Do you believe your body is clever? Take some time to mindfully consider your body for a moment Your heart is beating. It will do so around 100,000 times today – creating enough energy to power a truck for 32 kilometres. Your lungs will take around 23.000 breaths, some 11,000L of air Your stomach will produce stomach acid (strong enough to dissolve metal!) to breakdown your food and use the energy to build new cells  Your eyes distinguish more than 10 million different shades of colour Your kidneys filter your blood up to 60 times a day.  Your body sheds 600,000 skin particles an hou ..read more

“New year, new you”… Overused quote ~ Anonymous Ever hear that phrase? You might have had a previous relationship with New Year’s resolutions, maybe healthy, maybe unhealthy. Or it might be an ongoing, complicated, “on-off” relationship that happens at the same time every year. Early January is typically a time of renewed interest in gym memberships and making new commitments to yourself. This can happen following the additional weight gain that may accompany the festive season (see graph below ..read more

  Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world. Eleanor Roosevelt   I love Decembers.   How the weather subtly shifts to more consistent days of steady sunshine. The relaxedness that everyone notices slowly engulfing the workplace as the working year wraps up it’s final week. A sense of reflection on the year that has been – a year that most probably didn’t foresee coming.   However, Decembers can equally be a time of significant stress, even borderline chaos.   Cramming deadlines and a typical month ..read more

2% is a fairly small part of your day. It works out to be 30 minutes. For the more visual learners, here’s what 2% or 30 minutes of your day looks like:   ..read more

  “As the twig is bent, so grows the tree”     So what is Chiropractic care for children all about?   It may surprise some people to know that at Grove Chiropractic, we care for a large number of children, of all age groups.   From babies to primary-school aged kids, teenagers and young adults, Chiropractic care can play in role in each of these age groups being as healthy as they possibly can.     So why would a child need a Chiropractor? What do children typically see a Chiropractor for?     Many parents choose to seek out Chiropractic care for ..read more

    “Tell us who you are, and what you do”. Seth Godin       Hey, I’m Mick.   I’m a dad of two, a partner of one, and a Chiropractor living here in Ocean Grove. I grew up in the rural town of Ararat, holidaying here in Ocean Grove as a child and I jumped at the idea of living here permanently. It still feels like a holiday year-round. I opened my Chiropractic studio to share the natural healthcare which has impacted my life so greatly, with the Bellarine community.   I’m completely in awe of the human brain, arguably one of the most complex things ever disc ..read more

What should you expect on your first Chiropractic visit? Some people attend our Chiropractic studio with health challenges like back pain, neck pain or headaches. Conditions that Chiropractic has a great track record with. Some people also seek care with things besides just pain or a particular dis-ease. Like poor sleep, poor energy, poor mood, hormonal issues, or digestive concerns. If you’re dealing with certain health challenges like recurring pain and symptoms.  Or a specific condition that you’ve been diagnosed with, deciding to finally seek help can be a bit daunting. Especially if ..read more