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Look for the Glimmers in your Holiday Time!
Many people enter the holiday season with a little trepidation. There can be times of stress involved- shopping for gifts, crowded malls,...
Posture Matters
Last week, we taught a workshop on Posture in our studio. I talk about posture a lot, as a chiropractor. If you look back through the...
Gratitude. I am thankful for… COVID??!?
What a strange time we live in, and have lived through the past 2 1/2 years. As we take time for gratitude in this season, I...
Dave turns 60!
This past month I celebrated my 60th birthday. So what have I learned in 60 years of life? I could ramble on and on, but I will try to keep it...
Quality Sleep: Tips & Tricks
This spring I hosted a movement challenge group and the participants could get bonus points with different activities. One was to list their...
Walk Back into Summer
Would you like to try a new way to exercise this summer? It doesn’t require any equipment and proponents report that it: speeds up the body’s...
Rest.
Last year we took the summer off and drove to the west coast. We purchased a 2017 Rav4 for the trip, as we felt our little 2005 Corolla might...
Lessons from my Snow Tire
In the middle of April I injured my back. Encouraged by the spring weather, I decided to switch out my snow tires for the all-season tires...
Get Rid of the Noise!
I saw a new patient last month who has experienced tinnitus, a constant ringing in the ear, for the past 18 months. After her third visit, she came...
A Good Place to Live
Do you ever invite someone over to your home and do a major clean up before they arrive? Maybe it is just our family, but a visitor's pending...
Because you have a spine…
I recently had a new patient who is just 6 weeks old. His parents brought him in for a check up. As we assessed his perfect little body,...
Journal your way into the new year
Do you ever do any journaling? I was speaking with a patient that told me her therapist had encouraged her to do more journaling, but she found the...
Superheroes Need Care Too!
In my practice, I get to take care of a lot of great people. All of you are superheroes in my book. The problem with being a superhero is that...
What is Proprioception and why is it such a big deal???
Like many people, I tend to over-pronate when I walk, that means my arch drops a little. This can affect my foot, knee and hip...
Anticipation
For many people, 2020 and 2021 have included some challenging times. Our family is no exception. COVID first hit in March of 2020 and...
8 mm!
When COVID started, I used the 2 ½ months that we were closed to clean out almost every drawer and closet in our house. While spring cleaning...
Getting in the Garden this Summer!
As the summer weather arrives in Ontario, many of us will hit the garden. It is important to remember...
Connection Part 2
Last month we talked about the importance of Connection in our "In Good Health" article. I would like to continue the conversation, to explain why...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
I recently discovered that I have a 5 o'clock shadow first thing in the morning- immediately after shaving??!? I am not sure if it is due...
Connection Part 1
Have you ever been talking on the phone to someone, only to find out that somewhere in the story you were telling, the connection had been lost and...
Great Expectations
Over the holidays, my family was able to enjoy time together playing cards and ping pong, working on a 1000 piece puzzle (it's still not done!?!!)...
Perhaps the Grinch won’t steal Christmas!
One feels, as they write a December epistle, that they should look back on the year and make deep and profound observations. Hmmm. This year...
Getting a New Roof
I had the opportunity in November, to pay around ten thousand dollars to have a new roof put on my house. Wow. There are a lot...
Tips to help you Zoom: without taking a toll on your health!
A year ago, who would have thought that we would all be learning new technologies to maintain contact with each other? How I wish I could go...
The Evils of a Garden Cloth
You may have noticed this summer that we re-did the desert rock garden on our front yard. This garden was first set up in 2007. Our children still...