Many pediatricians, scientists, researchers and parents have disagreed about the concept of teething, but any mother of a little one will tell you that whether or not it’s just a coincidence their babies are miserable when their teeth start coming in. Teething 101 When newborns are born they have “teeth buds” just under the gums,…

Whether it’s a packed day at work, a long list of family commitments, kids to run around all day for sports, cheer, and music lessons, or a stack of bills to take care of, the average person lives a stressful life. While stress is probably unavoidable, taking a few minutes a day for yourself to…

Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTS) can consist of either a tongue tie (where the thin piece of skin under a baby’s tongue restricts the movement of the tongue) or where the upper lip is restricted due to being anchored to the gum. This thin membrane of tissue should undergo cell death during embryonic development but in…

Every parent knows that there are certain milestones that babies achieve at certain stages of development: following objects or parents with their eyes; responding to sounds; lifting their head and torso when placed on their tummies; eventually leading to crawling, walking and then running headlong into their toddler years. However, what many parents don’t know…

Every parent wants to raise the perfect child: healthy, happy, loved and respected with high achievements and even higher goals. We want our children to “have the things we didn’t have” and to achieve their dreams.This is all well and good, unless we become so focused on our desires for our child that we forget…

You’ll probably never see your five or six-year-old bend over  to pick up a toy and freeze in pain saying, “Oh, my back went  out again.” Spinal degenerations and vertebral subluxations  that cause that kind of pain will generally not appear in  children – but it started there.  Birth Trauma  Natural childbirth has come to…

Did you know… that relaxation techniques can help lower blood pressure, protect your heart and decrease stress, depression and anxiety? A just-published study suggests the practice of meditation may bring cardiovascular and mental- health benefits based on research that followed 298 students, half of whom practiced transcendental meditation for 20 minutes once or twice daily…

Typically when someone mentions “chiropractic” it brings to mind thoughts of back or neck pain, perhaps the result of an auto accident or a work-related injury; but there is so much more to chiropractic care. Thomas Edison once said, “The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will instruct his patient in the…

The Western diet and sedentary lifestyle have resulted in a lack of fitness among those who do not make a concerted effort. Yet, many times those efforts prove unsuccessful because they are not sustainable lifestyle changes. For this reason, there is a huge difference between sports mania and actual fitness. What is Sports Mania? We…

When you think about it, our bodies are pretty amazing machines. We can run, jump, and climb. We can see, hear, taste, feel, and smell. We are made up of many incredible parts that work together to keep the whole thing in operation. If you take a moment to really consider that we’re 90% water…