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How many thoughts do you have in a day? A quick Google search turns up a variety of numbers, all in the range of 40,000 to 70,000. That number blows my mind. It is a lot of different thoughts! [...]

Lesson 4: Listen to your body Listening to my body was an important lesson that I had to relearn as I recovered from my bicycle accident. As part of my recovery, I had to go to physical therapy. [...]

If we ask about work in our conversations with others, so often the responses that we get are “I’m so stressed,” “Work was so long,” “I’m so busy,” “How is it Monday again?” and the accompanying [...]

Lesson 3: Health is the greatest wealth next to relationships This lesson came back to me as I was recovering from my bicycle accident. Two years ago, on June 29, 2015, I was clipped by a car [...]

Jackson Kiddard shares some truly wise ideas, but not much is known about his life. He was French and born sometime in the late 1800s. He began his career as an entrepreneur, then became a [...]

I was traveling recently with a friend who is a black male. He said to me, “If you could pull back our skin, what would we look like?” His point was that we would look exactly the same, and that [...]

Lesson 2: Invest in your wellbeing I wholeheartedly believe that health and wellness need to be core values for each of us. When I say core values, I mean something that is so important, you are [...]

This year I am celebrating 25 years of practice as a chiropractor and as an advocate for living a healthy life. One thing that I have noticed over the years is that there are many conflicting [...]

Lack of quality sleep can take a massive toll on your overall health and wellbeing. Conditions such as fatigue, migraines, mood swings, ED, depression, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases can be [...]

The calendar tells us that summer is winding down, but if you’re like me, you’re still getting bug bites. Somedays it feels like it happens every time I step out of the house. How have you been [...]

What is your biggest worry now that you are sending your child to college? Will they go to class? Will they make friends who are a good influence? Will they eat ramen noodles for every meal? It’s [...]

A silent buildup of tiny magnets in the brain sounds like science fiction, but researchers say it’s reality for adults who live in cities, thanks to air pollution. Now, they’re trying to find out [...]

In my Parkinson’s physical therapy practice, I have a lot of conversations with clients who have been newly diagnosed. This time is full of unprocessed emotions and often it’s incredibly hard to [...]

Think of all the time we spend on our feet. We talked about aerobic exercise last week, and without proper foot health, we won’t achieve brain health, and then everything starts to break [...]

If you aren’t moving and grooving every day, it’s time to start. Physical activity is super important as we age because it defends against heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, [...]

Wellness is a buzz word that is used all the time. Health is a word that is often used for wellness. Both of these words are key components when it comes to surviving midlife and living well into [...]

Ahhh, summer vacation. Kids are out of school, and it’s a time to travel. I love to explore. Going to new and exciting places, trying local cuisines, and discovering new places. But, [...]

How can you be close to perfect when it comes to your health? It doesn’t just take place in the body, but in the mind and soul too, and perfect prevention starts from the inside out. You [...]

Think about it. We spend loads of time exercising our bodies. We want to be lean and fit and look our best. Here’s the thing, we need to be at peak performance mentally to be at peak [...]

  There’s a needed shift on the horizon. It’s the willingness to notice…what’s happening in your body, in your mind, with your spirit, in your family, in your community, in our country, in [...]