A critical time to practice good hygiene etiquette is when you are sick, especially when coughing or sneezing.

Rib Pain Due to Coughing

Coughing: Come on, man, you’re doing it wrong! Hygiene etiquette involves practices that prevent the spread of illness and disease. A critical time to practice good hygiene etiquette is when you are sick, especially when coughing or sneezing. The CDC recommends 3 primary ways to cover your cough or sneeze to help stop the spread […]

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3 natural ways to stay healthy and reduce your risk of disease.

Keep Calm and Eat, Move, Sleep!

During times like this, it is very important to protect yourself and others from infectious diseases. But it is also important to keep your body healthy so that your immune system stays strong. 3 natural ways to stay healthy and reduce your risk of disease: EAT right. One of the best ways to stay healthy […]

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Why Walking Is the Best Exercise for Chronic Back Pain

Chronic back pain can lead to a vicious cycle of inactivity that only prolongs your discomfort. But what if you could recover more quickly after an episode of back pain? A meta-analysis study from a few years ago examined the effects of walking exercise on pain and self-reported function in individuals with chronic back pain. […]

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Five Ways to Get Better Quality Sleep

Get more sunshine during the day Our body follows something known as circadian rhythms which are 24 hour cycles of being awake and sleeping. These cycles are connected with the light in our environment. In the morning, the sunrise and daylight triggers the hormone serotonin to be released to wake us up. At dusk, the […]

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Avoid Back Injury | Stop Exercising Every Day

Each January, roughly one in three Americans resolve to better themselves in some way. Starting an exercise program is always in the top 10 list of New Year’s resolutions. Being more active is a good thing, but it’s hard to keep a New Year’s resolution if you injure your back by doing too much too […]

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Hungry for Change

Our nutrition in this country has drastically changed over the past 100 years. The processing of our food has become more advanced and more “convenient” to keep us up to speed with our busy lifestyles. However, over the past thirty years we have seen the rates of obesity increasing and the health in our communities […]

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Be Kind to Your Spine

October 16 each year is World Spine Day.  This is a day for raising awareness of back pain and other spinal issues. An estimated one billion people worldwide suffer from back pain. It affects all age groups, from children to the elderly. Back pain is the biggest single cause of disability on the planet, with […]

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