How to minimise stress this Christmas
The festive season can be a joyful whirlwind, but it’s easy to feel frazzled with all the extra to-dos on your list. Between all the catch-up drinks, Christmas shopping, entertaining, plus getting ready to go away on holiday (often straight after the 25th) there’s a lot of potential for overwhelm, which can have a real […]
Is being a new parent affecting your spinal health?
We love our babies; we really do. The day we become parents is a momentous milestone that changes life forever. But cute as they are, little ones definitely come with a lot of heavy gear and new ways to contort your body as you pick them up, rock them, cuddle them, put them to bed […]
The Science of Short Bursts: why long hours at gym might not be as necessary as we think
We all know exercise is important for our general health and mental wellbeing, but if you haven’t done it for a while it can sometimes feel overwhelming to even know where to start. But we have good news on this front; the latest science is saying that starting small with short bursts can have more […]
What our chiropractors wish you knew
While our chiropractors are always happy to see you and help you back to a better state of health, they also know your general recovery and day-to-day wellness will be so much better if you help it along by making sensible lifestyle choices at home, too. We asked them what they wish they could remind […]
Why is everyone talking about protein?
The word ‘protein’ can induce all kinds of different responses. When doing your weekly shop, seeing all those powders and bars, can make it easy to think this is solely the domain of ripped bodybuilders. But what if you’re just an average Joe (or Jane) who isn’t spending two hours in the gym every day? […]
Can chiropractic care help with stress?
Modern life can be stressful—the constant demands of longer work hours, an increasingly blurred line between business and personal lives, the 24-hour nature of information bombarding our brains, family tensions, raising kids in a confusing new age, grief, financial woes, loss—it can all build up. We all know what we need to do: exercise more, […]
What’s the Deal with Cold Water Therapy?
You’ve likely heard someone in your circles talking about it—ice baths, cold showers, mid-winter swims. If you haven’t yet tried cold water therapy, it might seem like a hard sell, especially as we’re just emerging from winter. So why is everyone doing it? Cold water therapy is popular among athletes and health fanatics worldwide, so […]
How five minutes of stretching in the morning could significantly improve your health.
Do you sometimes feel the list of things you should be doing for your health is exhausting? Drinking enough water, getting out to exercise, eating lots of greens, reducing your screen time, cooking healthy food from scratch – it can feel like a whole extra job! But what if we told you that putting aside […]
Why getting good sleep may be the most important thing you do for yourself
Everyone talks about the importance of good sleep – something we’re all a bit short of as streaming services and social media eat further into our rest time – you know how it goes “just one more episode!” right? But it’s not just about feeling rested the next day, there are several scientific reasons why […]
10 alternatives to screen time this holidays
We understand that school holidays can be a challenge with kids at home. If you’re trying to get work done, it’s very easy to get stuck in a habit of letting them watch a lot of TV or YouTube or spend time on their phones so you can at least achieve something. As chiropractors, we’ve […]
How can we use technology to improve our health?
We talk a lot about the perils of modern technology, mainly because, as chiropractors, we see the adverse results of phone and computer use in our daily work. But can technology also be a positive tool in the overall quest for better health? It definitely can, and here are some of the ways you might […]
Healthy eating habits for winter
As the temperatures drop and the appeal of winter puddings and calorie-dense comfort food take hold, it can be harder to eat healthily. In summer it’s all light food, fruit, seafood, barbequed meat and salads loaded with colourful veggies, but that often doesn’t cut it in the depths of June, July and August – honestly, […]