Category: Health
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The Cure-all Exercises for Low Back Pain
There are a thousand ways to exercise the low back. There are bodyweight vs weighted exercises, yoga vs tai chi programs, plyometrics vs crossfit workouts. You name it, something is designed to work the core and low back. But knowing what programs to do when low back sprain or strain, spasm, or disc herniation occurs…
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Why Halloween is one of the “healthiest” holidays
On the night of trick & treaters, pumpkins, and ghouls, kids and adults are getting steps and “goblin” up candy. Whether you end up carrying a pillow case of candies or piggy-backing tuckered out tikes, let’s chat about why Halloween is one of the “healthier” holidays. I cannot speak for everyone, but as a kid,…
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Osteoarthritis & Morning Stiffness: Causes & Tips to Move Better
If you talk to anyone in their ‘upper years’, (I won’t give any specific numbers to preserve everyone’s dignity 😉) you’ll hear that the first half an hour in the morning is stiff, restricted, and painful. They have some arthritis even though they “_____”. You could fill in that blank space with anything from, “were…
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The sun gives me all the vitamin D I need right?
Why can’t you trust your daughter when it comes to your bone health? … Because vitamin D comes from the sun ☀️. The body has the ability to produce vitamin D and vitamin K so why as Canadians do we have vitamin D in our diet or take supplements? In the late fall, winter, and…
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The weight loss formula
News reports, magazine articles, and celebrities all have the BIG secret to weight loss or the BEST diet. All of this makes for great marketing and many sellable diet plans but the only weight control secret is found in a simple formula: Calories consumed – Calories burned = body weight gained or lost Here are…
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The perfect diet plan
Mediterranean, low carb, keto, weight watchers, noom, Atkins. There are so many diets that are non-specific but promise the best results in the fastest time. The truth of the diet world is that carbs, fats, and proteins may respond differently from one person to another. Being aware of your food intake and understanding what proportion…
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The best lumbar support
Low back pain is one of the most common occurrences in the working adult population. Whether it be from a desk posture, car posture, or even a standing posture, different types of lumbar support are used to help correct our achy backs. Here are some of the best ways to support your low back curves. …
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Peace and Love
As the research increases for acute injuries like sprains and strains, the acronym for first treatment has changed as well. “R.I.C.E. and M.E.T.H.” (“rest, ice, compression, elevation” and “movement, exercise. traction, heat”) are now a much friendlier “P.E.A.C.E. & L.O.V.E.” When an injury happens, the best initial care is to keep the PEACE for the…
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Pain, reflection, progression
At a recent speaking event with macroeconomic expert and author Ray Dalio, he made the profound statement, “Pain, reflection, progression”. Contextually, this was for learning from mistakes in business and in the changing market but I drew a direct line to the pain and progression of physical healing. Whether you’ve had an injury or gone…
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Pain down river
Beavers are amazing creatures. One small beaver can reroute a waterway for an entire area. They direct rivers, create swamps, and can cause a lot of problems for those who need water down river. In the same way, an irritated or entrapped nerve can cause a lot of problems “down river”. Quite often, patients present…