Chemical Stressors Chemical Stressors When asked about chiropractic care generally, or vertebral subluxation specifically, it’s very common for our minds to go directly to neck or back pain. The average person will almost always connect a physical injury to…
Outdoor Play
Thirty years ago the life of the average child was completely different. Many moms didn’t work, and spent their days cleaning house and caring for their families. It wasn’t uncommon to hear “Go outside and play” echoing through the…
Inflammation
Inflammation: The Good and Bad Good and the Bad Inflammation is the term given to describe the body’s response to tissue damage such as bacterial infections, trauma, chemical exposures and dying tissue. The problem is that there are times when…
Tethered Oral Tissues or Tongue Tie
Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTS) can consist of either a tongue tie (where the thin piece of skin under a baby’s tongue restricts movement of the tongue) or where the upper lip is restricted due to being anchored to the gum.…
Your Nervous System
What Controls You? When you think about it, our bodies are pretty amazing machines. We can run, jump and climb. We can see, hear, taste, feel and smell. We are made up of many incredible parts that work together to…
Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple Cider Vinegar Every wellness parent has heard of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) at some point or another. Whether it is a recommendation to help to naturally relieve a fever or congestion while steaming or adding to a humidifier, Apple…
Mindfulness
Mindfulness We live in a microwave society; we want everything now. This is the age of distraction and our attention span has suffered for it. We don’t have time to read an entire article; just give us the highlights. We…
Healthy Poops
Nick Haslam, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Melbourne, recently wrote that it’s time for psychologists to stop ignoring excrement. A UK survey in 2010 ranked the flushing toilet as the 9th greatest invention of all time (sliced…
Swaddling for Newborns
The practice of swaddling was used for thousands of years and quite popular until the 1700’s when it was slowly abandoned as many cultures considered it to be old fashioned or barbaric. However, it has remained popular in Europe…