Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that causes pain, numbness, and tingling in the hand. The condition occurs when one of the major nerves to the hand, the median nerve, is compressed as it travels through the wrist. Symptoms usually start gradually, with frequent burning, […]
How much water do you consume on a daily basis? None? A cup? Eight glasses? What is the magic number? How do you know if you are drinking enough? Water is a basic necessity of life and is important to all living things. In some […]
Sugar is hidden in almost everything most people eat. Just read the labels in your cabinets at home. It’s sickening when you start adding up how much sugar you consume in a day. A study done on rats proved how addictive sugar actually is. The […]
Coming out of the house on Thursday morning, my daughter who turned 2 on Saturday (*insert cry face*), got excited to see snow and busted her butt on the ice. She fell straight on her tailbone and fell backward. After picking her up, while she […]
Vitamin D is necessary for building and maintaining healthy bones. The primary component of bone is calcium, which can only be absorbed when vitamin D is present. When you are out in the sun your body makes vitamin D and converts into the active form, […]
The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland that is in your neck. The thyroid gland takes iodine, found in many foods, and converts it into thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). T3 and T4 regulate your metabolism, heart rate, and body temperature. The thyroid gland is […]
Cholesterol is a waxy substance found in all cells of the body and is responsible for all hormone production, vitamin D production and helps with digestion. Cholesterol gets a bad rap and people think it is all bad. Not true! There are three types of […]
When people think of chiropractic, they think it can only treat low back pain or neck pain. Chiropractors actually treat many MANY other problems. Eighty percent of adults will experience low back pain sometime in their life. (So it is a very common complaint!) Chiropractic […]
We are reaching the time of year where people have increased stress. Due to family gatherings, shopping, giving gifts, cooking meals and/or traveling. We place a lot of thought on materialistic things, when it should be a happy time, and it is very easy to […]
Epidural anesthesia (EA) is the most commonly used method of pain relief during labor today. In fact, approximately 80 percent of vaginal deliveries involve EA, according to “The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology“. Epidural anesthesia is effective at pain cessation during labor, and may help […]
