It’s that time of year again! In just a short few weeks, our kids are heading back to school, with new classes, teachers, and challenges. Parents are making sure their children have all the school supplies like pens, pencils, notebooks, folders, lunch boxes, etc. that...
Have you ever taken a supplement and gone, "Ugh, this isn't working"? There's a reason behind that. Are medications and vitamins the same? Now, there's a difference between supplements or vitamins and medication. Medication is meant to kind of force your body...
Did you know that most supplements that are on the shelves at any major retailer are not regulated as to what actually is in them? How do you determine the quality of vitamins? I'm Dr. Jennifer Taylor from HealthWorks Family Chiropractic here in Plano, Texas....
Today, we're talking about bone health. Now, you all heard that calcium plays a big part in making sure you have nice strong bones, but did you know that vitamin D plays a synergistic role in that as well? What does vitamin D do? Vitamin D's role is to increase the...
Vitamin D Does a Body Good: How to keep your bones healthy! We’ve all heard the commercials growing up that “Milk Does a Body Good!” accompanied by all the celebrities showing off their milk mustaches and kids showing off their cute little biceps wearing...
If you're someone who works with a computer screen all day long, it's really important to have some sort of blue light filtering. How do you relax your eyes with blue light? I prefer blue light blocker glasses, and I sourced these from Zenni. They block harmful...
Many people experience piriformis pain. Where do you feel piriformis pain? Piriformis is a muscle that's deep underneath the glute and you can feel it get too tight around the hip. How do I relax my piriformis muscle? To stretch this out, this is called...
Let's talk about the height of your keyboard. What angle should your keyboard be at? If you work at a desk job, you are using your keyboard for hours and hours on end. It's incredibly important that the keyboard is in exactly the right position. The right...
Let's talk about ergonomics for those of you who work at a desk all day. Is it better to sit higher or lower in a chair? The first thing that you want to ensure is that your chair is the right height for you. A proper chair is going to allow your feet to...
Sitting to your spine is like sugar to your teeth! Sedentary lifestyle, couch potato, lazy, idle, lack of physical activity…words and phrases that we hear consistently when talking about the health of Americans today. We no longer need to get up to change the...