This past weekend I traveled to Boston for a few days in what turned out to be “girls weekend away.” It was initially scheduled as a weekend to go back home with my son, to see my family, but due to my family also going away on the holiday weekend, it turned into a trip […]
Ever had a “normal” headache? It always amuses me when people say they get headaches, you know, “the normal ones.” Well, let me tell you there is nothing normal about a headache. Nothing. Headaches can be caused from a variety of different things, including dehydration, food allergy, environmental toxins, vertebral subluxation, stress, as well as […]
When the alarm went off at 6:15 this morning (on a Sunday), I rolled over, hit snooze, and then got up nine minutes later. Who likes to set the alarm on Sunday mornings? Well I knew it was for a good cause and because of this, almost every Sunday morning I’m getting up early to […]
As someone who has run 10 marathons and more than two dozen half marathons, I participated in last week’s Publix Georgia Half Marathon more of a “run than a race”, something I had never done before. I tried to pace a friend of mine to a sub 2-hour finish; at least that was our goal. […]
Recently I brought my dog to the chiropractor (who works out of a vet office) and she was pleased to be able to feel the ribs on my dog. You see in the veterinary world, they look to see if they can easily see & feel a dog’s ribs in order to determine if they […]
Have you ever said you wouldn’t do something, then ended up doing it anyhow? I’m sure most people have, for whatever reason or another you change your mind after promising yourself you wouldn’t. And then after changing your mind, you are SO glad you did because it was so worthwhile? Well that happened to me […]
“Why are you adjusting that baby?” Whenever I am adjusting a newborn baby in my office, I usually have other patients standing around watching. People are naturally curious as to how it’s done, and in some cases, why we do it. Newborn adjustments are not like those on an older individual, as someone only a […]
Do you remember where you were on Feb. 3rd and 4th, 2002? Yes, that’s 10 years ago and I probably will never forget those two days, as they hold special memories for me. Feb. 3rd was a Sunday night, in fact it was Superbowl Sunday. I was home watching the game alone, since the next […]
So a recent study by the CDC states that prescription drug overdoses are a U.S. epidemic, with more than 27.000 unintentional drug overdose deaths in the year 2007. While that may be four years ago, that’s the most recent study with the paper just being released this week. Click here for full report That is […]
Have you ever thought about going for a swim in 48-degree water? You know, they do those polar bear swims up in Boston, New York, Michigan and other places where it is really cold this time of year, and it’s fun tradition to go for a quick dip in the frigid waters of the local […]
