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January and February are peak flu season.  My PCP just called me with my Flu culture results…. Bummer I have the flu, now what?  What do you do after you come down with the flu? Rest, Rest, Rest! Stay home from school or work- the flu is a highly contagious virus, and...

Several patients asked me the same question in December. How can I know if I need a chiropractic adjustment? This is an excellent question. There can be several answers based on your philosophy of health. Are you healthy if you are not in pain, or are you pro-active...

Last January I wrote a Blog about New Year’s Resolutions: https://www.performancehealthcenter.com/make-your-new-years-resolutions-stick/ Well, this year I found a recent study that may help us “stick” with one of the most commonly started and “dropped” resolutions…...

You’ve been told for years to bend from your knees when picking things up from the floor, but no one ever told you why. Being told to do something without being told why never works. In order to change habits you first need to understand the short and long term...

Hypothermia and Frostbite are not the only health hazards associated with the cold temperatures of winter. Recent cold weather studies at the University of New Hampshire showed an increased risk for dehydration over the cold winter months, a condition more commonly...

With the days getting shorter and the temperature getting colder, this is the time of year when you might think about increasing your intake of Vitamin D.   Why this time of year?  Because our bodies actually manufacture Vitamin D (known as the sunshine vitamin) in...

For many of you this may have come a little too late. Sorry about that, but our office phone has been ringing off the hook on Monday mornings because of injuries caused from raking and yardwork. It seems that smart, health conscious, people who stretch daily, exercise...

The recent changing color of the leaves and the drop in temperature reminds us, fall is here, and it is a great time to change some things in your usual weekly and daily routine. For exercisers- the days are getting shorter and the temperature colder, and with that a...

For over 2 decades, the effectiveness, the cost-effectiveness and the safety of chiropractic care has been well known and has been recommended multiple times as a solution to our out-of- control health care costs. One of the first groundbreaking reports was published...