Chiropractic Blog
Mental and physical stress feed off of each other The cycle is clear to see: mental stress causes your body to tense –> tense muscles pull your spine out of alignment and tend to spasm –> physical pain then adds an additional burden to your mental stress. Along the way, any number of other factors…
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When it feels like you could stay in bed forever A busy schedule demands that you wake up swinging. Unless you have your sleep life in check, mornings can become a haze of heavy-headedness. This can make it difficult, not to say unpleasant, to go about your morning routine. So many of us make coffee…
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How missing sleep hurts Sleep deprivation is alive and well in our society. We are busier and more distracted than ever, and as a result we are sleeping less than ever. And that’s before we even question the quality of sleep that we are getting. Sleep deprivation, both in quantity and quality, affects us in…
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Cardio is one of the most important elements of managing back pain For three main reasons: Circulation: by getting your blood flowing, oxygen and nutrients move to cells throughout the body that are in need of support as they attempt to repair and rebuild. Stagnation prevents this circulation from reaching so extensively; even 10 minutes…
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Movement equals circulation Circulation is an essential factor in sleep: your brain needs proper oxygenation to function in the first place, and an enhanced nutrient flow certainly helps even more. Your brain is supplied with its oxygen and nutrients by blood vessels in the neck and when circulation is blocked, by excess fat or cholesterol,…
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Scar tissue underpins many injuries The dense tissue that forms after injury is an essential process but it can also be problematic. And it doesn’t even require an injury to form. Scar tissue forms either: in response to injury, as it acts to bind the damaged tissues of a joint, tendon or ligament back together.…
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Posture is one of the fastest ways to start boosting your health this new year But it is not as easy as say, drinking water. Changing your posture for the better takes a concerted effort betweeen body and mind. Every moment will be a challenge as you fight to maintain your body in an upright,…
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2018 is the year we start fighting back against sleeplessness Finding your eight hours of sleep of has never been fraught with so many obstacles. From the seemingly omnipresent intrusion of notifications, the indifferent glow of different-sized screens, the technology age has added a heavier weight to the scale opposing your sleep health. Some studies…
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Boosting athletic performance with chiropractic care In sports it´s often said that, ¨the game doesn´t get any easier, you just get better.¨ You learn the intricacies of the game and you specialize your body and mind in an attempt to gain a competitive advantage. At our office in Sacramento, we help athletes derive an athletic…
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Some studies suggest that up to 60% of foods consumed in the United States are processed Highly-processed foods double down on the detriment to your health: not only are they devoid of essential vitamins and nutrients, but they are also toxic and harmful to the functioning of our cells. Rather than helping our cells repair,…
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