Category: Health
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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…
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Hurt VS Harm: Does pain cause damage?
Besides the odd animals that lack a nervous system, like sponges and fungi, having a functional nervous system has helped every creature survive over the course of time. A nervous system allows all animals to feel and differentiate touch, temperature, pressure, chemicals, and maybe most importantly … pain. Hands-on therapies such as joint manipulation and…
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How to read a nutrition label
Nutrition labels can look like a whole other language. There are numbers, percentages, abbreviations, chemistry terms, and the list goes on. Here is a quick run down to better your knowledge on the food and drink we consume and how to read a label. Step 1: Portion size Labels in Canada are always listed per…
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How exercise can make you gain weight
Diet and exercise play a huge role in maintaining and reducing and gaining weight. But the latter isn’t something people typically think will happen unless they are looking to “bulk up”. So why can exercise cause weight gain? Two simple reasons that exercising can make you gain weight. The first simply, is that your muscles…
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Top equipment for working out the home/office
Top equipment to workout at the home/office Article over. Great article! In reality, the best equipment that we have really is your own body. I’m very appreciative that Earth provides gravity and we provide our own mass to lift, and pull, and push. Using bodyweight exercises and calisthenics is an amazing way to not only…
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Mind Over Matter
Mind over matter. An interesting phrase that I’ve heard my entire life. Even though I understood the phrase’s meaning, I never fully understood the use of “matter”. You may be well versed in the understanding that everything is made up of matter. This clicked two times in my life; first, in grade school science, understanding…