Stand Up Straight For Your Perfect Swimsuit Body

Posted by on May 9, 2011 in Chiropractic Care, Spine, Total Body Magazine | 0 comments Ever notice how the bikini models in a magazine or on TV seem to be much sexier than women of the same build in real life? Ever notice how “poised” and “graceful” are two words used to describe some of the world’s most amazing and intriguing women? The one factor they all have in common is good posture. With a little effort and attention, a winning posture can help improve appearance and mindset in unimaginable ways.
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7 Steps To A Swimsuit Body

Posted by on Mar 7, 2011 in Chiropractic Care, Fitness, Total Body Magazine | 1 comment Now that winter is gone, with its holiday meals and a fair share of chocolate, it is time to get ready for a summer body that turns heads. If some time has passed since your last date with a gym or a treadmill, or if you think getting out of bed in the morning constitutes a sit-up, these seven steps should get you on the right track.
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New Years Resolutions Done Right

Posted by on Dec 15, 2010 in Chiropractic Care, Nutrition, Wellness | 0 comments Whether 2010 was good or bad, it is now over, and 2011 has come roaring in.  Time to dust off those old new year’s resolutions and revisit them one more time, right?  Wrong.  Albert Einstein once said “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”.  So why repeat the same resolutions again only to be disappointed and...
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10 Reasons Not To Wear High Heels

Posted by on Feb 3, 2010 in Chiropractic Care, Feet | 0 comments I know you women love your heels and as a man, I can appreciate how good it can make a woman look and feel.  It makes you taller, more confident, and gives your feet and legs a very feminine charm and appeal.  However, wearing high heels on a regular basis can have severe long-term effects on your body that are not so appealing: Posture - Heels can alter the entire alignment of the body,...
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What is Subluxation Degeneration?

Posted by on Sep 17, 2009 in Chiropractic Care | 1 comment Ever wonder what a chiropractor means when they talk about subluxation degeneration?  Here’s a time-lapse video along with the following description courtesy of Andres Jiminez: “Researchers have identified three stages of spinal decay. A normal and healthy spine will show normal curves with equal disc spacing and no visible signs of degeneration. In phase one of spinal decay,...
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What are Headaches?

Posted by on Sep 4, 2009 in Chiropractic Care, Conditions, Head | 0 comments Headaches are often some of the most frustrating pains to have because they are very difficult to pinpoint what causes them. A headache is any pain in the head and/or face area. The pain can be described as throbbing, dull, or sharp and it can either come on suddenly or very gradually. About 45 million Americans get chronic headaches. That represents about one in every six people.  Nine out...
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Chiropractic Care for Allergies

Posted by on Aug 10, 2009 in Chiropractic Care, Conditions | 0 comments Did you know that most of the control of the entire body goes through the spine and is called the peripheral nervous system?  The spinal cord brings information down from the brain to the rest of the body and is protected by the vertebrae – the bones that, when stacked on top of each other, make up the spine.  Between these bones, nerves leave the spinal cord and go to different places...
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What is Plantar Fasciitis?

Posted by on Jul 28, 2009 in Chiropractic Care, Conditions, Feet, Running, Wellness | 2 comments Plantar fasciitis is a potentially debilitating condition in which the heel and arch of the foot become extremely inflamed and painful, making it difficult to even place weight on the foot. The plantar fascia is a flat, wide tendon, in essence, that stretches from the calcaneus (heel) to various muscles and bones in the bottom of the foot.
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What is Sciatica?

Posted by on May 19, 2009 in Chiropractic Care, Conditions, Hip and Thigh, Pregnancy | 2 comments Sciatica is a collection of symptoms, mainly pain, usually felt on the back of one leg. Other symptoms include numbness, tingling, weakness of the muscles, and problems moving the leg. It is called sciatica because it is caused by pressure somewhere on the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is the largest peripheral nerve in the body that travels from the low back down the back of the leg. It branches into other nerves at the back of the knee.
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Chiropractic Adjustments

Posted by on Apr 21, 2009 in Chiropractic Care | 0 comments The cornerstone of chiropractic care, the chiropractic adjustment helps with the removal of subluxations from the spine. Our chiropractors use a technique called diversified technique, which is a collection of adjustments designed for both the spine and all of the extremity joints (arms and legs). A chiropractic adjustment is basically the delivery of a small impulse into a joint after it has...
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