I just heard a statistic this morning that shocked me. Did you know that regular use of OTC painkillers increase the incidence of high blood pressure by 200%? Appalling I know, especially because the reason you are taking those pills on a regular basis is because you have pain somewhere in your body that you aren't able to get rid…
Feeling in a funk? What do you do to lift your spirits? Head to Facebook? Self medicate? Maybe these are one in the same!? Have you ever thought about actively changing your neurology? Studies indicate that changing your brain chemistry naturally can have an improved effect on mood. Yesterday a patient rushed into the office, all flustered and was clearly…
Brian FlanneryJanuary 30, 2016
Your loving and kind Lafayette Chiropractor, Dr. Christina Alba, often points out that every day there are only two directions we move regarding our health: we are either getting stronger or weaker. Every morning you wake up with the choice on what direction you're going to move that day. The alarm clock goes off and you're forced to take action…
Brian FlanneryOctober 13, 2014
Maybe from even before day one, you were told how weak you were. You "needed" vitamin K for some reason, you had rounds of antibiotics, you received scores of vaccinations. To this day you are inundated with ads and messages that tell you if you take this pill you'll be happy, this pill to sleep well, and that pill to…
Brian FlannerySeptember 25, 2014
Your ability to handle stress is a key component in how well you are moving toward wholeness (more on the differences between health, wellness and wholeness later). Understand first that health is the normal state of your body and is essentially your ability to successfully adapt to most of the stresses that come your way. Your ability to adapt to…
Brian FlannerySeptember 8, 2014
Isn't it interesting that most people go see a Chiropractor because they are experiencing some sort of pain or symptom? Or even worse, they wait until that symptom interferes with their life negatively. They wait...you wait (let's not kid ourselves), until you encounter so much stress to your body (whether it enters your life physically, chemically, or emotionally)that it finally begins…
Brian FlanneryAugust 25, 2014