Eliminating Toxins

Toxins are all around us. It’s important that each day we try and eliminate our exposure as much as possible. Our bodies are extremely resilient in fighting off and filtering what we are exposed to daily. There are several things that we can do each day to help our bodies stay as healthy and strong. Let’s look at eliminating toxins and what things we can do to help limit our exposure

What is Polystyrene

Part of our five foundations at Archetype we try to educate our patients on elimination of toxins, and although we can’t limit all toxins, we can educate ourselves to have a healthier, cleaner lifestyle. Let’s look at a chemical that in the past has been used by many companies to transport food as well as serve food in and see how we can eliminate this chemical from our everyday life. This chemical is known as polystyrene or by its trade marked name Styrofoam.

Why Do I Care If You Breath?

How important is it is to move consistently? Movement is directly linked to breathing fresh air. Oxygen to the brain is critical to you living a fruitful happy life. How do you maximize it? Read more to find out.

Why Your Brain Needs Your Ribs To Move.

Find out why it's important to get your ribs adjusted in order for your brain to work at its optimum.

Patient Testimonial: I Use To Be Terrified To Visit The Chiropractor. | Archetype Health

Natalies story of how she was terrified to visit a chiropractor, until she realized the benefits and relief it provided for her chronic back pain.

Top 10 Benefits of Dry Needling.

Find out why dry needling is an important therapy for chiropractic patients and athletes. The full list of benefits can be found below!

'My Blood Work Says I'm Normal But I Still Feel Like Something Is Wrong".

This is the most common response I hear any time I ask to see a patient’s blood work. They have been told that everything is normal, yet they still feel awful. How could this be the case? This post is specifically about why medical and functional blood analysis is different and absolutely needs to be understood. Medicine evaluates "normal"/non-pathological blood values. Archetype uses "optimal" blood values which are smaller in a acceptable range but are compared other lab values to determine the cause of your issue.. 

Do Your Feet Hurt In The Morning? : Archetype Health

Plantar Fasciitis is an inflammatory condition of the plantar fascia, the connective tissue located within the soles of the feet. Typically, the cause of this painful response is due to a prior injury to the foot, ankle or lower leg, or due to immobility in this region. In this post we go over corrections of this problem. 

The Neurology of Self Adjusting: Why It’s Whack to Self Crack

Many of you as patients have been admonished by your chiropractor and/or chiro-wise friends for self-adjusting (ie “popping your own back”). While there is no denying that doing so can provide short-term relief, it’s not a wise long-term solution. Here’s why.

Difficulty Breathing? Rib Out of Place?

Have you ever had a sharp stabbing pain with each breath? An even deeper breath makes the pain significantly worse. Some people describe this feeling as being just as bad as having a heart attack, while others feel an intense and constant dull ache that will not go away behind their shoulder blade. It's hard to explain what it feels like unless someone has experienced it for themselves because after they've been adjusted by the chiropractor, if they are skilled at mobilizing ribs, then there should be significant relief from any further rib misalignment issues in no time flat!

Chiropractic Care and Headaches

Are you a regular headache sufferer? Is your doctor unable to provide a cure for your headaches, or do they just mask the problem with painkillers? If so, you may be helped by our chiropractic care!

Why do we have flare-ups?

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Back Braces and Back Pain

In this article, I discuss the role back braces play in low back pain treatment, and how they can be detrimental to your recovery if you suffer from low back pain.

Headaches Shouldn't Be Normal

Benefits of Chiropractic During Pregnancy

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