Healthy Recipe: Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes

These mashed sweet potatoes are the perfect side dish for your holiday table. Because they’re healthy, easy, and versatile, they’re just as perfect with any weeknight meal! One thing that’s great about this recipe is that you make it in the Instant Pot, which saves precious space in your oven or on your stovetop. Plus, it’s vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and Paleo friendly.

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Strengthen Your Core with the Bird Dog Exercise

Th bird dog is an exercise for nearly any age. Whether you suffer from lower back pain or simply want to improve your balance, flexibility, posture, and core strength, this is the exercise for you. Doing it regularly may also help you prevent strains and injury. Watch this video by Dr. Joe to learn how to strengthen your core with the bird dog exercise or guide your child through the motions.

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You're In Charge When Giving Birth

Today’s expectant moms have a lot of choices: traditional hospital delivery, water birth, home birth, birthing center, vaginal or C-section, midwife or obstetrician . . . the options are endless. In the end, don’t lose sight of the fact that it's your baby, your body, and your choice. And, most importantly, remember that you’re in charge when giving birth.

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Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy

Many pregnant women experience pubic pain. Too often, this pain is dismissed by doctors and midwives as minor, a part of pregnancy to be endured, or even cause for a cesarean section. If your’e experiencing pelvic pain during pregnancy, don’t lose hope! There are things you can do, including getting chiropractic care, to reduce your discomfort and avoid an unnecessary c-section.

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Share the Power of Your Stable Nervous System

If you’ve spent much time around kids, you know there’s no reasoning with a toddler who’s mid-tantrum or an older child who’s in the throes of overwhelm or worry. The same is true for adults! It’s hard to resolve a problem in the middle of an emotional storm. So what can you do to help calm someone who’s angry, anxious, or overwhelmed? Share the power of your stable nervous system.

It’s not as complicated as it sounds.

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Research Shows Chiropractic May Relieve Symptoms of Meniere's Disease

Ménière's disease is a disorder of the inner ear that can include vertigo, hearing loss, nausea, tinnitus and ear pressure. There’s no known cure for the disease, and some of the treatments for its symptoms include long-term use of medication or invasive procedures including injections and even surgery. Fortunately, recent research shows chiropractic may relieve symptoms of Ménière’s disease.

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Healthy Recipe: Apple Crisp Stuffed Apples

Just in time for cooler weather, we’ve found a tasty recipe for a treat that can be served for breakfast, a healthy after-school snack, or even dessert! Baking the apples bring out their natural sweetness, so these apple crisp stuffed apples don’t even require any added sugar. They’re the perfect addition to your favorite fall table.

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Chiropractic Care for Newborns and Infants

How wonderful it would be if our little ones could verbalize their discomfort to us! Enter a skilled chiropractor with experience working with children to interpret distress and correct it without the use of medication or surgery. In fact, a recent article in Pathways to Wellness indicates “many chiropractors are saying that all babies need to have their spines checked to determine if vertebral subluxations are present.” The birth process itself can be traumatic for infants, so an excellent first step in caring for your newborn is to have him examined and adjusted by a chiropractor.

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Building Resilence in a Fight or Flight World

We are constantly being bombarded with physical, chemical, and emotional triggers. Our brain doesn’t know the difference between a dog growling and ready to attack vs eating to much sugar, or phobias like public speaking vs getting injured from a fall. We can’t avoid stress that's inenvitable. However, we can adapt and move our body in a way that balances the fight-or-flight response back to normal state or fluid state.

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