The afternoon blahs, that tired feeling somewhere around 3 p.m. Most of us have experienced at least mild fatigue in the afternoon. Most people just seem to think it is just part of the modern life. We justify the mid-afternoon run to Starbucks because we just didn’t get enough sleep, or we have had way too many late nights.

But in reality, the answer is to take better care of your diet and adrenals. We have talked about it a lot in the past but one of the most telltale signs of blood sugar imbalance and adrenal fatigue that cause those horrible afternoon blahs. So, how can you quickly get rid of those afternoons where all you want to do is crawl under your desk and take a nap? Here are the top 5 things you can do to help fight the afternoon fatigue:

1. Don’t skip breakfast! You have to eat protein and fat to keep your blood sugar up throughout the day
2. Don’t have a starchy lunch! Bread, pasta, cakes, cookies, candies, rice, potatoes, soda, doughnuts or any other starchy sugary food w
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In the first Pillar of Health, we talked about your diet and more importantly keeping your blood sugar balanced. That balance is possibly the most important thing you can do for your health; it keeps you from developing the diseases of modern society and degenerative diseases.

Everything from Osteoporosis to Alzheimer’s have a relationship to your cortisol and blood sugar balance. Moving on to The second Pillar of Health you need to stay hydrated. Staying hydrated is as powerful and infinitely easier to implement into your daily routine. Getting hydrated is simple, drink more high quality water throughout the day. That’s it is that simple.

The benefits are astounding, you have more energy, you’re less hungry throughout the day, you will lose weight, all your organs of elimination (Skin, Kidney, Liver, and Bowel) will work better, you have fewer wrinkles, you are less likely to have back pain, your brain will work better, and so many more things will improve.

The push back that I alm...

The pillars of health: What is a healthy diet I can’t believe it is already December!  Like most other people, this month is one of the craziest of the year.  The holidays seem to stress us all out to no end, dealing with the best and the worst of humanity at the same time!  Since last month, I was writing about the ways you can stay healthy and sane through the holiday.  I thought that I would take this month and start preparing you for your new years resolutions.  We will be talking about the pillars of health and the things that can make you have an amazingly healthy new year.

No matter the disease or dis-ease or dysfunction a person may be experiencing there are fundamental things that they can change that will help them recover.  Everything from low back pain to seasonal depression and even cancer have a few things in common.  These things are the basic flaw of modern life and the overall human condition, and it is what is a healthy diet.

So, the first pillar that we will talk ...

Happy Thanksgiving Week for those of you in the US!

I've been talking about ways to keep yourself healthy during the holidays.  If you missed any of the previous posts, please check the links below to read those.

It's sad that we've gotten to the point of dreading the holiday season versus actually enjoying this time with our families.   Now let's be honest, all the time, sometimes, it's our family members who might be causing most of the stress.

But for today, I want to talk about one of the most important things you can do to decompress from the chaos of the holidays, and honestly, you should make this practice for every day beyond the holidays.

When you decide to make a practice of this every day, you'll see things change. You'll become more content, happier, and significantly more energetic.  

Meditation is one of the most powerful de-stressing tools that you have in your arsenal of health. When you dedicate as little as 20 minutes every day to meditation, studies have shown t...

During the holiday season, our bodies are dealing with a lot. Everything from colder temperatures, shorter days, longer nights and not to mention all the increased emotional stress that most have to deal with between shopping, travel, and family. One of the hardest yet most important things is to maintain you sleep hygiene.

Hygiene is an excellent way to refer to the routine that we all have before bed. When we use the term hygiene, we think of our morning rituals like showering, shaving, brushing teeth. These habits are usually so ingrained in us that it was difficult to start our day without them. While some of us do have our night time routines, like brush your teeth, feed the dogs shut off all the lights, or read a few passages or pages in a book.

We don’t think about them as much as we should; the morning habits are set up to get us ready for our days. The shower makes sure we don’t have offensive body odor, brushing our teeth makes sure people can stand talking to us, getting d...

