The holiday season is undoubtedly filled with joy, yet it can also introduce a considerable amount of seasonal stress. Amidst the hustle and bustle of travel, parties, and shopping, your time, mind, and body face heightened demands, potentially leading to muscle spasms and the resurgence of familiar aches and pains. For many, these discomforts concentrate in two prevalent areas: the low back and the neck and shoulders. Does this sound familiar? Why It's Important: Persistent low back or neck pain during the holidays can escalate into a full-blown flare-up, jeopardizing your festive plans a ..read more

Do you find yourself falling ill around the same time each year? The stress associated with the holidays, if not managed carefully, can wreak havoc on your immune system. When you're stressed, your immune system's ability to fend off harmful bacteria and infections is compromised. The stress hormone cortisol can suppress the effectiveness of your immune system, making individuals more susceptible to adopting unhealthy coping mechanisms such as consuming inflammatory foods, smoking, and experiencing reduced sleep. Why It's Important: Chronic holiday stress can significantly impact your immu ..read more

As the holidays unfold, they often bring along a touch of stress. The goal is to minimize stress, not only for the sake of enjoyment but also because ignoring stress can detrimentally affect our health. Stress is a powerful mechanism for survival in short bursts, such as fleeing from a predator or maintaining focus for a brief period. However, prolonged stress gradually damages our body's health over time. When under stress, our body adapts in 12 ways to ensure survival: Blood pressure increases to supply blood to the extremities for escape. Heart rate rises to circulate the blood efficie ..read more

The Holiday Red Zone List The holidays are here, and we are entering what we call the Holiday Red Zone. What this means is that the end goal is nearing, and we are under the stress of the season. You all know what I am talking about. Everyone is trying to get things done before the end of the year for work, attempting to find the right gifts for holiday giving, making plans for the get-togethers we can have again, and just trying to keep things together without fumbling the ball. In football, the red zone is the final 25 yards before the end zone and the scoring drive. This is where the pl ..read more

Unlock Your Weight Loss Potential: Hormones, Habits, and Health How many of you have experienced a plateau with your weight loss? You have done all the right things; exercise, eating the right things, and getting adjusted but you just can’t make the scale budge. This could be your hormones holding on to those calories and fat. Hormonal imbalances can happen to anyone at any age. We all start to have changes in our body chemistry at certain times in our lives whether we are male or female; most commonly we start to notice skin changes, remember puberty? But that may not be all. Life changes ..read more

Is There a Hole in Your Bucket? Every day we hear about digestive issues that our patients are having or that are prevalent in the population. The most common things we hear about can be boiled down to “Leaky Gut” or holes between the cells of the intestines. The links between cells are known as tight junctions and “glue” these cells together. In people with Celiac disease and other intestinal complaints these junctions come apart, allowing a large amount of indigestible gluten fragments to seep into the underlying tissue and incite immune system cells leading to inflammation of the gut. C ..read more

Back to School Chaos Happy BACK TO SCHOOL week! As we enter the bustling back-to-school season, it's crucial to acknowledge the physical and emotional stress that often accompanies this transition. There is a HUGE link between emotional stress and physical symptoms, and how taking care of your mind can greatly benefit your body. With the end of summer comes the whirlwind of back-to-school preparations and activities. The hectic schedules, juggling of responsibilities, and adjusting to new routines can all contribute to increased stress levels. Take a moment to acknowledge YOU and your impo ..read more

6 Easy Stretches for Improving Your Posture Has this ever happened to you? You wake up one morning and you can’t move because your low back or neck is stiff and in pain and you think to yourself, “But I didn’t even do anything yesterday. I just sat all day.” Well, the truth is you did do something. You SAT all day!  This caused the muscles in your hips, back, and neck to get tight just because you weren’t moving. Sitting is one of the leading causes of muscle tension and posture distortion. When you are sitting your muscle are not going through their full range of motion and so it is ..read more

Have you heard of Shockwave Therapy? Shockwave Therapy is a non-invasive and cutting-edge medical procedure that has gained recognition for its potential to address various health concerns. Whether you're dealing with chronic pain, musculoskeletal issues, or even sports-related injuries, Shockwave Therapy might be the solution you've been seeking.   As an effective solution, our state-of-the-art Shockwave technology provides a unique and precise stimulus that reaches deep inside the body to help alleviate aches and pains from acute and chronic pain in muscles, tendons, and joints. Wh ..read more

Stretching can HURT you! Stretching can HURT you! We all know that stretching is good for us, but have you thought about the fact that stretching could also be harmful to us? It can be and if you are doing this you are causing more harm than good.  Muscles haven’t warmed up yet and unless you are doing dynamic stretching you are likely not improving your flexibility or your results. Once you’ve finished your exercise now it’s time to really get into the stretching routine.  Having a prop that is literally in my line of sight is just the thing I need to remind me to finish off my ..read more