You’ve got to Move It, Move It!
We are often admonished to “just get moving” because we have to “use it or lose it”, but why? Why is movement so vital to our health? There are many reasons…
OMG Bones! (Osteoporosis, Menopause/Men and Great Bones!)
A broken bone is often the first sign that someone has osteoporosis. This is because we just don’t check the quality of our bones routinely until we know there’s a problem. 50% of women and 25% of men over the age of 50 will experience an osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime. We need to take care of our bones.
Inflammation ~ Friend or Foe
Inflammation has a bad reputation. In our heads it is associated with swollen, angry, painful tissues. We are almost conditioned now to reach for medication to stop these symptoms, but are we doing ourselves any favours in doing so? Yes, the pain is eased, but what’s the cost?
Why should a pregnant woman be seeing a chiropractor?
At the Adelaide Chiropractic Centre we work with many pregnant women. It is one of our joys. Working to keep a woman comfortable as she grows new life is the key.
OTC Pain Medications (a tool)
Though chiropractors do study pharmacology as a part of their five year university degree, I am not a pharmacist and am not qualified to give advice on any medications. Unsurprisingly, I am often asked about over the counter (OTC) medications to manage pain, so I’ve done some research for you.
Letter to the Editor (the other cells in your brain)
Did you know your brain both builds and destroys memories while you sleep? When memories are edited out this can impact on physical abilities, recall of events, your headspace and much more. You can influence what the editor deletes and what is consolidated – here’s how you can write a letter to the editor.
Falling (Gravity and Other Myths)
Veteran acrobat Jascha Boyce stares fear in the face every time she trains and performs. If a routine goes wrong, Boyce knows she has to immediately get up and do it again.
A Conversation About Pain
I promised you a conversation about pain. I think the most important thing we need to know about Pain is that it is a tool. Pain is a tool that your brain uses to keep you safe.
Increase Your Knowledge and Heal Better
“Knowledge and movement are the greatest pain and stress liberators”Lorimer Moseley and David Butler.
Turmeric ~ A Natural Anti-inflammatory?
In 2006 there was a piece of research done that established that older Singaporeans who ate more curry had less cognitive decline (1). Science promptly focussed its attention on the components of curry, then more specifically turmeric and its active element, curcumin.
Bone density versus Skin Cancer – the Vitamin D conundrum
Our body takes the cholesterol in our skin and uses UVB from the sun to make Vitamin D (Vit D). Vit D swings through the liver and the kidneys, receiving a few structural tweaks, to become the steroid hormone version of Vit D, calcitriol. It is very hard to get Vit D from our diet - you’d have to eat mountains of fatty fish often to meet the body’s needs - sunshine is the best source.
The basics of health and wellbeing
Our health at any given point in time is the sum total result of three main things - headspace, diet and the physical state of our body.
How chiropractic care can help with stiffness
If we put aside some nasty kinds of arthritis and some sinister neurological dysfunctions, most of us would consider STIFFNESS to be a relatively innocuous symptom... just our body grumping at us a bit to get moving - fair enough given our increasingly sedentary lifestyle.