Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a standard class of drugs. They are used chronically for persistent pain due to osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal disorders in older adults. Specifically, an estimated 40% of people age 65 and older fill one or more prescriptions for an NSAID each year. Exposing themselves to serious risk. Considering that NSAIDs […]
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Painkillers Painkillers, are they bad, or are they good? Yes, they are great for masking pain, but do they do anything? Long term use of painkillers can cause many problems. Taking strong painkillers or just regular painkillers frequently for a long time can cause liver and stomach damage. Additionally, it may not even help the
Pregnancy is such a wonderful, exciting time! There are so many changes that happen – physically, emotionally, and hormonally. It can sometimes feel like a rollercoaster ride. One of the best things we can do as expecting moms is to take care of our ever-changing bodies and spine structure with chiropractic techniques so that we
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The human brain is the organ that controls everything in our body. It acts as our engine and provides vital messages to different parts of our body to keep everything moving. Just like the engine in our cars, we keep it oiled, regularly serviced and well maintained. But how well do we maintain the health
In our blog ‘Strength Training’, we talked about the importance of strength training and as a recommendation, 40-60 minutes of strength/weight training every week is needed. These exercises could be from something that we can just do with our body weight such as push ups, plank, squats, pull ups and many more. This week, I
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By Dr Jennifer Barham-Floreani: Tip # 5 Sleep Sleep Poor sleep habits can also contribute to unnecessary stress in the household… If a child does not wake up easily and with energy each morning, this could indicate they are not getting enough quality sleep. This in turn will affect their personality, their learning and their
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By Dr. Jennifer Barham-Floreani: Tip # 4: GET DIRTY – Benefits to the Immune System Many of us have been led to believe that germs are the root of all evil. And that we should go to great lengths to avoid them… Anti-bacteria hand creams, sprays, and wipes, fill our handbags and counters. Yet, compelling
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By Dr Jennifer Barham-Floreani: Tip # 3: TOUGH LOVE Many parents lament that they can’t get their children to eat certain foods or meals that they prepare… Despite their best intentions, many parents today arrive at a stand-of with their children; the children dictate what they will and won’t eat, and then the parents become
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By Dr Jennifer Barham-Floreani: How? Take an audit. Whenever we want to set ourselves a new goal we have to know where we are starting. This allows us to look back in 6 and 12 months time and celebrate how far we have come. It’s hard work being a parent and it’s harder again to
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By Dr. Jennifer Barham-Floreani: My number one tip or proactive step for raising the health status of your children is to FIND AN INSPIRING, RECOMMENDED WELLNESS CHIROPRACTORs and have your child’s nervous system regularly checked. Chiropractors and children I’m a chiropractic baby and cannot emphasize enough how chiropractic adjustments with a wellness chiropractor are a
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