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Three Secrets to Weight Loss

Are you sick of yo-yo diets and starving yourself to lose weight? Are you looking for a permanent solution to keep the weight off? Learn the secrets of losing weight successfully and how to keep it off for good at a free workshop with Dr. Bryne Willey at AlignLife Chiropractic and Natural Health Center on Thursday 13th April 6 pm through 7 pm.  Dr. Bryne will be discussing three topics; how PH plays a vital role in weight management , why fatigue, depression, and pain usually accompany weight gain and simple, easy, tools for quick and permanent weight loss without drugs. “Do you constantly struggle with weight loss? Do you make progress only to see it fade away? There are many factors to weight loss that you may not be aware of. This workshop will not only inform you of these factors but teach you how to manage them in order to live a healthy and balanced lifestyle,” said Dr. Bryne. AlignLife is an integrated healthcare organization that focuses using natural measures to obt...

Chiropractic is essential for successful older adult healthcare

In the US alone nearly 20% of the population will be 65 or over by 2030. Chiropractic is one of the most frequently utilized care by older adults in America.  The most common reason an older adult might seek treatment from a chiropractor is for musculoskeletal symptoms. Chiropractors also provide a wide range of treatments, which include relief from arthritic pain, headaches, digestive problems, and insomnia.  Older adult patients are often encouraged to engage in exercise. In fact, weight bearing physical activity is essential for preventing weakening of the bones later in life. When bone mass has deteriorated, and the bones become weak and prone to fracture, osteoporosis occurs. Bones become thicker and stronger over time to resist forces placed upon them. If there are no forces to act against bones become thinner and weaker. This is why exercise is so important in leading an active life.  As we age, spinal discs, facet joints, ligaments, muscles and other sp...