Wellness Articles

Perform progressive muscle relaxation techniques daily, to reduce the tension in your muscles! The goal of progressive muscle relaxation is to reduce the tension in your muscles. First, find a quiet place where you’ll be free from interruption. Loosen tight clothing and remove your glasses or contacts if you’d like. Tense each muscle group for [...]

Summer is one of the most beautiful, and at the same time, challenging seasons for your health. It is very tempting to “check out” from HEALTH and mess up ADJUSTMENT, exercise, and nutritional discipline. Most people, instead of exercising, spend more time sitting on a porch or a backyard. Instead of eating fresh organic salad, [...]

“Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion for your life.” Bill Hybels What picture would you choose? Average Live less that 80 years Of those 80 years, suffer from disease 1/2 die of heart disease 1/3 die of cancer  50% of women will have a hysterectomy before 55 By 65, will be [...]

In the book, “A Shepherd Look’s at the 23rd Psalm,” the author, Phillip Kellar, who tended sheep for his family business in Africa, discusses the duties of a good shepherd. He writes that because a sheep’s wool can hide a multitude of scratches, cuts, and parasites, the shepherd’s duty at the beginning and end of [...]

In Ottawa, at a seminar that we attended, one of the presenters shared information and asked the doctors one question: “What is the probability that your patients will receive unbiased, honest and principled information away from your office?” The answer was “less than 1%, most people will be close to 0%” He made the point [...]

“And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.””… the second day” “… the third day… “”. the fourth day…”.. the fifth day…” Genesis 1:5, 8,10,13,19,23 Every coach and every mentor I have had, has always stressed the importance of starting my day well.  Many even refer to the life of Jesus and say [...]

A German medical re­searcher dis­covered that over 80% of the infants that he exam­ined shortly after birth were suffering from injuries to the cervical spine, the neck, causing all types of health problems. Traumatic Birth Syndrome is not a new condition. A researcher by the name of Duncan measured the amount of force it would [...]

The British Medical Journal has published a remarkable paper confirming that low vitamin D levels obtained in the past is a risk factor for developing colon cancer in the future. But the study contained an even more significant finding - as Dr. Cannell's site has reported before, vitamin A, even in relatively low amounts, can [...]

Nighttime cough and sleep quality were no better with cough mixtures than with simple, non-medicated syrup.  The team from Penn State Children’s Hospital says their findings call into question if these medicines should be used. Previous research has questioned the effectiveness of common cough medicines that can be bought over-the-counter at pharmacies. Researchers set out [...]

A case study of a patient with lower back pain and depressive symptoms was published in the March 2006 issue of the scientific periodical, Clinical Chiropractic. In this case, a 71-year-old female sought chiropractic care for low back pain of 12 years' duration. The patient also noted that she was currently experiencing depression and mood [...]

Spring is one of the most joyous seasons. Everything is awakening and life is sprouting all around us. It is definitely my favorite time of the year. It is the best time for you to experience the joy of being fully alive and get re-connected to nature. Here are my tips for the Spring Season: [...]

I was listening to a pastor from South Africa.  He was sharing a story of when he had a sticker that he put on the front of his bible that read, "God said it I believe it That settles it" The story goes that he was so enthusiastic about his sticker that he mentioned it [...]

Sev­eral recent stud­ies have shown the ben­e­fits of chi­ro­prac­tic care for chil­dren suf­fer­ing from “Noc­tur­nal Enure­sis” more com­monly known as bed­wet­ting. Sev­eral stud­ies pub­lished in the Jour­nal of Manip­u­la­tive and Phys­i­o­log­i­cal Ther­a­peu­tics showed marked improve­ment in chil­dren with this prob­lem over chil­dren who did not receive chi­ro­prac­tic care. In one study, 171 chil­dren suf­fer­ing with [...]

At a medical conference in Memphis, Tennessee at St. Francis Hospital, several of the world’s most prominent physicians shared their research about health care.  What they found was that if they practiced medicine properly with the best technology available that 2 out of 3 patients would die prematurely from degenerative illness, particularly cancer and heart [...]

No one would entertain the thought of walking around with just one shoe on.  Not only would it look funny, but it would be really bad for your feet, knees, hips, back and even your neck.  Unfortunately, many people have been doing this very thing for years without knowing it! When an otherwise healthy spine [...]

In the book of Mark, (in the Bible) the disciples were amazed that Jesus had the power over the waves. In fact, everyone in the boat had a hard time with Jesus because they had a lack of faith and understanding. Mark 4:39-41 39 Jesus got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! [...]

The other day someone asked me why adjustments are so fast? They had been asked that same question by someone that was trying to draw a connection between the length of an adjustment and the quality of the adjustment. Here’s why an adjustment only takes a minute... In the last year of my chiropractic college, [...]

We often see that people go to the doctor’s office with the Flu, Cold or other respiratory concerns and end up with an antibiotic prescription. Inherently, we get so used to it and don’t see anything wrong with it. There are some points to keep in mind: Antibiotics don’t work for viral conditions! Antibiotics will [...]

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose. [...]

Having multiple conversations a week with different people, I came to the conclusion that most of us have a hard time understanding God's concept of "what we have is today, only." Today, is only one thing we have to act and do. We can't eat healthy food for yesterday! We can't exercise for yesterday! We [...]