703-777-2532Wellness Resources - Articles, Websites, Recipes and more!
Feel free to browse the articles and wellness websites below.
- Investing in Wellness - Seven tips for protecting ourselves and our families from the ever-rising costs of sickness, injury, and aging.
- Tips for Holiday Stress Relief - Exercise is a very powerful tool that not only protects your heart and blood vessels, it also protects your brain and is a natural mood elevator.
- How Chiropractic Care Can Help Prevent Falls - Seniors may have deficits in middle ear function as well as poor feedback from malfunctioning or arthritic knees, hips, and spines. Arthritis and other motion-deficits in the neck can severely impact normal balance. Doctors of chiropractic are uniquely trained in assessing and normalizing joint function. A well-coordinated nervous system means a well-coordinated, safer YOU!
- How Cryotherapy and Contrast Therapy Can Help Arthritis - long-term use of these medications can have serious adverse consequences on the liver, kidneys, and stomach. Cryotherapy and Contrast Therapy are safe and effective alternatives for most people. Find out more...
- Spring: Hydration, Warm-up and the Right Tools - Those sunny and warm days may have you excited about your new fitness routine, but too many of us will jump in headfirst and pay the price. There's a better way! Read to find out how...
- Six Tips for Enjoying Sports - An injury is more than mere aches and pains. Injury is typically defined as damage to an athlete which limits or prevents normal participation in a sport or activity. A key to successful and enjoyable athletic participation and success is limiting such events. Read these 6 Tips to find out more...
- Posture (Mom was right!) - Sit up straight! Your mother or grandmother may have repeated this to you when you were younger. As it turns out, she had a valid point. How can you keep from looking like a hunched-over grandma or grandpa, before your time? How can you reap the health benefits of good posture? Here are some facts and tips.
- Self-care Tips for Your Feet - Foot and ankle problems are very common... and very painful. What can a chiropractor do to help? What can you do to help yourself? Here are some facts and tips, courtesy of the Virginia Chiropractic Association.
- Safety Tips plus The Risks of Heavy Backpacks and How to Test your Child's Backpack - Heavy backpacks can cause growing frames to experience temporary backaches, joint pain, even muscle strains and headaches; and some children may begin a lifetime of these problems. Here's a simple tip: Weigh your child, and then weigh his or her backpack. A child's daily backpack shouldn't weigh more... read more
- Simple Steps You can Take to Prevent Lower Back Pain - Learn how to control some of the risk factors for back problems; what is a “caloric deficit”; and how to live better with less down-time and more time to live the life you want. Read more
- October is National Chiropractic Health Month. 2011's theme is Get TechnoHealthy! Learn more on the TechnoHealthy website.
- Here's a good online chiropractic magazine called To Your Health that provides practical wellness tips, health tools such as BMI Calculator, Calorie Counter, Daily Diabetes Diet Counter, and an Office Fitness Timer.
Wellness Recipes
For a printable version of the recipe, click the title of the recipe.
- Beet-Orange Salad with Crispy Goat Cheese Rounds (Gluten-Free) A deliciously vibrant salad that I found when shopping for gluten-free recipes for patients. It is very Moroccan-inspired, and a beautiful addition to your main course.
- Cranberry Orange Bread My grandmother used to make this recipe - give it a try and tell us what you think!
- Chili This is my family’s chili recipe -- I always add lots of veggies to make it healthier for the family!
- Vegan Protein Bars, made with organic peanut butter or almond butter, agave nectar, chocolate protein powder, rolled oats, and ground flax seed
- Quick Fruit Smoothie, made with real fruit, and with an added protein and fiber boost!
Archived Basics First Chiropractic E-newsletters
- January 2012 - Three Events You Won't Want to Miss!
- December 2011 - How to Handle Holiday Stress
- November 2011 - Preventing Falls; A Time for Giving
- October 2011 - Are you TechnoHealthy or TechnoFoolish?
- September 2011 - Back to School: Oh My Aching Backpack
- March 2011 - What's YOUR Posture Number?
- February 2011 - Posture (Mom was right!)
- October 2010 - Oh, My Aching Feet - News from Dr. Misty Paul
- September 2010 - Family Chiropractic of Leesburg is now Basics First Chiropractic.
