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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.

Just because it’s Labor Day weekend doesn’t mean you can’t double-down on your health and wellness efforts. After all, this time of year marks the 4th quarter of 2020. It’s a good idea to take a look at where you’re at currently with your health and wellness goals.

When it comes to Labor Day weekend, there’s a lot you can do to optimize your health and wellness.

First, get your mind right. Use this holiday weekend to start building your meditation practice, if you haven’t already. Meditation brings gifts like patience, inner peace, and tranquility. It’s a great way to let the dust settle in your mind — we recommend doing it right when you wake up in the morning for 10-20 minutes.

Yoga is another great practice to build and grow during this holiday weekend. Yoga is a fantastic way to relieve the tension in your body from your daily/weekly grind.

Get outdoors if you’re able — try to hit up a secluded spot instead of the most popular nature hike in the area, which will surely be packed over Labor Day weekend.

If you’re feeling any aches and pains from an active Labor Day weekend, contact Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center today to schedule your consultation. We have a long track record of treating injuries and daily pains and aches alike.

When eating healthy it’s quite easy to simply resort to routine, eating the same dishes week in and week out. Lack of variety is actually one of the top reasons people revert back to dining out and shopping in the wrong aisles of the grocery store.

Below, Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center goes over a few healthy Fall meal options. By focusing on the season and changing the foods you eat according to seasonal shifts, you’ll be less likely to hit the diet doldrums.

Autumn Quinoa Salad

Make some nice quinoa, which is a healthy alternative to processed foods like pasta, and use that as your base, throwing in kale, spinach, and other healthy greens, not to mention baked yams, almonds, pecans, walnuts, or whatever other healthy ingredients you like. Toss this creation in a nice honey dijon dressing. If you want to stay on the extra healthy path, toss in balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil, if your diet agrees with this.

Soupe Du Jour! 

Get into making soups during the Fall and Winter seasons. For Fall, focus on pumpkin soups and include ingredients like broccoli and cauliflower for an extra health kick. Invest in a crockpot to make the whole process easy on yourself. You’ll be on stew street in no time!

A Chiropractor Who Stresses Healthy Living

Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center stresses incorporating a healthy diet and fitness routine into our patients’ daily lives. Contact us today to learn about how our treatments help make daily life better in numerous ways.

When it comes to nutrition, many of us eat well for a short period of time, then fall back to our old habits of eating out or eating on-the-go, which, unfortunately, usually entails eating copious amounts of junk food.

However, having and keeping a good diet are not as elusive as you might think. Below, Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center goes over a few ways to tweak your diet for the better, not to mention a few habits to build that will help you keep your diet.

First, make it a priority to, no matter what, get a healthy dose of veggies throughout your day. Kale, broccoli, spinach, red pepper, cucumber, celery, wheatgrass, and even powder veggie supplements should be daily staples in your new healthy diet. You’ll be amazed at how much better and lighter you feel throughout the day!

Second, make sure you’re getting good, clean protein, whether it comes from meat, veggies, or supplements. There are a ton of options for those of you who are vegetarian and vegan. Vegetarian and vegan food, by and large, tends to be over-seasoned, which is something you’ll want to avoid.

Hydrating properly is also essential for a healthy diet. Drinking half your body weight in ounces of water each day is a fantastic start.

Changing your habits in the morning, in the evening, and at work is also a great place to fine-tune your diet. Eat light in the morning — get those veggies in why don’t you? Maybe pack a healthy pre-made lunch and healthy quick-grab options to snack on throughout your work day. Commit to eating a nice big salad with some type of clean healthy protein over the top. If you’re going to do dessert, try to opt for dark chocolate and organic peanut butter, almond butter, or even cashew butter.

We hope some of this helps. We’re also here to provide treatments that provide drug-free pain relief, not to mention a plethora of hidden health benefits that you have to unlock to believe. Contact Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center to learn more!

As August comes to an end this means that 2020 is about 2/3 finished, which means that the year’s third quarter has almost come to a completion. Below, Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center goes over a few ways you can get over any plateaus and possibly get a little more out of yourself than you set out to.

Eat Healthy and Make Sure to Hydrate!

First, make sure your diet is fueling you throughout your day. Eating plenty of greens, limiting your portions when you eat, and eating smaller meals at a higher frequency will all make a big difference in boosting your health and energy levels. Drinking plenty of water each day will ensure your body works at optimum capacity. Dehydration can lead to joint pain, headaches, fatigue, lack of mental focus, or even worse.

Exercise Regularly

Sure, maybe some of your goals might have to do with exercising, but exercising regularly will help boost your vitality and energy, helping you achieve those other more business-related or family-related goals on your slate. When you exercise regularly, it’s more than likely that you’ll also have a more positive outlook and experience less anxiety throughout the course of your day.

Visit Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center Today!

Getting a chiropractic adjustment is just what the doctor ordered when it comes to optimizing your health and wellness. One simple chiropractic adjustment can give you a better night of sleep, improve your mood, provide drug-free pain relief, and much, much more. Contact Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center today to schedule your visit with us.

When we get busy, generally, the first things we put on the backburner are our own wellness practices. Whether it’s that yoga class we can’t quite get to once the end of the workday comes or that meditation practice we’ve been slacking on because our mornings our so packed that we’re convinced we don’t have time.

However, the truth is we’re responsible for keeping our own health and wellness practices up to scratch, and nobody is going to do it for us.

Creating your own space to do those healthy things that keep you alive and well isn’t as hard as it might appear either.

Getting Up Earlier

For example, if you’re interested in building a meditation practice, that’s a good thing to do first thing in the morning, which will help you set the tone for your day. Take 10-20 minutes to let your mind settle, before any agenda gets put on you, whether it’s your own or someone else’s. You’ll be surprised how much of a difference such a simple thing makes.

Yoga On-the-Go

If you can’t commit to a yoga class or you miss a class on a certain day, there’s still a lot of opportunity to get your stretch in, whether it’s at your work desk or at home. Keep a yoga mat in the trunk space of your vehicle in case there’s a park on the way home from work — you’d be surprised how much good repair work you can get done in as little as 20 minutes.

Set and Keep Your Appointments with Your Chiropractor

Keeping a close relationship with your local chiropractor is a great way to hold yourself accountable for keeping your body healthy. Newsflash: chiropractic treatment isn’t just for the elderly or those with back pain. Our drug-free treatments help with numerous problems life can throw at you. Contact Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing to learn more about how we can help you feel amazing on a daily basis.