MaxLiving Perspective: Incorporating the 5 Essentials Growing up today offers many unique experiences for children, such as being able to socialize online, play life-like video games, and complete homework faster with computers. Yet, kids today also face many health challenges: frequent stress, low physical activity, poor-quality food, and exposure to more toxins than kids from past generations. As a result, children get sick often and suffer from more chronic diseases, including asthma, anxiety, and obesity. Keep your child happy, healthy, and balanced with these strategies. Core … [Read more...]
Cholesterol Perspective
MaxLiving Perspectives: Incorporating the 5 Essentials Multiple factors including chronic inflammation contribute to heart disease. Regardless, high cholesterol remains a concern for heart disease and other problems. Talk with your healthcare professional about the correct tests to measure your heart disease risk factors. You can oftentimes normalize cholesterol levels naturally without pharmaceutical drugs. Never modify or discontinue any medication without your physician’s consent. Discuss these and other strategies with your healthcare professional. Core Chiropractic • Work with … [Read more...]
Stress Management
MaxLiving Perspective: Incorporating the 5 Essentials Acute stress, the kind you feel when you have to give a presentation, or before a race, is normal, healthy, and signifies that your stress hormones are hard at work. Chronic stress is the type when you experience prolonged periods of uncomfortable emotions accompanied by biochemical, physiological, and behavioral responses to situations you feel are out of your control. However, your stress response system wasn’t meant to stay constantly activated. Underlying chronic stress is cortisol. This hormone helps your body manage … [Read more...]
Joint Health Perspective
Joint Health - 5 Essentials Health Perspective A joint is any place where two or more bones connect, including your shoulder, elbow, knee, and jaw. Adults have over 200 joints, which allow for mobility, flexibility, and the ability to stay physically active. Joint pain can occur as a result of the aging process or injury, and can appear as discomfort, pain, or inflammation from any part of your joint. Fortunately, you can help prevent joint disorders or reduce the severity of pain and other symptoms. Use these strategies to support optimal joint health, naturally. Core … [Read more...]
High Blood Pressure Perspective
The term “blood pressure” refers to the force of blood against the blood vessel walls. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, means that the force is higher than normal. Consistently high blood pressure can cause your heart to work harder and damage tissues within the arteries. This process can result in atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. Core Chiropractic The good news is that certain strategies have been shown to help support healthy blood pressure, naturally. Talk with your healthcare professional about incorporating these and other strategies to help … [Read more...]