Possibly the hardest thing to do during the holidays is to keep your stress levels in check.  When we talk about stress we normally just think about the emotional types of stress.  These stresses are easy to pinpoint this time of year, especially if you plan on doing any holiday shopping.  The people in the stores both shopping, and as sales people are the most frazzled and snarky people, you will have to deal with all year. 

It is a pretty safe guess that we all have a significant amount of stress in our lives this time of year.  We have meals to cook, shopping to do; it's colder outside, and our jobs are a bit more stressful with year ends.  Let's not forget that we need to deal with families and all of the travel.  So, yeah we are all stressed. 

The problem is unless you plan on digging a hole and not coming out for the next two months you have to find a way to either cope or diminish.  If you go the coping route, I could suggest a few nice bottles of wine that may help.  Otherwis...

As the holidays approach, one of the hardest things to do is stay healthy. It starts with Halloween candy and colder temperatures. Continues through Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Eve celebrations. Throw in a few holiday parties, some travel, dealing with families both good and bad and the end of the financial year for most people. 

This is by far one of the most stressful time of the year! With this in mind over the next few weeks we are going to talk about thing you can do to make it through this holiday season with your health and waistline intact. 

Cook at home as often as possible during the season. When I was going through my Chiropractic program, I valet parked cars nights and weekends. The busiest time and when I would make the most money by far was the holiday season. We would double some cars that we parked from November to Christmas; it wasn’t because it was colder outside, it was because the restaurant would seat twice as many people. 


This increase in our desire...

I get asked all the time how the heck do you explain what you do. It’s not just for patients looking for an explanation of Applied Kinesiology and Chiropractic for their family and friends but also from chiropractic students. I thought I would finally take a post to talk about what I do and how to explain what I do.

Honestly it all depends on how I feel when someone asks me what I do. The normal answer is that I am a Functional Chiropractor. Who treats patients structurally with chiropractic and uses Applied Kinesiology and functional neurology to balance the acupuncture meridians and assess them nutritionally which helps them find them get better fast and more effectively.

That explanation is in no way all-encompassing of what Applied Kinesiology or Chiropractic can do. But when I tell people who I help patients find the impediments to what is keeping them from healing and removing them I always get a look like I’m crazy. For some reason, people seem to have forgotten that the body ...

I got a nice little birthday present yesterday.  The CDC announced that there is a wait for it, confirmed case of Ebola here in Dallas.  Consequently, EVERYONE on Facebook lost their minds and posted that they were going to die. 

The funny part to me is that Erin has had a mild cough this week and lost her voice over the weekend.  She is significantly better but still has a very slight cough, but she has to get on a plane tomorrow, I wonder if they will let her get on? 

I thought I would head off the questions before I got them.  I know someone is going to ask, do I need to worry about Ebola? So, let's talk a little about what Ebola virus is and how deadly it can be.  Ebola virus disease (EVD), Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), or just Ebola is a disease of humans as well as other primates triggered by an Ebola virus. 

Symptoms start two days to three weeks after contracting the illness, and the indications, usually, include having a fever, a sore throat, muscle discomfort and headache...

Every time a new patient comes in, I take a thorough history and ask them the medications and supplements that they are currently taking.  It is shocking how many people are taking probiotics these days. 15 years ago when I started studying health and wellness, most people would look at me like I was crazy if I mentioned that they might need to take a supplement of bacteria (probiotic).

I still find it funny that people will buy their yogurt because it has the “good probiotics” in it and will at the same time be loading up on hand sanitizer and antibacterial soap because they are a “germaphobe."  

The question is, does everyone need probiotics? We have previously talked about how the microbiome or balance of bacteria in and on your body affects your health.  However, today we need to look at if the supplementation of particular strains of bacteria change your health.

Personally and clinically, I have only seen significant results with the supplementation of Lactobacillus be benefici...