When walking, always wear the appropriate shoes. They should be somewhat loose and comfortable on your feet. No pinching or rubbing in the wrong places. Custom made orthotics from Back to Life correct arches, rotate the knee and hip to correct position. Get Scanned on your next visit. https://backtolifechiropracticky.com/back-to-life-system/arches/ Grass and pavement are where you…
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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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I’ve received a great deal of feedback on last weeks piece citing the studies on how the way we think has a direct impact on the expression of our DNA and overall health. This is a very hot subject right now and is commonly referred to as the brain-body connection. But how does this work?…
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This week I am teaching the inner workings of our individual cells and it occurred to me that there are some revelations of the cell that everyone should know about. You see, we think of ourselves as individuals, but in reality we are a skin covered community of about 75 trillion different citizens called…
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As a veteran chiropractor, I’ve seen my share of back pain. It may come as a surprise that most people afflicted with back pain don’t have any idea what caused their back to “go out.” Many of the insurance companies have sought to uncover the cause of back pain through numerous studies. Unfortunately, the only…
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Certainly there are several effective strategies out there to help with weight loss and promote a healthy way of eating. I came across this recent study and wanted to share it with you to prevent self-sabotage when it comes to preventing weight gain. Researchers from Northwestern University have found that eating at the wrong time…
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