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Practical chiropractic guidance from Uptown Chiropractic on movement, posture, injury prevention, family wellness and everyday health.
Would you like to join the millions who have benefited from an all-natural approach to better health? Here are 5 things you may not know about chiropractic care.
A lack of quality sleep is no joke, especially if it's chronic. Restorative slumber is critical to helping you recover from life's daily stresses. Without it, we not only get grumpy - it leads to diabetes, hypertension, mood disorders and immune dysfunction.
All this can be repaired if we are able to get adequate rest. We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping, so getting the most out of it is very important.
Kids think it’s “cool” to strap on their backpacks and head out to school. But if they don’t know how to choose, load, lift and wear a pack properly, backpack's can affect your child's health. Carrying a heavy load that is unevenly or improperly distributed can result in poor posture; and distort the spinal column, throwing it out of alignment. This can cause muscle strain, headaches, back, neck and arm pain, and even nerve damage.
For many families, a road trip is an essential part of any summer vacation. Unfortunately, muscle and joint pain doesn’t take days off, and can quickly turn this joyful time into a painful one. Whether you’re lifting heavy luggage or simply sitting in the car for extended periods of time, it’s very common to experience back, neck, shoulder and other joint pain at some point during your travels. Since having fun should be your highest priority, its important to maximize your enjoyment by ensuring that you’re being as safe as you can be.
Metabolic Eating is concept that has been defined by a variety of companies and professionals as a program that can increase weight loss. The program entails increasing the frequency of eating, but not the total volume of food consumed. For instance, instead of eating three large meals in one day (breakfast, lunch, supper), a person can eat five smaller meals. A sample plan could include a light breakfast, midmorning snack, lunch, mid-afternoon snack and finish off with supper.
If you’re finding yourself sitting all day, give this position a try. Sit up straight in your chair, extend your low back and rotate your palms so that they face forward. Take 5 deep breaths, feeling a stretch across the front of your chest. Repeat often!
Buying the right Backpack:
- buy a size appropriate backpack for your child
- it should be made of light-weight material
- and have wide, padded and adjustable straps
- and padding on the back surface
- and plenty of pockets
Olympic athletes put themselves through a grueling training schedule, often working out 6-8 hours per day. But a large part of the equation for olympic performance is actually spent sleeping!
Having a well fitted backpack can help prevent injuries in the back, neck and shoulders of your youngsters. As you are buying backpacks for your kids, consider the following tips:
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