Social Proof: What Is It And How Can I Improve It?
What does a new customer do when there is no standard measurement of quality for the service they are looking into? When there is no 18 carat or 24 carat…
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Stress And The Effects On Your Brain
We hear about stress all the time. It seems to be omnipresent in our lives. We regularly hear how it is bad for us, how we need to mitigate stress,…
Boosting The Immune System – The Natural Way
Heading into the thick of winter means one thing for those of us who aren’t fortunate enough to live in the tropics: people have more colds and flues. And, there…
Just Published, Ground-Breaking Results: Chiropractic And Pelvic Floor Control
Story at a glance: Adjusting pregnant women appears to relax the pelvic floor muscles at rest. This may mean that chiropractic care could be of benefit to pregnant women, as…
Neurogenesis – Making New Brain Cells
Mothers of newborns notice how impaired their memory is. Old people report that their co-ordination and spatial awareness isn’t as good as it used to be. And people under high levels of…
The Law Of Reciprocity
Part 1: The Influence Literature Series “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place,” said George Bernard Shaw. He wasn’t wrong either. The art…
Science Says “Eat Your Spinach”
One of life’s great ironies is that the advancement of research often proves that, old wives tales notwithstanding, the sensible wisdom of old can be right on the money. The…
Concussion: The Movie, The Health Issue, The Reason We Should Be A Little More Concerned
It happens to boxers and football players. It even happens to most children over the course of childhood. It is the simple concussion. For many years, this hasn’t been a…
Iodine: Research Reveals Supplementation Paradox
Iodine is a powerful element needed for the production of thyroid hormone, that it helps synthesize the hormones that regulate metabolism. Without it, the thyroid can’t function properly. Many of…
Sleep Is Important In Detoxifying The Brain
Story at a glance: As sleep continues, CSF floods the brain bathing each and every cell in the brain. The brain cells themselves shrink, in order to increase the space…
Should Early Scoliosis Checks Be Routine For Parents And Health Professionals?
“How could I not have noticed her back was like this before?” a parent asks, “What could I have done?” Almost every parent of a child who is diagnosed with…
Data Backs The Connection Between Emotional And Physical Health
One of the foundational concepts of chiropractic is the connection between the brain and the body. This notion that the brain and body affect each other in profound ways is…
The Golden Circle: How To Inspire Action
“People don’t buy what you do. People buy why you do it.” This is the statement that lies at the heart of Simon Sinek’s groundbreaking book “Start with Why: How…
Self-Compassion May Help Fight Inflammation
A study recently published in the Journal of Brain, Behaviour and Immunity reveals an interesting link between our view of ourselves and our levels of interleukin-6, a pro-inflammatory cytokine instrumental…
Chiropractic Missions
The desire to contribute to something that is bigger than yourself is something that seems hardwired into the human psyche. For as long as history remembers, people have found humanitarian…
Ideas That Spread
“It’s the best thing since sliced bread!” How many times have you heard that expression? The humble invention of pre-sliced bread seems to have become the benchmark for good ideas…
The Impact Of Screen Time On Children
In many ways, today’s child is growing up in a vastly different world to that of their parents. The majority of us who spent our childhoods prior to the advent…