Category: Dr. Jen
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Let’s Talk About Your Discs
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…
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The Importance of Core Strength
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…
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Nourishing Yourself
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…
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Come Run With Us
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…
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Tips on Positive Thinking
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,…
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Holiday Food Survival Tips
It’s that time of year again…already! Thanksgiving has just passed us and we are now in the full swing of the Holiday Season, which means uber amounts of parties, food, food gifts, and did I say food? This is the time of the year that I just want to EAT ALL THE THINGS!!! I would…
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Sharing Your Story
Have you recently thought about your journey into the world of chiropractic care? If not, I challenge you to take a moment or two and mull it over. What prompted you to call our office for your visit? What “a-ha” moment did you have when first learning how chiropractic care can help you? What have…
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A Million Thanks
You may have noticed by now that our offices have been collecting Thank You cards to send to our troops overseas. We have partnered with AMillionThanks.org by becoming a drop off location for these letters. This organization supports active, reserve and veteran military members serving at home or abroad by sending millions of letters of…
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Unlimited Possibilities
“To see the world in a grain of sand, And Heaven in a wildflower To hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour” -William Blake I love these poetic words…something about it strikes a deep chord within me. Maybe it’s the idea that potentially everything exists within everything else–that one…
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Take Three More Steps Before You Quit
Recently, while I was struggling through a particularly long uphill portion of a run during a very humid,muggy morning I was reminded of this advice: “Just take three more steps at the top before rest, trust me”. This advice was given to me many moons ago when I was a competitive long distance runner in…
