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Working out in a crowded gym might be a thing of the past in our current COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s likely that our at-home workout routines have gotten a little stale by now, especially if we’re resorting to running on that pesky treadmill in the garage each morning before work.

Instead, there are a TON of health benefits that come along with taking your workout outdoors.

First, it’s great for your body and mind to get fresh oxygen, not to mention Vitamin D from the good old sun. When we work out outdoors we also use different muscles than we would on a treadmill, since we don’t have a track giving us forward momentum. You’ll probably notice different parts of your legs getting sore when exercising on self-propulsion.

Working out in the early mornings or the late afternoons (or even during your lunch break) will help ensure that you are working out at times when there is less foot traffic.

If you’re taking your workouts outdoors in a crowded city, it’s important to follow all local regulations and to always look out for traffic, whether it’s automobiles, bicyclists, skateboarders, or even people on those pesky electric scooters.

If it’s cold in your city, it’s a good idea to invest in some high-quality outerwear. Invest in great shoes that keep your feet supported and warm. Running pants are available as well as running jackets that will keep you warm, but are streamlined so that you won’t get held up by any winds.

Taking your workouts outdoors might also mean that you’ll experiencing aches and pains, not to mention tension in your back, neck, and joints — it’s inevitable. Chiropractic treatment is a great way to engage in active recovery that will help your body repair itself, not to mention increase your range of motion and flexibility. Contact Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center today to learn more about how our treatments help entire families stay active.

Did you know that having poor posture for an extended period of time can cause tension in the body and even produce long-term health problems that anyone in their right mind would like to avoid?

It’s true — practicing great posture not only keeps your spine in line, but it also helps protect your health and wellness. Below, Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center goes over a few of the big long-term consequences of having poor posture.

Gastrointestinal Problems / Digestive Issues

Sitting in a slouched position can certainly compromise your digestive system’s ability to perform properly, which can end up causing digestive problems and stomach problems that you might like to avoid down the road.

Nerve Problems

Nerve constrictions can occur when your body stays in a hunched position for long periods of time. Surrounding skeletal structures can come into contact with nerves, “pinching” nerves in the process, which can cause pain, numbness, or worse.

Sinus Problems

Sitting with poor posture is bad for your passageways, especially your sinuses and your respiratory system. Think of your body like a hose, and, when you sit in contorted positions, this puts kinks in the hose, which will end up causing blockages. Keeping good posture will help you breathe better, improving your health and wellness in numerous ways.

If you have any questions about how you can work on your posture and how chiropractic treatment is an avenue for obtaining perfect posture, contact Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center today to schedule your consultation.

Mindfulness might be thought of as a technique that gets you more in touch with the inner workings of your own mind, which helps one gain an acute sense of inner peace and mental clarity.

There are certain avenues and exercises that can help you get more in touch with your mind and even your spirituality, per se. Below, Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center goes over a few ways to practice mindfulness, which will unlock new health and wellness benefits.

1.) Meditation

Meditation is a great way to get in touch with your stream of consciousness. Sitting down for 10-20 minutes daily to meditate on a certain thing, or to try your best to be aware of your thought patterns, making sure that you don’t get swept away by mental clutter. Practicing meditation daily will help increase your awareness and reduce overall anxiety.

2.) Yoga

Yoga is a great way to reduce tension in the body, but, when you take certain guided yoga classes, this can also serve as a meditation of sorts, taking you out of your daily go-go-go mode and bringing you to the present, forcing you to focus on your body, your mind, and your breathing.

3.) Do Manual, Menial Tasks

Find certain tasks (like gardening, for instance) that take you to your “Zen Place.” It might even be something like washing the dishes at just the right temperature with your very favorite soap. Doing this one thing that brings you to the present moment and keeps you there will do wonders for clearing your inner landscape.

Chiropractic treatment is a great way to sharpen you mind, too — our treatments have been shown to improve mental cognition and improve mind/body balance. Contact Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center today to schedule your consultation if you’re interested in learning more!

Out of respect for the NBA Finals that is now full underway, we’d like to provide some useful information about how our treatments at Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center benefit those who play the game, whether it’s professionally or as an amateur/enthusiast.

First, the game of basketball itself puts a ton of strain on your back and your joints. Jumping up as high as you can and landing on either a hardwood court or pavement will certainly have an impact on your spine, your lower back, your knees, hips, and your ankles.

Even shooting the ball will give you shoulder problems down the road. But do you really want to end up looking like Bill Walton does now when you try to walk up a flight of stairs.

One good way to counteract the abuse you put your body through on a daily basis as an athlete is chiropractic treatment. Chiropractic treatment helps ease the tension from over-training, not to mention provides drug-free pain relief that will help you on those days when your old aches and pains show up to haunt you.

Chiropractic adjustments can also help increase your flexibility and improve your range of motion, which will make you more effective on the court.

Contact Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center today to learn more about how our treatments help patients of all ages and from all walks of life. We have a rich history of getting great results!

At Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center we stress the importance of spine health — the health of our spines affects our overall health in more ways than one. Your central nervous system and your gastrointestinal system are closely linked to your spine, and when your spine gets out of line all sorts of health problems can occur.

Below, we go over a few simple ways to increase your spine health.

1.) Exercise Regularly

Exercise regularly and exercise with your spine in mind. Do exercises that engage your back and your core — you’ll find that this ends up having you feeling stronger on a daily basis.

2.) Eat Well and Stay Hydrated

Eating a clean diet and drinking half your body weight in ounces of water each day will have your body functioning at optimum capacity.

3.) Practice Perfect Posture

You’ve heard that saying, “Practice makes perfect,” but we like to take it one step further and say “Perfect practice makes perfect.” Perfecting your posture and making sure to keep great posture throughout the day, not matter what you’re doing, this will help your spine stay strong and in-line.

