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12 of the Best Anti-Inflammatory Foods You Can Eat
Last month I listed the top inflammation causing foods to avoid, and this month as promised is a list of some of the top Anti-Inflammatory foods you can add to your diet. (Most of this information was written by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE on December 19, 2019...
The Top 10 Inflammatory Foods to Avoid
I wanted to share some information that I have been researching these past few months about how diet can affect inflammatory responses in the human body. There is an epidemic of inflammatory diseases that affect millions of people every day, and many experts...
The Road To Recovery
It’s really great to be back in the office! I missed being at work and helping people. I’m asked all the time how I am doing and if I’m at pre-injury condition. The great news is that I can do everything I need to do in my physical job as a...
Vitamin D for Athletes: What Can It Do?
Happy October everyone… I think this is the best weather of the year with cool crisp nights and warm sunny days. With the shorter days and cooler temperatures comes less exposure to UV radiation which is good in some ways (less skin cancer worries) but also less...
What Can You Learn From the Tour de France?
Ever since taking a class in graduate school titled “Comparative Anatomy and Physiology” where we compared humans to other mammals, I realized that we humans are actually one of the slowest of all mammals. Try racing a dog, horse or rabbit, you name it, over a short...
Breaking News: The Aspirin Myth Debunked
Since the 1970’s the American Heart Association has recommended daily doses of baby aspirin to prevent or manage heart disease. Millions of Americans have followed that advice for years. Three (3) major clinical trials in 2018 questioned the validity and safety of a...
Dynamic Compression for Rapid Recovery of Your Health
As a Chiropractic Physician at Performance Health Center, I am always thinking of ways that we can assist our patients with their recovery and rehab from injuries, and ways to help them maintain a pain free and active lifestyle. Physicians have long used dynamic...
Please Wear A Helmet!
I just finished a nice Sunday morning bicycle ride, and I am amazed at how many other cyclists that I saw out there riding without a helmet! I do not get it… it makes ZERO sense! When I ask people why they are not wearing a helmet I get responses like this… “I know...
New Study Confirms Chiropractic Reduces Opioid Use
Opioid addiction and death is still out of control. New guidelines and regulations are reducing the number prescriptions for opioid medications. The death rate for opioid deaths dropped 4% in 2018 relative to 2017, but it was still close to 2000 in Massachusetts...
Quick Spring Gardening Tips
Month 2 at Performance Health Center! I am loving my work here. Treating patients every day and watching their pain levels decrease and their functional ability increase, is an amazing thing to be a part of. Spring is finally here! This month I want to talk about...