Everyone understands that drugs have side effects. What many people do not realize is that these side effects are often undesirable and sometimes lethal.  Drugs all have effects, some predictable and some not…some wanted and some not. Side effects are not really side effects but rather effects of the chemicals in the drugs that are considered to be what must be risked or tolerated for the desired effect of the drug.

What are the side effects of chiropractic?

As someone who really struggles when I don’t sleep enough or very well, I am always on the lookout for ways to enjoy a better sleep.

In my experience as a Kanata Chiropractor, when people think about improving their health and creating Lifetime Wellness, they always consider diet and exercise first; quality and quantity of sleep is rarely considered.

Six to eight hours of sleep per night seems to be optimum for most adults, and both too much and too little can have significant adverse effects on your health.  Sleep deprivation is such a chronic condition these days that most people don’t even realize that they suffer from it.

Is Regular Chiropractic Care a part of your plan for lifetime wellness?

In a landmark study published in the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research, chiropractors collaborating with researchers at the University of Lund found that chiropractic care could influence basic physiological processes affecting oxidative stress and DNA repair. These findings offer a scientific explanation for the positive health benefits reported by patients receiving chiropractic care.

Growing up playing hockey we were always told that to succeed we would have to do whatever it took to win. To lay it all on the line. To sacrifice our bodies for the sake of a victory and the team. Well, being the good teammate that I was during one game in an attempt to block a shot I skated into a 90 mile an hour slap shot. I was successful as the puck ricocheted off my foot and into the corner. My teammates cheered. I winced on the ice in pain.

It turns out my foot was broken, I couldn’t walk but I could skate so I (very stupidly) continued to play for months. My foot was either in my skate or in an aircast for 3 months. Needless to say, my foot has never recovered and to this day every time I take a step the arch in my left foot collapses inward towards the floor sending stress into my knee and pelvis.

My foot problems stem from an injury, however for the majority of people this isn’t the case. So the question is why are so many people suffering from foot problems?