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20 Ways to Improve Your Posture: Expert Tips from a Chiropractor

As a chiropractor with over 25 years of experience, I’ve seen firsthand the adverse effects of poor posture on overall health. Bad posture can lead to muscle strain, spinal misalignment,

Your Poor Feet

Huge numbers of people develop foot pain in their 60s, but it can start as early as the 20s and 30s. Excessive weight, diabetes and circulation problems can contribute to

Why Your Child’s Spine Matters

As a parent, your biggest hope is your children remain healthy and well-adjusted so that they may express their full potential in life. However, have you ever considered the impact

Why Pregnant Women Don’t Tip Over

By JOHN SCHWARTZ @ NYT Pregnant women do not tip over, and researchers say an evolutionary curve has a lot to do with the reason why. Anthropologists studying the human

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The ancient Japanese art form of growing Bonsai trees is fascinating. Bonsai trees are essentially normal shrubs that have been consistently stressed in a particular way for a long time

Chiropractic Develops Good Posture

Most of our daily activities work against good posture. We spend large portions of our days sitting in an uncomfortable chair, peering at a computer terminal. Muscles tighten and joints

Chiropractic Check Up for Kids

Kids can get checked, too. Do kids need regular blood pressure check-ups or regular tests of their blood glucose levels? Probably not – these simple procedures can be done during

Scoliosis

Scoliosis comes from the Greek word that means crookedness. When you have scoliosis, your spine’s straight position begins to bend sideways. It can take the form of a single curve

Good Posture Helps You Age Better

It turns out “stand up straight” isn’t just good advice from your mother. Aging experts increasingly believe posture is, in some cases, an indicator of how well you will age.

Principles of Posture

Long ago and far away, a fourth-grade teacher told a student to “stand up straight – you look like a pretzel”. The unthinking adult only offered criticism. The child was

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