Category: Dr. Jen

Let’s talk for a moment about how we start our days. If you’re anything like I’ve been, you probably wake up to your alarm clock with *just* the right amount of time you need to make yourself presentable for work and get a cup of coffee or tea in you before you run out the…

As you all know, a few months ago we came together as a community to help one of our own. This past February we held our fundraiser for Danielle to help her and her family while she was searching for a kidney donor. If you all remember learning of her story, she had been on…

Recently while out walking on one of my favorite neighborhood trails I was able to bear witness to one of those seemingly small yet impactful moments.  A mother with three young children was out there getting one of her workouts in. She was jogging while pushing a stroller with her youngest in it while her…

You’ve all heard us mention the disc’s of your spine. These are the “cushions” between your vertebrae that help give movement such as bending, flexion and twisting to your spine. Our discs also provide us with height. They are like shock absorbers in our spine, providing us with flexibility while also resisting forces. Unfortunately over…

I’m sure many of you have heard us discuss the importance of core stability/core strength in conjunction with the health of you spine. Far more often than not, majority of us have a weak core (even if we don’t want to admit it). I’m not talking about just those six pack ab muscles either….our core…

Recently, we held our 7 Sinister Foods workshop that discussed in good detail the top 7 foods that aren’t good for us. These are foods that cause high amounts of overall inflammation within our bodies which can result in many different symptoms. Some of the most common symptoms are weight gain, bloating, sluggishness, fatigue/tiredness, joint…

Okay, I want to know who out there has ‘regular exercise’ as one of their New Year’s Resolutions?? Come on..I know a lot of you have it at least somewhere on your list! How often do we find ourselves starting each year thinking and saying ‘this year I WILL be better at getting healthier, I’ll…

While out on a long run recently, a friend and I chatted about many different topics under the sun to help ease the miles. At one point, the topic about negativity and being in a funk came up. She had told me that recently she found herself in a bit of a funk at work,…