Great Reasons to Break-a-Sweat

(excerpts taken from a great article found @ https://wellnessmama.com/health/sweating-benefits/ where you can find all the links to each study mentioned below) Detoxing your body  Did you know that your skin is the your largest organ in your body and is part of your detox system? Sweat works as a way for your body to expel toxins in your body. One […]

TMJ Issues

If you place your fingers in front of each ear and open your jaw, you will feel lots of movement. This is where your skull’s temporal bone attaches to your mandible (jaw), and it is called the TemporoMandibular Joint (TMJ). Many ligaments, cartilage, fascia, muscles, nerves and blood vessels run in, around and through it, and there […]

Strong Immunity

There is no time like the present to build your immune system!  Clearly, in the world we find ourselves in today, nearing the end of 2022, this subject has our attention more than ever.  We’re all exposed to different bacteria and viruses on a daily basis; this is how it’s always been.  Our bodies were not created to […]

Issues in the Hip Joint

The complaint of pain, stiffness, clicking, and irritation in the HIP JOINT is very, very common.  If you’ll notice in the picture, there are MANY muscles that cross the hip joint and affect the S-I (sacro-iliac) joint as well!  Muscles and joints, along with ligaments (connections between 2 bones) and tendons (connections between a muscle and a […]

Vitamin D Deficiency DOUBLES Risk of Infection, ICU Admission & Death

“All the studies showed an increased risk of Covid-19 positive test in subjects with lower 25(OH)D levels (Fig 1), and the SRR [summary relative risk] indicated a significant double increased risk of infection for subjects with low serum VD levels compared to the highest level: SRR = 2.18.” *More than double the risk of infection […]

Walk with a Purpose

I can just hear my 6th Grade teacher in the hallway behind us proclaiming, “Walk with a purpose!” meaning if you’re going to walk, do it quickly.  That’s what came to mind when I read this article about walking: “Strong associations with health status have been seen for habitual or self-rated walking pace, which has been associated […]

The Spine – Hip – Knee – Ankle Connection

Your hip bone really is connected to your knee bone as the song goes…but there’s a whole lot more to that story!  Not only is everything connected, one structure, one joint, one area of the body can also influence the others.  From an above-down perspective, truly the position of your neck and shoulders affects your lumbar spine […]

Shoulders, Neck & Upper Back

There are huge connections between your shoulders, neck and upper back because of ligament and muscle attachments.  Even more importantly, are the nerves that exit your neck and upper back and how they affect functionality of your shoulder and the use and feeling of your entire arm!  If your neck is out of alignment (subluxated) that can […]

The Link Between POSTURE and Cognitive Decline

A mass survey of citizens aged 50 to 89 years examined whether cognitive decline could be detected by sagittal spinal balance measurement based on a radiological approach. Doctors from Shinshu University observed associations of sagittal vertical axis (SVA) anteriorization and higher age with lower cognitive function.     Plain English translation:  They surveyed people ages 50-89 and looked […]

You Feel Old & Stiff…or is it the Other Way Around?

Stiffness actually precedes feeling old, if you ask me.  In other words, you get stiff & THAT makes you feel old.  I’ve seen 80 year-olds that get around great and move like they’re 20-30 years younger than they actually are.  On the flip side, I’ve seen 40 year-olds that move like they’re 80!  The biggest factor in both scenarios […]