Back Pain

Your Ventura Chiropractor says: Exercise this Time of Day Better

January 6, 2011

A new study suggests that exercising in the morning, before eating, can significantly lessen the ill effects of a poor holiday diet. Researchers recruited healthy, active young men and fed them a bad diet for six weeks. A group of them that exercised before breakfast gained almost no weight and showed no signs of insulin [...]

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Ventura Chiropractor: Jet Lag from the Holidays Can Have Lasting Effects on the Brain

December 30, 2010

The holiday season brings lots of travel — visiting family and friends, taking vacations. If you have ever traveled and experienced jet lag, you know that you can feel that you are just not quite fully functioning (particularly when traveling east) when you arrive at your destination. A new study shows that this particular effect [...]

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Ventura Chiropractor: Give Your Hands a Round of Applause!

December 23, 2010

As a Ventura chiropractor I know plenty about the therapeutic effects of “touch” in healing. My hands are my “instruments” in helping people get out of pain. So, anytime “hands” are given credit where credit is due, I am the first to pass it along. And, in this case, the hands are yours!  A new [...]

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Purple Fruits Ward Off Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s

December 16, 2010

Eating purple fruits, such as blueberries, can help ward off neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s. Drinking green tea can also have the same protective effect. New research finds that the majority of debilitating illnesses are in part caused by poorly-bound iron. The iron causes the production of dangerous toxins, called hydroxyl radicals, [...]

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Walking to School, Says Ventura Chiropractor, Is Good For Kids’ Health

December 9, 2010

As a Ventura chiropractor I am well-aware of the toll that lack of exercise and excess weight takes on the musculoskeletal system over time. I see adverse effects such as wear and tear on knee and hip joints and shifts in the skeletal frame, especially the back, and weak muscle structure in many of my [...]

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Ventura Chiropractor Suggests Ways You Can Avoid Holiday Exercise Inertia

December 2, 2010

Here I go again talking about exercise, one of my favorite subjects as your Ventura chiropractor when it comes to an essential part of good health that no one can do for you but you. In my past blogs I’ve talked about simple ways that you can add exercise to your daily routine without altering [...]

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Ventura Chiropractor Offers Thanksgiving Thoughts

November 25, 2010

As your Ventura chiropractor, over the years I have blogged often about the adverse effects of obesity on the musculoskeletal system. Because excess weight can cause misalignment of the spine, tilting of the pelvis, unhealthy gait patterns, and wear and tear on the joints, it has been my experience that preventative and relief measures, such [...]

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Highland Chiropractor Reveals The Connection Between Back Pain And Dehydration

November 20, 2010

Highland Chiropractor It will likely come as no surprise to you that humans require air and water, in that order, for survival. And, the odds are pretty good that you, along with most other adults, haven’t tried to hold your breath to see how long you could go without breathing (or in order to see [...]

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November 18, 2010

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Chiropractor in Ventura: Sweat or “Glow,” Exercise Means Good Health!

November 11, 2010

As a Ventura chiropractor I have to say that there isn’t much difference between the skeletal structure of men and women, with the exception that the female pelvis is wider to allow for childbirth, and the forehead bones of the male protrude more and the overall frame is frequently larger.  And, to be honest, though [...]

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