library, Mind-Body Connection
What's your worldview? Are you an optimist or a pessimist by nature? Do you always expect good things to happen or are you waiting for the other shoe to drop? Our mental attitude affects how we interact with others and how we respond to events and the comings and goings in our daily lives. Remarkably,
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Hall of Fame Ingredients
Category:
Health & Wellness, Wellness Lifestyle Tips, Eat Well
Healthy Oils
There are many healthy oils, such as olive oil, sesame seed oil, flax seed oil, grape seed oil and canola oil. To maximize their health benefits good oils need to be used properly. Keep it in a dark bottle or in your refrigerator-that's how to keep it healthy so it doesn't go rancid. Healthy
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