Shoveling Snow In Maine
Shoveling Snow Whoever says shoveling snow doesn’t count as a workout has definitely never done it before. With the winter most of us recently experienced – and the promise for more of the same in the future – it behooves us all to learn the proper way to shovel snow. Shoveling snow if a very repetitive exercise that involves weight that can vary from a little to a lot. As such, it is really no different from lifting weights at your local gym. If we think about shoveling snow as a workout or an exercise of its own, we easily see the need for applying proper technique just as we do when exercising at the gym. Even before the winter comes – perhaps at your annual checkup – ask your doctor if you should even shovel snow. Individuals with a heart condition or those that do not exercise regularly are especially at risk when shoveling snow. Before beginning to shovel, get the blood moving by jumping rope, marching in place, or doing jumping jacks. Then do a bit of light stretching to wake up those tired muscles. When shoveling snow, stand with your feet about hip-width apart to provide...
read moreMetagenics Store – Supplements in Portland, Maine
Metagenics Store – Supplements in Portland, Maine Dr. Lou Jacobs Dr. Lou has opened an online store for the people of Portland, Maine to order Metagenics supplements and medical foods. Metagenics is one of the leading supplement producers in the country. Dr. Lou’s online store gives you access to their entire product lineup and it gets delivered to your door. For supplements like multi vitamins or other items used month to month, you can set up a recurrent delivery so that you never go without your necessary supplements. Never has this quality product been so available. No more driving to town to pick up your supplements. Metagenics has a comprehensive line up: Blood Sugar Balance Body Composition Cardiometabolic Health Children’s Health Gastrointestinal Health General Wellness Immune Health Men’s Health Metabolic Detoxification Muscle, Bone and Joint Health Neurological Health Sports Nutrition Stress Management Women’s Health Health Conditions Bariatric Surgery Patients Fibromyalgia Hypercholesterolemia Inflammatory Bowel Disease Leaky Gut Syndrome Metabolic Syndrome & Cardiovascular Disease Metabolic Syndrome Peripheral Artery Disease Type 2 Diabetes Featured Products CalApatite Bone Builder – Complete Bone Nutrition Estrovera, Featuring ERr 731 – Menopausal Hot Flash Relief OmegaGenics – High Quality Essential Fatty Acids PhytoMulti –...
read moreYou can lead a horse to a chiropractor…..
You Can Lead A Horse To A Chiropractor…… One of the top uses of veterinary chiropractic is on horses. Owners pay lots of money to have their horses adjusted. They do it because the horses are stronger, in less pain, healthier and better overall performers after they are adjusted. It’s amazing how we are so fortunate to have so many things at our disposal and we so often choose new jeans or cable television over our own health. Horses have no belief in whether the adjustment works. It just works. Placebo? How do you say “this is going to feel better” in horse. Nay naaaay nayyyy naaaay nay? ...
read moreEspresso and back pain in Portland, Maine
You don’t think about espresso when your back hurts? You should! I recently purchased a really nice espresso machine. One of my favorite things about traveling to Europe is the coffee. I drink espresso all day long. The coffee that comes out of vending machines at gas stations is often better than what we get in cafe’s here in Portland, Maine. I love the art of espresso though, so I bought a manual machine that is very “tampermental”. Tamping is when you use a round coffee press to compress the grounds in the portafilter. This is done manually and you are supposed to use 30 lbs of pressure. Depending on the humidity, the coarseness of the grounds, the temperature of the water, the pressure of the tamp or any combination of a dozen or so factors, the espresso comes out great or terrible. It’s complicated and there are many things that you can focus on and tweak to get the best results. I have the beans I like, the coarseness of the grind and all those other factors that I mentioned above. The tamp eludes me though. I’ve got this to where the pressure of the...
read moreReasonable expectations of a chiropractor.
Reasonable expectations of a chiropractor. If you don’t brush your teeth, they won’t get clean. Seems obvious enough, right? Who would expect to have clean teeth without brushing? Nobody. You’d never expect your car to run if you didn’t put gas in it, would you? Patients need to know what is wrong with them and how the problem is going to be dealt with. That is at the heart of what you should be able to expect at the office of a chiropractor. We all want to have expectations that are reasonable and set by the doctor when we go in for a problem. When I have a lung infection I want to know how long it will take for the antibiotics to work, what to do if they don’t and what I should do after I’m no longer sick to keep myself infection free. “If you don’t follow the treatment plan, the treatment plan won’t work”. Never have more direct, easy to understand, obvious words been spoken. All patients hear these exact words, without fail, at their second visit at our office. We even have patients sign the sheet of paper to verify that they understand...
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