Author Archives: Chris Brown

Vertigo, or the sudden false sense of movement, can send a sufferer dizzyingly spinning in a moment’s notice. This uneasy feeling manifests from a range of causes including ear canal fluid buildup, migraines, head injuries, or whiplash. Cervical vertigo (cervicogenic dizziness) is a type of vertigo in which dizziness occurs from a neck-related sensation orContinue reading “Stop Spinning With Chiropractic Vertigo Treatment”

A new pimple or blackhead can add painful skin and additional stress to important events like weddings or interviews. With the discovery of a new red facial spot in your morning mirror, you may start questioning recent diet or cleanliness habits. Oftentimes, though, an acne breakout has nothing to do with any controllable factors. ItsContinue reading “The Secret Spinal Chiropractic Treatment for Acne”

Parents harping on children to clean their rooms is a near universal memory from our collective youths. However, whether through laziness or a lingering act of defiance, many have stopped the habit of room cleanliness in adulthood. A clean room is more important to a successful, healthy life than one might think. There are fiveContinue reading “5 Reasons to Clean Your Room as an Adult”

Chiropractic uses the practice of spinal and joint correction to treat bodily problems. This works because the spinal column houses the central nervous system, which radiates nerve impulses from the brain stem throughout the rest of the body. When subluxations occur along the spinal cord, it can impact bodily functions wherever that vertebra’s nerves reach. Each vertebraContinue reading “C2-C5 Vertebrae: The Upper Body Control Network”

Through video games, we can all shoot the game-winning shot or lead a SEAL team into enemy territory, seemingly without risk of injury or death. But hours of screen time and excited gameplay are not without their physical consequences. Gaming injuries from overuse or sedentary lifestyle are increasing exponentially as a whopping 66 percent ofContinue reading “Chiropractic Provides a 1UP for Gaming Injuries”

I don’t know a room where a houseplant doesn’t improve its general ambiance. Some, like my cousin, take their fondness for indoor plants arguably too far, condensing limited shelf space near-weekly with newly adopted potted greens and flowers. Studies going back to the mid-20th century have revealed good news for anyone as houseplant-obsessed as myContinue reading “Why You Need an Indoor Houseplant Friend”

Air pollution exposes people to particulate matter that includes black carbon, nitrogen oxides, ozone, and sulfur dioxide, which are known to cause a range of deadly diseases. This is extremely concerning considering that 9 out of 10 people are breathing unhealthy air worldwide according to the Environmental Defense Fund. A few tips can partly mitigateContinue reading “Tips to Stay Healthy in Polluted Air”

Lips, next to our eyes and nose, are the most noticeable feature of our faces. This past year, with mouths covered in public, many have neglected vital lip care maintenance. As we move out of a mask-wearing society, however, lips (and lip health) are going to once again become increasingly important to our overall appearance.Continue reading “Stop Paying Lip Service to Lip Health”

Your brain fog, daily mood swings, and that hard-to-lose extra weight may be a result of your glucose intake. Low glycemic diets seek to resolve these problems by ridding the body of high-glycemic ingredients, such as complex carbohydrates and sugar, to reduce blood sugar fluctuations. Many popular diets like the Atkins, ketogenic, paleo, and manyContinue reading “Health Benefits of a Low Glycemic Diet”

If you are like me, a popping from the wrist is an hourly occurrence. In my case, I can trace the popping directly back to a wrist injury when I was younger. However, oftentimes there is no specific cause for the popping sound in someone’s wrist. If it happens enough, one may wonder about anyContinue reading “The Annoying Wrist Pop and How Chiropractic Treats It”