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Double Indemnity
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Newsletter Library, Wellness
In the classic 1944 film noir, "Double Indemnity", insurance salesman Walter Neff (played by Fred MacMurray), gets into some pretty hot water involving his client (Barbara Stanwyck) and his co-worker (Edward G. Robinson). Neff tries to misuse the concept of double indemnity and he pays a heavy price.
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Drivers Education
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Newsletter Library, Injury Rehab & Prevention
We all know someone who has suffered a serious driving-related injury that had nothing to do with being involved in a motor vehicle accident. For example, turning your head suddenly and swiftly for a last minute check of your "blind spot" before changing lanes on the interstate could result in a painful
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Drop-Table Technique
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Therapies & Techniques, Techniques
Forceful spinal manipulation is not always necessary to treat conditions of the lower back, mid-back and neck. Gentle chiropractic treatment, such as drop table techniques, involves less powerful spinal maneuvering and slower, low-velocity movements that allow the affected joint to stay within its passive
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Dynamic Warm-ups
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In a common occurrence, you bend over to pick up the pencil you inadvertently dropped on the floor. Or you bend over to pick up the soap bar that has slipped through your fingers in the shower. Or you bend over to lift a bag of groceries out of your automobile trunk. These are all daily events. But on
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Eat Your Veggies!
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Newsletter Library, Nutrition & Healthy Eating
Kids don't have that strong a relationship to vegetables. Kids will go through the motions, pushing broccoli spears and lima beans around their plate a few times, but few veggies actually reach the inside of a kid's mouth. And yet, we want our kids to eat vegetables on a regular basis. The best way
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Ebb and Flow
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Newsletter Library, Mind-Body Connection
Ancient peoples closely observed and interacted with the rhythms of their immediate environment. The sun rose in the East and set in the West. Day followed night, and approximately 12 hours later night followed day. The seasons progressed through a more leisurely, although no less regular, rhythm. A
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Effective Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain
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Newsletter Library, Back, Body & Joint Pain
Here's an all-too-common situation. You develop low back pain that lasts for more than a few days and you're uncomfortable enough to go see your primary care physician. He or she tells you it's not clear what's going on and sends you for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of your lumbar spine.
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Effectiveness & Popularity of Chiropractic Care
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Newsletter Library, Injury Rehab & Prevention
A critical mass of recent surveys and studies document the fact that the public, and conventional health care providers and payers, have come to recognize that traditional medicine can't answer all of consumers' health care needs. In particular, more people are turning to chiropractic services.
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Effects of Chiropractic Care
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About Chiropractic Care, How Does it Work
Wellness requires you to be a proactive agent for your body. You need to treat it well and not wait until you hurt before you decide to take care of it. As we've said before health is not merely the absence of disease any more than wealth is an absence of poverty. Let's remember health is not simply
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Electrotherapy and Pain Relief
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Has pain taken over your life? Electrotherapy offers a natural pain management solution.
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Enhance Your Balance and Coordination with Chiropractic
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Having trouble keeping your balance? Call the chiropractor!
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Enjoy the Health Benefits of Massage Therapy and Chiropractic
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Want to improve your health? Massage therapy and chiropractic treatment may offer the perfect solution.
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Entropy, the Gym, and You
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Newsletter Library, Staying Motivated
Let’s say you’ve been taking some time off from the gym. Maybe you reached the end of your 12-week training cycle and you’re taking a week off. It’s possible that one week turns into two or even three or four weeks. Life happens, you need to attend to some pressing matters, and going to the gym
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Erasing Migraines: An M.D. Turns to Chiropractic
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Newsletter Library, Chronic Conditions
Stress, sleep deprivation and fatigue have been no small component of
Dr. Michael Benson’s life. As a fetal surgeon, Benson is often up
for 24- to 36-hour stretches at a time looking after patients. He has little
time to rest or eat regular, healthy meals. It’s no wonder he has
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Essential Fatty Acids
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Health & Wellness, Wellness Essentials, Nutrition
One component of nutrition that deserves significant attention is essential fatty acids (EFAs). EFAs cannot be produced by the body and therefore must come from the food we eat. They are the main structural components of our cell membranes, and keep our cell walls healthy by allowing nutrients to flow
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Exercise Ball
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Health & Wellness, Wellness Essentials, Exercise
These days an exercise ball is a great tool to have and use at home. You can do a thorough workout on it, you can stretch on it and you can use it as a desk chair. Make sure to get the correct size. There are great videos that you can use to learn basic exercise routines.
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