Summer Blog Series #1: Summertime health tips

Sunglasses and summer letters on the beach

Break out your sunglasses and beach umbrella—summer has arrived! Many people wait all year long for the special activities that come with summer, like swimming, gardening, sports, hiking, camping, and many more. With this increased exercise comes opportunities for injuring our bodies in big and small ways. In this first installment of our summer blog…

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Keeping Your Body Strong to Fight Against Illness

As we continue to navigate the ever-changing environment around us, you may be wondering, “How can I best protect myself and my family from illness and infection?” Momentum is here to help with a few strategies for supporting your immune system and keeping your body healthy and strong in this season: We are what we…

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Happy Holidays from Momentum Chiropractic!

‘Tis the season for joy, merriment, good tidings… and health. We’re throwing that last one in there because who doesn’t want to feel their best during the holiday season? Make this the year you give your loved ones—or yourself—the gift of ongoing, improved health and wellness!  Here are a few health-focused holiday gift ideas: Become…

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Nature’s First Aid Kit

Holistic food on a table

A First Aid Kit Contains Drugs Nature’s Antibiotics Make Sure You Have A Healthy Gut Your doctor might have prescribed a round of antibiotics when you had strep throat, a urinary tract infection, or pneumonia.  These medications treat bacterial infections or prevent the infection from spreading. Some antibiotics fight a wide range of disease-causing bacteria. Others target specific species…

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Smoking and Your Lower Back Pain: What’s The Connection?

Smoking? Lung Cancer Isn’t The Only Reason to Quit  You Know Smoking is Bad, Then Why Do You Smoke? Back Pain How Does Smoking Create Back Pain? Quit Smoking For Good With These 7 Strategies Smoking is bad news. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide, and ditching cigarettes benefits nearly everyone.  Never…

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Supplementing Your Immune System with a Daily Defense to Fight Pathogens

Your Immune System is Your Daily Defense Against Invaders  What Damages Your Immune System?  Ways to Boost Your Immune System Daily Defense Nutrients At its peak, your immune system works like a master orchestra performing in harmony. Upon detecting potential threats — including bacteria, parasites, and viruses — your immune system unleashes a powerful army to destroy these…

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Exercise for Your Immunity: Training Right Vs Training Wrong

Exercise for Health Exercise for Immunity – Training Right Inflammation is Your Body’s Natural Healing Response Exercise That Creates Inflammation: Training Wrong Factors that Affect Your Immune System How To Exercise for Immunity Exercise: Training Right for a Healthy Immune System Health Benefits of Different Exercise Types Recovery is Key to Exercise Regular exercise can…

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Inflammation, Aging, and Disease

Inflammation: What it is, What is Too Much, and How it Can Damage Your Health Inflammation is a normal and healthy part of life. Your body tightly monitors this process to help you heal when you get an infection or injury. When you cut your finger, for instance, inflammation can keep you from bleeding to death.…

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Happy National Chiropractic Month!

October is National Chiropractic Month, and we couldn’t be more excited. This is a month to reflect on how the daily things we do affect our spine and overall wellness. As we head into the fall and winter seasons, it’s more important than ever to keep up active routines that help us feel our best.…

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Why Oxygen and Exercise Are Crucial to Chiropractic Success

People at the gym doing cardio

You’ve been going to the chiropractor and eating well. Your body is feeling a bit better, but you can’t shake the feeling that something is missing. That’s because something is missing—oxygen and exercise. You can’t have one without the other, and they play a crucial, symbiotic role in helping you feel your absolute best. Momentum…

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