Finding Balance with your Workout Routine
Balance is best when it comes to working out It begins with your motives: are you working out just to look good? Or to feel good as well. Are you adhering to every new fitness fad that comes along, or pursuing a custom made workout plan that works for your body? At Hayes Family Chiropractic,…
Morning Time is for Losing Weight
Wake up, smell the coffee and…drop a few pounds? Morning is the most potent part of your day; in our opinion, not enough people realize that losing weight can begin the second you step out of bed. At Hayes Family Chiropractic, we want you to realize that you can take advantage of this potential to…
The Most Neglected Muscles in the Body: Part 2
Spinal stability and spinal balance These are two of the most important factors in your health moving forward in life. Yes, mirror muscles, make you look great and looking good is integral to feeling well; we aren’t saying you should stop developing your pecs or biceps, but that it may behoove you to devote equal…
The Most Neglected Muscles in the Body: Part 1
Making a case for strengthening of the rhomboid We have a question: what is the point of bulking your body if the most crucial parts can’t bear the load of the new muscle? A case in point is that of the rhomboids: located in the upper back, these are the muscles that connect the shoulder…
The Bare Minimum Exercise Plan
A hypothetical reality that would necessitate the bare minimum exercise plan Let’s assume that every possible waking minute of your daily life is occupied and you simply can’t carve out the doctor recommended 150 minutes of exercise per week. We are yet to meet someone who can truly say this for themselves; the reality is…
How to Lose Weight Without Working Out
Lose weight without working out; but how you say? The answer has a lot to do with your eating habits. Caloric balance is an ever-evolving challenge but it always rests on the same basic equation: the calories you consume through carbohydrates, fats, sugars and proteins should be balanced by the calories you burn through your…
Reclaiming your Sleep with Chronic Pain
Chronic pain poses problems when it comes to bed time How could one possibly fall asleep with a pounding headache, or searing pain in the neck or lower back? It’s a nasty cycle: because sleep is so integral to immune function, losing sleep actually perpetuates pain- and pain increases anxiety which further stops you from…
Spice is Nice: How to Eat with Chronic Inflammation
Is inflammation just a buzz word? Words associated with wellness have a tendency to attract a certain amount of hysteria- inflammation is no different. The presence of inflammation has been linked to so many health problems its hard to keep count; and here we were thinking it was just a part of the body’s natural…
Combating Adrenal Fatigue the Natural Way
What is adrenal fatigue? Adrenal fatigue is a term that encompasses a few different disorders (and usually a combination of them) to describe the profound fatigue that is experience by people who are under mental, emotional or physical stress. It is a truly modern syndrome that is brought on by high-stress lifestyles and affects the…
How to Successfully Set Goals
Impact your health plan by visualizing something specific for yourself. With spring right around the corner, the opportunities for getting outside and changing the way you feel ar endless. An important way to take advantage of the season is to set goals for yourself. But not all goals are created equal- it is important to make goals…