4.) Yoga

Having an active recovery plan in tremendously important for your spine. A good yoga practice will release tension in the spine and in your joints, not to mention increase range of motion and improve flexibility.

5.) Explore Chiropractic Treatment!

Contact Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center today to schedule your consultation and learn about how our treatments not only help those who are sick or injured but also help those who are healthy stay healthy. We have a long track record of getting great results for entire families.

We all know that times are trying right now due to a global pandemic still very much affecting the world as we know it, so much so that it’s starting to create a world that some of us can hardly recognize.

Focusing on your own health and wellness during the month of October is a great idea for a number of reasons.

First, we are all aware that this is an election year, and in early November we’re set to know who our commander in chief is going to be for the next 4 years. Every election year is fraught with stress but it’s safe to say that we’re now in a situation that our country has never seen before. No matter which side of the line you stand, you’re likely feeling stressed and anxious.

Below, Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center discusses a few ways to double-down on your health and wellness goals, not only so you finish out a productive year, but so you stay in the realm of sanity.

Do yoga and practice meditation to relax your body and your mind. Stress and tension can show up in both spaces, so it’s a good idea to have a two-pronged attack on your wellness routine this month: physical and mental.

If you can manage, exercise your body a little bit. Exercise that extra energy you have, that way it doesn’t show up in the form of anxiety when you get ready for bed.

Eat well and hydrate properly. You’ll be surprised how much a healthy diet can improve your attitude and your body’s processes. Conversely, the adverse effects of having a crummy diet are many. Eating junk food bogs down our body and our mind.

Contact Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center to learn more about how our treatments can help you reduce stress and anxiety, get a better night of sleep, increase your flexibility, and provide drug-free pain relief for aches, pains, and injuries. We have a long track record of helping entire families stay well.

When it comes to joint pain, there are a ton of factors that can play into why you’re feeling the way you’re feeling and dealing with painful, achy joints that seem to have frozen up in terms of their range of motion.

Where Does Joint Pain Come From?

Whether your joint pain arises from inflammation, an injury, arthritis, or overperformance occurring at work, at home, or during our exercise routines, there’s a lot that chiropractic treatment can do to improve your situation.

Chiropractic and Joint Pain

First of all, chiropractic treatment provides drug-free pain relief, especially for those feeling back, neck, and joint pain.

Second, chiropractic treatment will also help straighten out misalignments that can certainly cause pain and discomfort, not to mention help improve your sleep, so your body can do its important repair work uninterrupted.

Lastly, chiropractic treatment will help increase your flexibility and improve your range of motion, which will make moving around more comfortable for you.

Get Rid of Joint Pain Today

Contact Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center to schedule your consultation today. We can help you work through your joint pain and a variety of additional health problems the all-natural way.

The chiropractic profession is something that’s been around for a long time — and we’re so thankful and excited to be a part of a profession that is celebrating it’s 125th birthday today.

That’s correct, chiropractic treatment has been a viable drug-free option for a variety of maladies and health conditions since 1895, which in when Dr. Daniel David Palmer.

D.D. Palmer was a teacher and grocer who became a magnetic healer. Palmer opened his office of magnetic healing which was located in Davenport, Iowa — as early as 1886. Just nine years after opening his practice, D.D. Palmer gave Harvey Lillard that all-important, world-famous first chiropractic adjustment as of September 18, 1895.

That means chiropractic is a treatment that you can trust and rely on. People have been utilizing its benefits for scores of years. That’s a lot of years.

If you’re considering exploring the benefits of chiropractic treatment for yourself, contact Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center to schedule your consultation.

Many of us don’t really think of our sinuses as something that needs our attention and should be maintained. Moreso, most people take that sort of thing for granted and view it as automatic. The truth is, there are a lot of factors that can play into poor sinus functionality, spine misalignment being one of them.

Your Spine and Your Sinuses

Your spine happens to be interconnected with many of your body’s operating systems, including the central nervous system, the GI system, not to mention your sinuses. Sitting with poor posture and lying in contorted positions all night can greatly affect your breathability. One visit with your local chiropractor can correct this issue and have you breathing more clearly immediately.

Your Sinuses and Your Diet

If you consume a lot of dairy, then your sinuses are likely to get bombarded with mucus. Cut down on dairy as often as you can and drink plenty of water each day to ensure proper sinus funtionality.

Tobacco Use

Smoking tobacco can also affect your sinuses and create mucus in your sinuses. Cutting down and quitting tobacco will greatly improve your respiratory system as well as your sinuses.

Contact Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center today to schedule your consultation, especially if you’re having sinus issues. Chiropractic treatment remains a highly effective drug-free option for a variety of conditions.

Chiropractic treatment for adults, teens, and seniors is something that is pretty much widely accepted and pursued in today’s health-conscious environment where more and more people are seeking drug-free treatments that help optimize their wellness.

The same is true for babies and young children — chiropractic treatment can still be hugely effective in treating pain, discomfort, and misalignment, which can still occur in infants and children.

Ever heard of growing pains? Babies are constantly growing and getting bigger, which puts a huge amount of stress on their little bodies. Since they don’t yet have strong muscles to hold their bodies up, misalignment can easily occur, which can result in sinus issues, aches and pains, sleep problems, behavioral issues, and more.

One simple chiropractic treatment for an infant can help clear up the sinus passageways, help ease any pain and discomfort, and help promote a better night of sleep. Chiropractic treatment has even been shown to improve an infant’s mood.

If you’d like to learn about how our treatments can benefit you or any member of your family, no matter how big or small, contact Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center today to schedule your consultation.