Breastfeeding isn’t natural?

Sometimes an article is published that just makes you scratch your head and wonder what were they thinking. This is one of those articles, and is one that I can’t believe was actually published. Keep in mind as you read it, this was actually published in the journal Pediatrics. A well respected, peer reviewed journal.…

Exploring the relationship of nature and ADD symptoms.

Attention deficit disorder (ADD) affects over 2 million children in the United States. It is characterized by a child’s inability to focus and pay attention for appropriate lengths of time. It is usually most apparent when doing something that requires this focus like school work or chores. The two most common current treatments are medications…

Can more time playing equal better grades?

If you wanted to increase students grades in basic subjects like math and English which would you choose. Adding more classroom time in those subjects or let the kids go outside and play? I know what you’re thinking. I need to spend more time in the classroom if I’m asking such a silly question. The…

Resurrecting Free Play in Young Children.

With spring on the calendar and it starting to actually feel like it out there some days lets keep going on the whole outside theme. In this weeks article i found a research paper that looked at the benefits of giving kids unstructured outdoor play time. The importance of children being allowed to engage in…

Can you adjust yourself?

When I first meet someone and they find out I am a Chiropractor there is a response I sometimes get that I dread. “Oh you’re a Chiropractor? I have back pain so I adjust myself all the time.” Then they proceed to twist their spine or even worse grab their head and torque their neck…

Chiropractic care for fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a debilitating disease affecting nearly 5 million Americans. It is characterized by widespread pain throughout the body with no specific cause. In addition to chronic pain, people who suffer with fibromyalgia also usually suffer with an inability to get restful sleep, depression and general exhaustion. There are no specific tests that can definitively…

The importance of supplementing with Vitamin D

As we all know we should be getting our Vitamin D naturally just by being in the outdoors. However there are two potential problems with relying on the natural process of being out in the sun to make sure we get enough vitamin D. The first being right now its just so cold out! Winter…