So far with this blog I have developed a reputation for sometimes serious, sometimes snarky, keystrokes, but today I want to be 100% serious with my stroke talk. A cerebrovascular accident (CVA), aka stroke, aka brain attack; is a very real and very serious life-threatening issue that requires rapid medical attention. It is also something […]
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The human body is a hardwired, electrically operated, masterfully crafted being that is still not fully understood. Emerson Pugh, a neuroscientist and physicist, once said, (to paraphrase) that if the human brain were simple enough to understand then we would be too simple to understand it. We also need to realize that the neocortex (the
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You are what you eat. I’m sure you’ve heard this before, but if you take it literally (as intended) you start to realize how simple and true it is. You are a self contained, self-reliant, being. Your survival is based on your ability to adapt, so when you can no longer adapt your body begins
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What happens during menopause? A LOT! Your hormone levels decrease (specifically estrogen, progesterone and testosterone – yes we care about low T in women). Your body temperature and weight may increase, your sleep pattern may change, your nutrient needs increase and let’s face it, just about everything that can change for a woman does. Ok
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In its most simplistic form, arthritis is the inflammation of a joint. There are many possible causes of arthritis; from an old injury, to degeneration, or a genetic predisposition, to some combination of multiple factors. However, for our purposes here we want to think mainly about the inflammatory component. From a chiropractic philosophy if a
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Last time we talked about how our daily lives get put on auto-pilot and many of our regular activities and thought patterns are controlled subconsciously. This subconscious control is put into place by your brain delegating tasks to, what I call, your “middle management filter”. This filter has been developed over time and was completely
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The human brain is amazing. Your nervous system control center can respond to information so quickly that we have to measure its processing speed in 1/1000ths of a second and it can generate a pulse of information at 300+mph, that’s faster than Tesla Model S Plaid in the HOV lane. We are hard wired for
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Introduction: Unveiling the Vagus Nerve’s Role in Stress Management In the realm of human physiology, few systems are as quietly influential as the Vagus nerve in managing stress issues. Acting behind the scenes, this nerve is pivotal in the autonomic nervous system, autonomously regulating critical functions like digestion, heart rate, and breathing. But its role
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In chiropractic college I remember our histology professor used to tell us, “the dose makes the poison”. What he meant by that was; anything introduced into the body in the wrong quantity can cause harm to an organism. That’s why when someone has obviously had too much to drink we say that they’re inpoisonated. Actually
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On average we spend over an hour every day of our life eating or drinking. This vital part of our existence can either work with us, or against us. All of us are, “on a diet”. Even if we don’t have a specific name for it, like vegan, Adkins, Keto, Raw-food, every one of us
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