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…
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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…
Neurological Snapshot Of The Subluxation
Story at-a-glance Negative thoughts result in a heightened sympathetic nervous system. They also increase the tone of the accessory muscles of respiration, affect the head position and the cervical spine…
Personality Styles And How To Communicate With Them
Story at-a-glance First impressions matter. Health practitioners often don’t have a lot of time to spend getting to know a patient. If we don’t know how they best communicate and…
Justifying Your Guilty Pleasure: Chocolate Is Good For The Brain
Story at-a-glance New research reveals that chocolate consumption has benefits to cognitive function. Benefits can include visual-spatial memory, scanning and tracking, abstract reasoning and working memory. Eating the right type…
Could Fluoridated Water Be A Neuro-Nasty Contributing to Cognitive Disorders? Harvard Says Yes
Story at-a-glance Since a 2006 study linked flouridated water to lowered IQ levels in children, Harvard researchers have long held concerns around flouridated water and neurotoxicity. A newer study from…
Communicating Chiropractic Through Research
Story at-a-glance Social media and the internet is making it increasingly easy to access information, both good and bad. This is one reason why it’s more important than ever to…
Good News For Pessimists: It Could Be Good For Productivity
Story at-a-glance Science is showing us that health and personality are linked, but new research shows that the news isn’t all bad for pessimists. There are certain ways in which…
Tech Advances: The FitBit
Story at-a-glance For the most part, we are blind to what happens after people leave our practice. Health practitioners are starting to see possibilities in the use of technology like…
New Research Links Curcumin And Cognition
Story at-a-glance Australian research establishes the neuroprotective factors in curcumin (a compound found in tumeric). This compound may inhibit a type of degenerative brain plaque (found in Alzheimer’s sufferers). It…
New Scientific Discovery: The Brain Does Have Immune Cells
Story at-a-glance Contrary to prior thinking, research now shows that there are immune cells present in the brain under normal circumstances. This presents a major shift in theory and reinforces…
The Role Of Technology In Chiropractic Care
Story at-a-glance David Fletcher discusses the use of technology in chiropractic care, and its role in bringing certainty and objectivity to detection of vertebral subluxations Much of the currently available…