The Healthy Living Blog

Walking: Therapy for the Body and Mind

 By Dr. Kelli Pearson  I love to talk about walking. You can drastically improve your body’s health by walking. It should be a staple for wholehearted living.   I once knew a middle-aged couple who found themselves exhausted, 90 pounds overweight, and hopeless. The wife found some old tennis shoes and grabbed her husband’s hand, and day after […]

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Planting the Seeds for Gardening Health

Spring is here! The weather is warm and the leaves are green, which means many people will spend more time outside planting bulbs, mowing the lawn and pulling weeds. Gardening can provide a great workout, but with all the bending, twisting, reaching, and pulling, your body may not be ready for exercise of the garden variety.   It […]

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Prevent Neck Pain with a Well-fitted Mask

  If you’ve noticed aches and pain in your neck, shoulders, and upper back during the COVID-19 pandemic, you are not alone. Some American Chiropractic Association (ACA) members report that their patients who wear protective masks for long hours are frequently experiencing these common musculoskeletal conditions. Some believe the reason behind the pain, in addition […]

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Tips for Healthy Joints

Human joints come in many shapes and sizes and allow us to move and carry out normal activities of daily living. Joint health is imperative. Without joints, we would be rigid and immobile. But they are also often injured, causing pain and discomfort. Almost 80% of injury-related healthcare visits (that’s about 65.8 million visits per […]

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Take a Hike!

Hiking offers both physical and mental benefits. What is so enticing about hiking? Perhaps it is the sense of freedom while heading toward a wondrous destination; or soaking in the vast beauty of nature as you do something healthy and fulfilling; or maybe it is inhaling clean, fresh air while shedding stress and toxic buildup […]

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