Allergies and Chiropractic: Free of the Sneeze
They might make you sneeze and cough. Your eyes water, your skin itches and your nose runs. They are allergies—diseases of the immune system that cause a reaction to substances called “allergens”—and they affect one out of every five Americans. For some people, allergies are simply an irritant they have to manage, but for others, they can cause debilitating suffering leading to isolation,...
Answering to Asthma
According to the fairy tale The Three Little Pigs, the Big Bad Wolf huffed and puffed and blew down two houses before being stumped by a house made of bricks. If only our lung capacity was as powerful as the story suggests. The truth is that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that some 20 million people actually suffer from asthma, which means that not only can they not tip over...
The Whiplash Help Guide
If you are ever in a car accident, you run the risk of whiplash. This is a soft tissue neck injury that generally occurs when one motor vehicle strikes another vehicle from behind. If you happen to be the unlucky passenger in the vehicle that is rear ended, it is very possible that you have whiplash … even if you don’t know it. In a rear-ending motor vehicle accident, the car that hits the back...
How to Make Your Body Toxin-Free
Coming out of the holiday season high, you may suddenly realize that this year wasn’t just about catching up with old friends and decorating the house with garland and lights. There’s a good chance that packaged in with the merriment and joy were piles of cookies topped with frosting, sugar-packed candy, holiday-laced drinks and heavy meals laden with calories. Now that the end-of-the-year holidays...
How to Have a Diabetes-Friendly Holiday Season
It’s easy to let our good intentions for healthy eating get out of control during the holiday season, but if you have diabetes, maintaining self-control while everyone else is indulging in candy and cookies can be even more difficult. If you have diabetes, however, the holiday season doesn’t have to be a complete letdown. You can still enjoy all the fun, and, as long as you keep a few things...
