Spring Cleansing
Dr. Lindsay Kellington
Spring is upon us and with that comes a time for re-evaluation and renewal. It is
time to clean out our closets, throw away expired products from our kitchens and
get ready to prepare our gardens. This time of year is also great for cleansing your
body. Cleansing is a great way to improve energy, lose weight, curb cravings, reduce
inflammation and reset your health intentions. Last weekend we held our first
seminar on spring cleansing with a focus on detoxification and juicing. Here are two
of the favorites from the seminar:
“BEET THIS”:
a juicing recipe to help cleanse your kidneys and blood.
Ingredients:
2 beets
2 carrots
2 apples
2 inches of fresh ginger root
1 lemon.
Instructions: juice all ingredients, pour and enjoy!
“DIGESTIVE AID”:
a juicing recipe used to support a healthy digestive tract.
Ingredients:
2 apples
¼ pineapple
1 lemon
A large handful of fresh peppermint.
Instructions: juice all ingredients, pour and enjoy!
If you are interested in learning more about cleansing or developing a specific
protocol for yourself book in to see our naturopath. She is available on Mondays
and certain Saturdays.
Spring is upon us and with that comes a time for re-evaluation and renewal. It is
time to clean out our closets, throw away expired products from our kitchens and
get ready to prepare our gardens. This time of year is also great for cleansing your
body. Cleansing is a great way to improve energy, lose weight, curb cravings, reduce
inflammation and reset your health intentions. Last weekend we held our first
seminar on spring cleansing with a focus on detoxification and juicing. Here are two
of the favorites from the seminar:
“BEET THIS”:
a juicing recipe to help cleanse your kidneys and blood.
Ingredients:
2 beets
2 carrots
2 apples
2 inches of fresh ginger root
1 lemon.
Instructions: juice all ingredients, pour and enjoy!
“DIGESTIVE AID”:
a juicing recipe used to support a healthy digestive tract.
Ingredients:
2 apples
¼ pineapple
1 lemon
A large handful of fresh peppermint.
Instructions: juice all ingredients, pour and enjoy!
If you are interested in learning more about cleansing or developing a specific
protocol for yourself book in to see our naturopath. She is available on Mondays
and certain Saturdays.
The De-Evolution of Posture
Dr. Tamara McDonald
Back when we were cavemen, mankind was very physically active and naturally received sufficient exercises and movement in their daily activities to survive. Today in order to "survive", many of us spend increased hours crouched over a desk, and with this lack of movement the incidence of back pain from prolonged improper posture has increased substantially!
It can be reasonably argued that a person's posture will indicate the health of one's nervous system and their spine. Slouching and rolling forward (as so many of us do) causes a significant amount of strain into our upper back and neck. This offset posture results in imbalanced weight bearing within your spine, and can lead to neck pain, headaches, and even premature degenerative changes in your body. On top of upper body ailments, long periods of sitting can lead to the pelvis shifting forward adding significant strain to the front of our body, which increases pain, leg weakness, circulation problems of your lower extremities and loss of normal range of motion.
Chiropractors are uniquely qualified to diagnose, and treat musculoskeletal problems within the body. Your spine is a complicated, yet a powerful machine, and when we move away from the structural design of how the spine is supposed to work, we put our body at risk of injury. Your chiropractor can help alleviate pain and improve function, and can prescribe exercises which are specifically designed to stretch tight muscles and strengthen weak ones. If you spend a lot of time working at computers and slouched over a desk, you could benefit from chiropractic care!
Back when we were cavemen, mankind was very physically active and naturally received sufficient exercises and movement in their daily activities to survive. Today in order to "survive", many of us spend increased hours crouched over a desk, and with this lack of movement the incidence of back pain from prolonged improper posture has increased substantially!
It can be reasonably argued that a person's posture will indicate the health of one's nervous system and their spine. Slouching and rolling forward (as so many of us do) causes a significant amount of strain into our upper back and neck. This offset posture results in imbalanced weight bearing within your spine, and can lead to neck pain, headaches, and even premature degenerative changes in your body. On top of upper body ailments, long periods of sitting can lead to the pelvis shifting forward adding significant strain to the front of our body, which increases pain, leg weakness, circulation problems of your lower extremities and loss of normal range of motion.
Chiropractors are uniquely qualified to diagnose, and treat musculoskeletal problems within the body. Your spine is a complicated, yet a powerful machine, and when we move away from the structural design of how the spine is supposed to work, we put our body at risk of injury. Your chiropractor can help alleviate pain and improve function, and can prescribe exercises which are specifically designed to stretch tight muscles and strengthen weak ones. If you spend a lot of time working at computers and slouched over a desk, you could benefit from chiropractic care!
Why Do Your Knuckles Crack?
Dr. Gregory Kawchuk, a researcher and associate professor at the University of Alberta, recently published the research article "Real-Time Visualization of Joint Cavitation" or informally known as the "Pull my Finger Study".
This study focuses on what truly creates the popping noise when individuals crack their knuckles, and the answer is "tribonucleation". Dr. Kawchuk has discovered, through MRI diagnostic testing, that the popping sound created while cracking knuckles is derived by a cavity forming rapidly inside the joint.
Initially, this study was conducted in 1974 by Roston and Wheeler Haines the findings where parallel to that of Dr.Kawchuk. On the contrary, twenty four years later in 1971, researchers refuted the initial findings indicating that their studies proved that the cracking was caused by the collapse of a bubble in the joints.
Furthermore, thanks to western technology, it is proven that the cracking of the knuckles is the formation of a bubble in the joint fluid, technically known as "tribonucleation". The image below demonstrates the results of the MRI, the left side is knuckle pre-cracking and the right is afterwards. Similarly, this is the sound that your joints make when you are having a chiropractic adjustment.
This study focuses on what truly creates the popping noise when individuals crack their knuckles, and the answer is "tribonucleation". Dr. Kawchuk has discovered, through MRI diagnostic testing, that the popping sound created while cracking knuckles is derived by a cavity forming rapidly inside the joint.
Initially, this study was conducted in 1974 by Roston and Wheeler Haines the findings where parallel to that of Dr.Kawchuk. On the contrary, twenty four years later in 1971, researchers refuted the initial findings indicating that their studies proved that the cracking was caused by the collapse of a bubble in the joints.
Furthermore, thanks to western technology, it is proven that the cracking of the knuckles is the formation of a bubble in the joint fluid, technically known as "tribonucleation". The image below demonstrates the results of the MRI, the left side is knuckle pre-cracking and the right is afterwards. Similarly, this is the sound that your joints make when you are having a chiropractic adjustment.
Diamond Valley Chiropractic and Health Centre
205 Centre Ave West
Black Diamond, Alberta
403-933-3088
205 Centre Ave West
Black Diamond, Alberta
403-933-3088
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