PNS- “Rest and Relax” vs SNS- “Fight or Flight”

PNS vs SNS…. I am writing this Blog the week before Super Bowl LV, while most sports fans are thinking Bucs vs Chiefs and which team is stronger and who will over power the other.  Well, I want you to consider in your own mind which system in your body is...

Exercise Regularly… do it for your Brain

We are all living through an incredibly stressful time right now with the COVID-19 virus affecting all of our lives.  A previous blog I wrote was about how exercise can help reduce stress, and that exercise is as important, or maybe even more important for our...

What Can You Learn From the Tour de France?

Ever since taking a class in graduate school titled “Comparative Anatomy and Physiology” where we compared humans to other mammals, I realized that we humans are actually one of the slowest of all mammals. Try racing a dog, horse or rabbit, you name it, over a short...

Please Wear A Helmet!

I just finished a nice Sunday morning bicycle ride, and I am amazed at how many other cyclists that I saw out there riding without a helmet!  I do not get it… it makes ZERO sense!  When I ask people why they are not wearing a helmet I get responses like this… “I know...

New Study Confirms Chiropractic Reduces Opioid Use

Opioid addiction and death is still out of control.  New guidelines and regulations are reducing the number prescriptions for opioid medications.  The death rate for opioid deaths dropped 4% in 2018 relative to 2017, but it was still close to 2000 in Massachusetts...