What do Coffee, Tea, Alcohol and Soda have in common? Anything you drink with caffeine or alcohol can dehydrate you by turning off anti diuretic hormone in your kidneys. This hormone causes your kidneys to return water back to the body. If it is shut off, you lose water. When you take water out of…
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Lance Minnis is joining the Health Team at Back to Life Chiropractic Lance Minnis, LMT believes massage therapy changes lives for the better. A lifelong service leader, Lance decided he needed to make a more positive impact, and went to massage therapy school after 22 years in the financial industry. Using a multi-modal holistic approach…
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In the past I’ve mentioned the benefits of meditation to reduce the stress response. Meditation has been proven to reduce your heart rate, breathing and blood pressure and help maximize oxygen to your cells. Likewise, this simple habit can lower cortisol levels from the adrenal glands and improve your immune function. When you reduce the…
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There are many types of orthotics, but we are going to talk about two. Prescription and custom orthotics. Prescription orthotics are ones to correct a diagnosed, correctable abnormality in your feet and leg functions. Over time they can bring your foot muscles and bones back into proper alignment. Like braces for your teeth. Custom orthotics…
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If you’ve been a regular reader you may recognize that this is a repeat article on seasonal affective disorder or S.A.D. This condition is more commonly referred to as the “winter blues” and it is characterized by a sense of depression that starts in the fall and ends in the spring and is accompanied by…
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