The Connection Between Concentration and Chiropractic Care
The facts don’t lie: In the past decade, there has been a five-fold increase in prescriptions for Ritalin, the medication used for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Ninety percent of all prescriptions for Ritalin worldwide are consumed in the United States. It’s no wonder that parents are growing increasingly concerned with the reliance on drugs to “treat” ADHD. ADHD and problems...
A Royal Headache
The average person may get the occasional throbbing around the temples, but for other people, headaches can be downright debilitating. Though it may seem self-explanatory—“head” and “ache” are fairly straightforward terms—there are actually a variety of types of pain and pressure associated with headaches, and they often effect people in different ways. A headache is essentially a pain...
Back It Up: How Backpacks Can be Detrimental to Your Health
If there’s one thing chiropractors, pediatricians, orthopedic surgeons and other medical practitioners can agree on, it the fact that backpacks are not healthy for the human body. The problem starts at a young age, when children have to load up backpacks with books and supplies for school. For kids, the backpack load should weigh no more than ten to 15 percent of the child’s total body weight....
Safe Sun Exposure
Every summer, we’re inundated with messages about the dangers of spending too much time outside and the negative consequences of sun exposure. The truth, however, is that there are benefits to sun exposure, and wearing sunscreen can put you in harm’s way, though most ad campaigns and doctors would have you believe otherwise. For the majority of the year, we hunker down in our homes, shielding...
Tired of Chronic Fatigue?
Chronic fatigue can be an extremely frustrating condition. It can’t be explained by any underlying medical issues, and there are no tests to confirm a diagnosis of the condition. It may become worse over time due to physical and mental activity, and yet the only “cure” is to manage the symptoms. Fatigue is obviously the main symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome, but to officially diagnose the...
