Prana Chiropractic's Wellness Corner

As a Chiropractor and fitness trainer, one of the most common questions I get concerning wellness is "how much exercise do I need?"  In order to accurately answer this question, you first have to understand the nature of your fitness goals.  The minimum amount of exercise that I recommend is the guideline used by the American Heart Association.  They suggest that in order to improve health, a person should exercise and average of 30 minutes per day, 5 days per week.  This means engaging in an exercise-focused activity that elevates your heart rate during the entire duration of the workout.  My philosophy of exercise is that in order to live a Wellness Based Lifestyle, and exercise program has to incoporate 3 areas of fitness: Strenght and Resistance, Flexibility, and Cardiovascular training.  The most simple way to ensure that you are hitting all 3 of these areas is to set up individually targeted workouts such as on Sundays do a 30 minute bike ride, M...

Folic acid is the synthetic supplement form of Folate, one of the B vitamins, which is needed for body function.    Folate is especially important to pregnant women, yet folate presents many health benefits to both men and women.    Folate is not produced by the body, so it is necessary that we obtain adequate amounts from the foods that we consume or through supplements.    Folate plays an important role in cell maintenance and production.    In terms of pregnancy, a growing fetus is constantly requiring the production of new cells.    Pregnant and nursing women are recommended to consume 800 micrograms of folic acid per day. Folate plays a vital role in the body’s ability to produce both white and red blood cells.    Scientific research has linked folate to helping to reduce the risk of anemia.    Anemia is a condition that occurs when the body lacks the ability to get an adequate amount of oxygen to the or...

It is no secret that our brain is a vitally important organ that oversees the function of our entire body.  The brain allows us to learn new things, and gives us the ability to think and therefore makes us into who we are.  As your Chiropractor, my main role is to make certain that the brain is fully able to communicate with every cell, muscle, tissue, and organ in your body, without interference.  I do so by removing vertebral subluxations, which are misalignments of the spinal bones that are placing a pressure on a nerve and blocking this vital communication.   So what exactly is the brain, other than an organ?  It is a collection of over one hundred billion neurons (nerve cells) that are linked to one another.  These interconnected cells that comprise the brain, share information with one another, and pass-on information 24/7.   Nerve impulses, which are messages, are arriving non-stop in your brain from all parts of the body.  These...