As a doctor and father of three children, I’ve been placed in a position of authority about raising healthy kids. However, raising kids with the old mindset of health gives us more of what we already have: One of the sickest and most medically oriented nations in history.

A ‘disc bulge’ is a word used to describe findings seen on a MRI study of the spinal discs. The spinal discs are soft cushions that rest between the bones of the spine, the vertebrae.

Day 11 Travel Right Sitting in cramped cars, trains or planes for long periods of time can be the recipe for muscle aches and pains. Taking a few simple precautions can make traveling fun and pain-free. The American Chiropractic Association offers the following health and wellness advice: Treat travel as an athletic event

Day 10 Wrap the Right Way Wrapping gifts can be a fun task in anticipation of the holidays, but it can also lead to back and neck pain. There are easy ways to avoid discomfort. Start by improving your posture.

Day 9 Enjoy Winter Activities The holiday season brings with it lots of winter activities such as sledding, skiing, skating, and shoveling.

Lack of water is the #1 cause of daytime fatigue. Preliminary research shows that 8-10 glasses of water per day could significantly ease back and joint pain in 80% of sufferers. Drinking 5 glasses of water per day decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45% and can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79% and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer Are you drinking the amount of water you should be?

Neck pain is nothing to be ignored!  It can mean you have a “Blown Disc”, torn muscles/ligaments, infection, muscle spasm, rib subluxation or a number of other problems. If there is numbness/tingling in your arms or hands you need to be checked out right away.  If there is associated weakness of grip and you are dropping things get in for a check up immediately.

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