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Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a condition characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves, often manifesting as n…
The nitty gritty on tooth discoloration
There is a range of natural tooth colors that look beautiful, but sometimes tooth staining can create a color that is undesirable. Tooth staining comes in two basic categories: intrinsic and extrinsic. As the names…
What it costs to bring you a bottle of wine
Wine comes at all prices, from the quite inexpensive to what many of us cannot imagine paying for a single bottle of wine. But the question is, how does that price break down and who gets what piece?
Dynamic verses static stretching techniques
What are you looking to gain out of your stretching? Are you hoping to warm up your body and decrease the likelihood of injury before partaking in physical activity? Or are you striving to promote flexibility, and …
Healthy gums for a healthy smile
Imagine you are shopping for your dream house. You find an amazing house on the river with a perfectly manicured lawn, beautiful new paint and new flooring. The only problem with this lovely home is that the founda…
The really big collectors
Wine is a thing of passion for many of us and a thing of a whole lot of passion for a few of us, and many times those who are most passionate about wine spend a fair amount of time and capital putting together real…
Relieve stress with knitting and goal-setting
With summer winding down, I was reflecting on a recent summer trip we took that helped get me focused and set my sights on the goals for the year ahead.
The forgotten fruit
No one likes to talk about prunes in public. Long the objects of jokes, prunes (dried plums) are the forgotten child when discussing the abundance of fruits and vegetables available for us to eat each day. Although…
Natural Partners: Acupuncture and chiropractic
Both chiropractic care and acupuncture share the view that chronic pain and many injuries can be successfully treated without having to resort to drugs or surgery, treating the patient holistically. Each healing mo…
Survivor
I am not really a label kind of person, but this weekend at the Race for the Cure I met and saw a sea of beautiful people that were all survivors. Breast cancer survivors are brave, strong and resilient in a world …
What to look for in an assisted living community
For many families, choosing an assisted living community for a loved one can be an overwhelming process, with decisions often made on a tight timeline, and without the experience to know what to look for and the ri…
The quality of materials matters
The quality of what is put into our bodies is in direct correlation with what we get out of it. Our bodies are like machines. They are capable of incredible feats that we can barely duplicate outside of the body. L…
Take back control of your life with biofeedback
The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research states, "Over time, stress leads to serious health problems. Don't wait until then to combat stress. Start learning stress management now."
Understanding stress and how Quantum Biofeedback can be healthier
What is True Healing?
Chiropractic and the immune system
The term for the interplay between the nervous system and immune system is neural immunoregulation. Improper functioning of the nerve system due to spinal misalignments are stressful to the body and cause abnormal …
Wine talk
We recently held a wine dinner at the Clark House with Bryan Hinschberger of Amphora Distributing, whom we talked about last week. The staff at the Clark House was fabulous to work with and the meal was not only de…