The relationship between chiropractic’s and proper nutrition is strong and many times overlooked. In unity, you are enabling your body to function like a fortress that it is, a self-healing machine when given the proper environment, essentially being the ultimate health insurance plan! The nervous system is the body’s inner computer system creating communication throughout the body. The nerves that transport these signals is located within your spinal column. If there is a ma

Looking to get in some Whole Foods protein? Ditch that protein powder and use REAL FOOD! By adding 1/2c of Organic chickpeas to a smoothie you give it a boost in protein and fiber! (7g protein & 4g fiber) 8oz unsweetened cashew milk 1/2c pineapple chunks 1 banana 1/2C Organic canned Chickpeas 1 (100g) Frozen Acai Packet (unsweetened) 1tsp Cinnamon Blend in your favorite blender (for me that's a NutriBullet 900) for 20 seconds. Enjoy! #smoothie #recipe #health #food #wholefood

One of the hardest parts of eating a healthy diet is the taste of truly healthy food. Our brains have been trained to give into salt and sugar and its time to take charge and retrain your taste buds! If your accustomed to consuming sodium, sugar and refined oils on a regular basis like the majority of American's, than transforming your diet in a healthy direction is going to take some real hard work and desire to make change. There is so much processed foods and products ou

Implementing a plant based diet into young children’s lives may sound like a daunting task but nutrition, as we are learning through research plays a much bigger role in mental and physical development than we knew twenty years ago. Dairy is responsible for over 13% of visits to the pediatrician for issues with constipation, eczema and acne in children. A 12 oz. cup of milk contains the same amount of grams of sugar as a 12 oz. soda. Meat and dairy products are responsible fo

Paleo, Ketogenic, Atkins, The Zone: if your living in the 21st century than you have heard of at least one of these fad diets. They each have their own claims, but mainly evolve around weight loss. These types of diets include eliminating certain foods and restricting what you consume down to a numbers game. They all are high protein and low carbohydrate diets, just with different titles and though this may make you loose body fat and look more like a model on the cover of a

Protein was discovered in 1839 and is typically considered to be the most important nutrient of the three main Macronutrients: Protein, Fat and Carbohydrates. The root Greek word of Protein, Proteios means, “of main importance, “ which gave this macronutrient its rockstar status right from the start, based solely off its name! The Protein hype grew and scientific research continued to pour out data that animal based proteins were better and more utilized in the human body. Th

Its official, Billy and I are now on the road full time in our van, Falkor. We are driving west over the next month to do some exploring and winding down from all of the chaos we had blocking us from the lifestyle we truly wanted, a simple life. Focusing on our own balance and nutrition is very important to both of us and in order for that to be a priority that meant changing the way we were living. New England is a very fast pace way of life, we realized this the more travel

Antibiotic use has become so mainstream and typical that they are having a negative impact on human health and are now responsible for super-bugs and even death. Bacteria has actually become smart and continues to evolve as new and stronger antibiotics are presented, basically breaking down natural defenses to the point where relying on the body to heal becomes impossible. The constant pharmaceutical grind is harmful as is treats symptoms and not roots cause. When the correct

The immune system is complies of the thymus gland, the spleen, bone marrow and a network of lymph nodes scattered throughout the body. The immune system is the most complex bodily system. White blood cells are the good, natural killer cells that devour bad cells, like cancer. There is also large white blood cells call macrophages that act like a clean up crew to all the dead or damaged cells. The immune system works around the clock, searching and combating any threats that m

Though the US is experiencing staggering numbers of people who contracted Lyme disease, what is less mentioned is Anaplasmosis. Luckily this disease is not as widespread as Lyme, though it can be extremely detrimental and even fatal if not treated properly. StartFragment Anaplasmosis (aka: Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA): is a strand of bacteria that ticks particularly in the northeast can carry and transmit to humans. It is in fact an infectious disease that flares and