Brain and Body Chiropractic

We are dedicated to providing the most up to date treatments and information regarding neurological  and musculoskeletal injuries and conditions in a world where bad information runs rampant. For more visit our website       www.brain-bodyhealth.com 

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How many of you ladies out there can relate to this conversation??? 🤣 Message to you guys: There's a difference between being tough and being stubborn. Your back pain will not respond very well to your stubbornness. Even if your pain eventually goes away you still have residual injuries hiding out that will continue to come back and bite you. Don't be stubborn. Be smart. Stay ahead of the game and keep your spine functioning at its best for as long as possible. Stop being the guy with the chronic bad back.

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There are reasons pro athletes and athletic teams have Chiropractors. 1) You will perform better when the joints in your body are moving properly. 2) You will avoid possible injuries caused by pushing your body to its limits while your joints are not functioning properly. 3) You will avoid strengthening muscle inbalances created by joints that aren't moving properly. - Remember, getting stronger is great but further strengthening abnormal body biomechanics is not. If you want to do fitness right... make sure you are getting checked regularly by your Chiropractor.

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As we all know Mondays can be a tough day to find energy and get moving. However, you must keep in mind that getting up and doing some stretches periodically throughout the day will not only be huge for getting your energy up but also do wonders for your low back. So get up and move around as much as you can throughout the day. It's good for you 

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Your brain benefits from exercise because your brain benefits from MOVEMENT. Every joint in your body is jam packed with nerves that send signals to your brain regarding movements that joint is doing. This helps keep the brain active and strong. The joints in your body that are responsible for sending the most signals to your brain are those in the SPINE. When you have spinal joints that aren't moving or not moving correctly your brain does not benefit as much from that segment. You leave that segment alone for many years and you start to develop even more problems. This is why many people continue getting checkups throughout their lifetime. You wouldn't leave a cavity to grow bigger on your tooth. So you shouldn't ignore an improperly moving spinal segment either.

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How Much Impact can 1 Pound of Fat have on your Knee Pain? - Certified Medical Fitness Experts Katy, Tx

Weight loss becomes much more challenging when you are dealing with knee pain. You know you need to lose weight, so you try your best to work as hard as possible to make positive progress. However, during your quest to lean up, you notice your knee pain is only getting worse! What a double edged sword! …

Need an extra incentive to lose some weight? This study found that losing 1 pound of fat can decrease the weight on each knee by about 4 pounds per step when walking. That is huge! Our weight can play a large role in the abuse our joints undergo. This can directly affect the speed and severity that we develop arthritis as we age. Decrease the weight on those knees now and they will thank you later!

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Emily Splichal: How Tuned In is Your Nervous System? Advances in Barefoot Science - On Target Publications

Dr. Emily Splichal knows that ‘noise’ is essential to movement and discusses how advances in barefoot science can help us.

Interesting article about how soft surfaces and shoes decrease important proprioceptive nerve information to the brain. This is information we need in order to maintain good balance and for our brain to know which direction our joints are moving. This is a HUGE part of our practice! We always test proprioception, joint position sense (how well your brain knows what your joints are doing), and balance in our patients. We also adjust the bones in the feet when necessary to make sure the nerves are sending proper movement signals to the brain. If soft soled shoes can affect your brain this much just imagine how much a joint thats not moving correctly in your body/spine can?

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Movement is life. How well do you move? Stay active. Stay healthy. 

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Health. What. A. JOKE! Part 1 – CRAP FACTS

Mentally raise your hand if you ever get into the mental state of thinking “what's the point?” when it comes to being healthy. Your imagination may, or may not have felt it but I just…

Battling the little voice inside our heads...

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This is true in all things... I would even say working consistent is more important than working hard. Pace yourself and stick to it. Do not burn your self out quickly. Life is a marathon not a sprint. 

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Your brain has a supernatural ability to detect when other people are sick

Most of us have recoiled at the sight of someone coughing or sneezing nearby. But our brains may already know to steer clear of others, even without such an obvious signal.

A recent study from Sweden suggests that we simply like sick people less, even though we may not know consciously think so.

Scientists split up their experiment into three groups of people: One group was injected with harmless bacteria that activated their immune system and caused symptoms like fatigue, fever and pain.

The second group served as a healthy control. Scientists gathered “smell samples” and photographs of both groups.

The third group was tasked with being judgmental. With their brains hooked up to an fMRI scanner — a machine that generates images of the body — they were asked rate how much they liked each participant by their smell and photo. Then they were asked to name photographs of people who looked sick, attractive or worth socializing with.

People were more likely to want to hang out with the healthy group rather than those who received the bacterial injection. Read more (5/30/17)

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The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain.

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Exercise Can Increase Size Of Hippocampus Of The Brain

Exercising shown to increase size and function of area of the the brain involved with memory.

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5 Reasons You Should Get Your Spine Checked Often

Getting your spine checked often will allow the identification of any damage to either your spine or your spinal cord and prevent nerve injuries.

If somethings not functioning correctly in your spine it can alter the function of your nervous system and even your brain. We recommend most people get checked every 4-6 weeks to make sure certain areas of your spine aren't holding back your nervous systems full potential.

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Lost Posture: Why Some Indigenous Cultures May Not Have Back Pain

There are a few populations in the world where back pain hardly exists. One woman thinks she has figured out why, and she's sharing their secrets. Have Americans forgotten how to stand properly?

Interesting read, what are your thoughts?

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The Reasons Why Your Cell Phone Is Slowly Killing You

Our phones are killing us. Whether they cause cancer remains to be seen, but here are some proven ways that they are harming our health. For one, they cause chronic pain in the neck, back, hands and elbows. Secondly, they cause digital eye strain which means two thirds of Americans experience irritated eyes, blurry vision and migraines. Thirdly, they cause sleep disruption, which can lead to high blood pressure and Type II diabetes. Fourth, the average cell phone is 18x dirtier than a public toilet - in fact one in six iPhones has fecal matter on it - and those viruses, bacteria and germs cause sickness. Fifth, cell phones cause one out of four of the nation’s car accidents. Finally, the WiFi radiation from phones kills sperm. So cell phones are not just killing you but your future offspring too.

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Is the “Bone Spur” Causing My Pain? – Chiropractor in Holland

As a Chiropractor I deal with many neck and back pain patients day in and day out, one of the most common questions I hear from new patients is “Do I need X-rays?” This is…

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Could Lactose Explain the Milk & Parkinson’s Disease Link? | NutritionFacts.org

Neurotoxin contamination of the dairy supply doesn’t explain why the association between Parkinson’s disease and skim milk consumption is as strong as the association with whole milk.

Another reason we should all be trying to avoid dairy these days. Protect your brain!