Technology is everywhere and this takeover is only growing with phones, tablets, watches, computers and who knows what’s to come next. There is no doubt that technology plays a huge roll in our daily lives and can be beneficial but sometimes a break is in order to become more connected to what really matters and improve your overall well-being. This is where working smarter with technology or having a detox can be extremely beneficial.

Throughout the years it has been widely demonstrated that chiropractic improves the way that the brain and the body are constantly communicating. The skull and the twenty-four mobile vertebrae that form the spine act as protective armour for our delicate nerve system (brain, spinal cord and nerves). The nerve system is like a big highway of nerve messages that control every single body function such as breathing, digesting, sleeping or moving our limbs, etc. Sports or daily life activities can impact the mobility of certain areas of our spine. In chiropractic we call these vertebral subluxations and these negatively affect that brain-body communication. 

More and more in today’s society, we are understanding the effect the environment around us plays a role in our health and well-being. Now I’m not talking about the environment in a “save the planet” type context. I’m referring to the environment you live in. The physical, chemical & emotional stressors you are exposing yourself to on a daily basis. Every move you make, every single thing that touches or goes inside your body, and every thought you have put some degree of stress on your body.

We have had a wonderful summer here in the sunny BOP but now we move towards Winter and it’s important that we start to support our immune systems better, to ensure our families remain in tip top health through the winter.

The benefits of breastfeeding are many. They include: nutritional, immunological, cognitive, decreased morbidity and mortality, analgesic effects, decreased costs (products, healthcare), decreased risk of allergy, and improved jaw development and dentition(1). Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended as the best form of feeding in the first six months(2).

“Women who received chiropractic adjustments in their third trimester were able to carry and deliver their child with much more comfort” – Irvin Henderson, MD

Are your aches and pains growing alongside your baby bump? Or maybe you worry about how your body will be able to withstand the rigours of labour.

t usually starts out like this:  An expecting mother walks into our office, referred by her friends, her searches online, or her Lead Maternity Care provider, she is looking for help with a symptom she’s developed during the pregnancy. 

Research has shown that of 1500 newborns examined at least 90% of them had suffered birth trauma and associated strain through the neck and cranial areas. Many parents are now taking their infants to be seen by a chiropractor to be adjusted and reverse any subluxations caused as a result of birth trauma. This can help soothe a unsettle baby, improve beastfeeding, sleep and so much more.