by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 30, 2014 | Health Articles

Teenagers today are under a lot of pressure to be the best and in the world of sports that is the fastest and strongest. We have raised them in the fast food - fast everything era so they want to obtain all of that in the shortest time. The artificial edge of steroids and performance ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 25, 2014 | Health Articles

School is back in session and It is common that parents find someone gets sick soon after school starts. So this month let’s all commit to making ourselves a little healthier by choosing one or more of these health habits to practice regularly. Ask one of our Team Docs what he or she suggests, and travel the ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 23, 2014 | Health Articles

The era of replace and buy new is in full swing and has swung so far to the right that we are now applying this principle to our health. In previous generations we understood the premise "built to last" and maintained the high quality of the product until it was past onto its next owner. ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 18, 2014 | Health Articles

Are you ready to experience the great sleep you had as a child? Of course you are so read on to find out how you can set Mr. Sandman back on speed dial!
Trouble Sleeping?
If you have trouble getting quality sleep, rest assured you're not alone. “Rest assured” is probably a poor reference here… However, surveys ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 16, 2014 | Health Articles

As a chiropractor, we very often hear people talk in our office about "getting sick." I like to challenge their thoughts and suggest that it is really more of a case of us "doing sick."
Sickness, disease, a cold or the flu are each far more related to what choices we make each day. Bad luck, ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 11, 2014 | Health Articles

Ouch! Being pinched hurts, but to pinch a nerve? Ugh! That must feel like severe, intense pain – and it often does. “Pinched” nerves could happen anywhere in your spine; they can affect nerves that go to your arms, fingers, wrist, neck, back, shoulder, head, legs, muscles and internal organs, and can affect your general ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 9, 2014 | Health Articles

In today's busy world we and others around us can easily be distracted. When we are distracted we have no present time consciousness and this can lead to accidents caused or experienced. The impact often involves a sharp or sudden jolt in which our body, neck and head are not prepared for. These distractions can ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 4, 2014 | Health Articles

Today everything comes with a label of ingredients and warnings. Although the warning labels are clear the ingredients most often can not even pronounced or spelled. The simple and safe rule of thumb that can easily be applied is that if you can not pronounce it do not eat it and try to only eat ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 2, 2014 | Health Articles

Have you experienced sheer agony from just standing up? Walking has became labored and now avoided all together due to the immense pain that shoots down one leg or the other. Unfortunately, this description is far to common. Your condition is diagnosed most often as sciatica. It is managed by medication until the point ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 1, 2014 | Office News