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Why sitting is bad for you – Murat Dalkilinç

Sitting down for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise. But nowadays, our lifestyles make us sit much more than we move around. Are our bodies built for such a sedentary existence? Murat Dalkilinç investigates the hidden risks of sitting down. Lesson by Murat Dalkilinç, animation by Oxbow Creative. Article/Picture […]

Proprioception – Making Your Body Smarter

How good is your balance? Can you run without watching your feet? What about finding the light switch in the dark? Can you touch your finger to your nose with your eyes closed? Your body’s awareness of where it is in three dimensions is critical to your ability to function effectively in this world. This […]

Australia now has a new healthy eating pyramid. 

On Monday (18/05/15), after more than 15 years, Australia’s new food pyramid was released.  The big changes included an increased dominance of vegetables, which now feature at the bottom of the pyramid, encouraging the population to increase their intake.  The new pyramid also sees a reduction in the reliance on carbohydrate based foods.  Traditionally the […]

Can Fat Fuel Endurance Athletes??

The way we currently fuel for energy is to rely on carbohydrates (carbs) to give us energy.  However carbs are not the only fuel source we have as nutrition for endurance athletes, we can also train our bodies to use fat for fuel.  The problem with being an endurance athlete and using carbs as our […]

For the love of squats

Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squat_%28exercise%29  If you spent any time in our office you may know that we love to squat! It’s an essential movement that anyone, young or old should be able to perform. Sadly this is a basic human function that many people can no longer do. Squatting variations like barbell back squats and front squats […]

Objective Physiologic Changes and Associated Health Benefits of Chiropractic Adjustments in Asymptomatic Subjects: A Review of the Literature

“Data reviewed in this article lend strong support to the popular contention that chiropractic adjustments, for the purpose of correcting subluxations, confer health benefits to people regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms…” “Improved function can be measured in “normal” presenting individuals following chiropractic care. Objective physiologic changes and their associated health benefits can […]