Protein Proteins are long chains of amino acids that are essential for all of our body’s processes. Amino acids work to build up, break down, transport, and store nutrients throughout our body. The body can make some amino acids on its own, but it needs to get the others from food. These amino acids are […]
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Supplementation and Your Immune System
At Connect First, we’ve recently been asked by many of our family what are our thoughts on supplements. What are they for? Which supplements are good to take to help keep your body and immune system healthy? As vitalistic chiropractors, we view the body as having an innate intelligence. This intelligence guides body functions such […]
Quick and Effective Tips for Flu Season
Here are five quick and effective tips for flu season. The flu is here and many people are searching for strategies THAT WORK to get through the congested season (pun intended). We have been been helping many of our practice members cope with their clogged sinuses and runny noses with natural, toxin-free solutions lately so […]
Why Pregnancy and Chiropractic?
Many people are asking the question why pregnancy and chiropractic? Today, more and more often you will hear that pregnant women are seeing chiropractors. On the surface, it makes sense. Pregnant women, particularly late in their pregnancy, have a pretty large belly which may cause low back pain. However, more and more pregnant women these […]
Top 3 Reasons Families Get Adjusted
We have the honor and the privilege of seeing entire families getting adjusted together in our chiropractic office. There is usually a good bit of laughing, giggling, teasing and loud noises when everyone visits the practice together. These visits can be a lot of good fun and craziness all happening at the same time, but […]
Time for a Cleanse
This past Monday, Dr. Ryan and I started a 10-day metabolic detoxification cleanse. This isn’t our first cleanse that we’ve done together, but it has been a while since the last one and we figured the end of summer was a good time to reset our nutrition. I thought it was also a good time […]
