This week’s blog is brought to you by local expert Gerard Brennen C.S.C.S., who serves as a local personal trainer and performance coach at the local city recreation center. 9 Components Of Successful Weight Loss 1. Get to know your Body One size does not fit all. Before pursuing a weight loss program, educate yourself...
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Don’t be fooled!
Are you “getting played”? Maybe making your decisions off of someone that can profit from your follies. Getting your nutrition advice from a clown, king, or red-haired girl named Wendy? Maybe even falling for the promises of great advertising. The easy solution is to do just as much research in your health as you do...
The Agony of DaFEET
Pain on the bottoms of your feet. You know what I speak of instantly. After sitting for awhile or even getting out of bed, those first couple of steps are NASTY! Can’t run, can’t jump, and hard to walk barefoot without looking like you’re in need of a bathroom break. Plantar Fasciitis (or inflammation of...
Is Bad Health just Bad Luck?
There’s a problem that society seems to teach us that we’re unhealthy because of Bad Germs, Bad Genes, or Bad Health. And I have a problem with that. The human body is instead, designed for success, for health, and luck favors the prepared. Whether you’re religious or not, you can’t argue this. Our ancestors were...
Arch Madness in March
On your feet a lot, plantar fasciitis, knee pain, ankle pain, hip pain, shin splints and more…. Once a year the company that makes our custom molded orthotics does a HUGE discount on their orthotics and we pass that savings to you. Fro the month of March, stop in and grab yourself a pair of...
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
February is American Heart Month. Funny how it has to be specified as American Heart Month, but if you notice the statistics for heard disease, you’ll understand why. Cardiovascular disease as a whole (meaning heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure too), it the number one killer of Americans. Not only does this preventable lifestyle disease...
Ear Tubes and Antibiotics Galore!
This talk could save your sanity! As a parent, I understand the fear and frustration of a sick child. The crying, lack of sleep (by everyone), and the feeling of helplessness. You run to your trusted physician with hope in your eyes and they see you and your situation and want to comfort you. And...
Back to School – Part 3 – Scoliosis
Scoliosis – normally called Idiopathic scoliosis, meaning “unknown” cause of scoliosis by the medical doctors. Well, not so fast, I am not a medical doctor but I do know the spine and the nervous system and I can tell you that there are some common issues that may contribute to scoliosis. – short leg – ...
“Back to School” – Part 2 – Backpacks
Single strap used to be cool, but double strap is even cooler! (unproven opinion) – Dr. Nick But so important even if you’re not going to win any popularity contests – especially as backpacks are getting heavier and heavier! Hopefully as schools move more towards using tablets in school, these will replace the heavy books...
“Back” to School – Part 1
We are knocking on the door to another year of school and all of our children will be experience a huge insult to their nervous system. All summer they got to run around and have fun (hopefully, instead of sitting around watching Netflix all day) and now they will be forced to sit for seven...