I have been interested in nutrition since starting chiropractic school. Recently I have started watching MULTIPLE documentaries over juicing, nutrition, organic food, and overall food health. Being a chiropractor I look at whole body wellness and one day (hopefully soon) I plan on getting my […]
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an important antioxidant for the body. Antioxidants protect the body’s cells from damage and helps with metabolism. Levels of CoQ10 decrease as we age and it is found in meat, fish and broccoli. CoQ10 has been shown to lower blood pressure […]
Have you heard the hype about supplementing with collagen yet? Do you know what collagen is? What it is used for? Collagen is the most abundant protein in your body. Collagen is what helps give our skin strength and elasticity, and replaces dead skin cells. […]
Children naturally gain bladder control at night and they do so at different ages. From 5 to 7 million kids wet the bed some or most nights. (Twice as many boys wet their bed compared to girls.) After age 5, about 15% of children continue to wet […]
Recently I went to Parker Vegas Seminars in Las Vegas. It’s one of the “biggest” chiropractic seminars held every year. The seminar is held in the Paris Hotel (aka one of the smokiest hotels in Vegas 🤢). When I got home from Vegas, I was […]
Cold sores or fever blisters are a very common viral infection that are on or around your lips. They’re caused by a herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) and are spread very easily by kissing, sharing drinks, utensils or using the same chapstick. Symptoms and Stages A […]
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 […]
In 2016, more than 15 of every 100 U.S. adults aged 18 years or older (15.5%) currently smoked cigarettes. This means an estimated 37.8 million adults in the United States currently smoke cigarettes. More than 16 million Americans live with a smoking-related disease. Smokers are […]
Gluten free diets are very well known right now. Everyone has heard of “Gluten”, but what is it? Gluten is a protein that is found in wheat, rye, spelt and barley. With wheat being the most known “gluten” container. What are some things Gluten could […]
