May Is National Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis hardly needs a national month of awareness to make itself widely known. One in four American adults currently live with it. That’s 58.5 million people, not counting children who suffer from the juvenile rheumatoid version. And as the average American grows older, the number of adults who have arthritis is expected to rise to 67 million by the end of 2030. The discomfort and...
April Is National Month of Hope and Stress Awareness Month
April is a big month for a chiropractic, nutrition and wellness center dedicated to helping patients prevent and reverse a wide variety of limiting conditions. It is the National Month of Hope, an awareness campaign launched by Mothers in Crisis to encourage others to do nothing less than “think hope.” We choose to interpret this open-ended appeal by encouraging others to move...
Tips for Healthy Eating During National Nutrition Month
It’s NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH! National Nutrition Month is an annual campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. It’s a time when everyone is encouraged to learn about making informed food choices. In addition, it’s a time to develop healthful diet and exercise habits. In honor of the occasion, here are some of the Calhoun Spine & Wellness Center team’s...
Diabetes and How Your Diet Can Help
There is no known cure for diabetes. We’re all greatly looking forward to the day when scientists uncover the secret, but until then someone living with diabetes can only look forward to their best prognosis by carefully managing their condition. In addition to taking regular exercise, losing weight, and insulin therapy, eating well is one of the most effective ways to manage diabetes....
Stay on Track With Your Fitness and Nutrition Goals During the Holidays
Cookies. Pie. Ham. Eggnog. Champagne. The bottle of spiced rum that Uncle Jerry unearthed from the deepest recesses of his liquor cabinet. Christmastime is a ceaseless onslaught of earthly delights that no one possesses the fortitude to resist entirely. In other words, we eat and drink a lot of treats around the holidays. This is less than ideal because treats do unwanted things to our...
What Is Skinny Fat?
Small crowd. Open Secret. Pretty ugly. These are all examples of an oxymoron: a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear together. Did you know the word “oxymoron” is, itself, an oxymoron? It’s a combination of the two Greek words for sharp and dull! One oxymoron that’s gained a lot of traction these days is “skinny fat.” It describes a body that...
National Chiropractic Health Month 2021: Keep Moving!
The arrival of National Chiropractic Health Month doesn’t just give doctors of chiropractic an occasion to pat themselves on the back. Every October, the American Chiropractic Association selects an important message for its members to promote to their patients and the public at large. This year’s theme? “Keep Moving!” These past several months have taught many Americans about the...
Eating With Purpose
How to Eat to live and Not Live to Eat Why do you eat? You might think the answer is simple: because you are hungry. But approaching so foundational an aspect of your overall health deserves a little more contemplation than that. In truth you might eat for any number of reasons. Perhaps you are stressed out after a hard day at work and seek solace in an entire sleeve of cookies. (We have all...
30 Minutes a Day: 6 Benefits of Light Exercise
I give more time to exercise of the body than of the mind, believing it wholesome to both. – Thomas Jefferson It is no closely guarded medical secret that exercise is good for your health. Unfortunately, too many of us fall into the trap of thinking that exercise can’t benefit us unless we’re on a fitness regimen that would put Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to shame. In...