Magnesium is an essential macro-mineral, and an integral part of a healthy diet. It is involved as a co-enzyme in over 300 metabolic interactions, ranging from fatty acid synthesis, and protein synthesis. Magnesium is also involved in transmitting nerve impulses. Overall, the body stores 25 grams of magnesium: ~50% is stored in the skeletal system.…
Football and Brain Damage?
Recently there has been increasing concern over the link between football and brain damage, especially after Aaron Hernandez was diagnosed with a sever form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) following his suicide. CTE is a neurodegenerative disease associated with a history of repetitive head impacts. As CTE receives more and more research and media attention, even the…
Decoding Annoying Pain: What your Body may be trying to tell you.
“Pain it’s the last symptom to show up and the first symptom to go away” Typically patients come in thinking that their pain is the thing that has been interfering with their life, but really pain can be indicative of so much more. Back pain: Did you know that your lower back pain could…
Vitamin B explained.
Continuing on with our vitamins explained series we have vitamin B! Now, vitamin B can be a bit confusing due to all of the different subtypes- but we broke it down! Vitamin B complex contains all different subtypes in one place! B vitamins: B1 (thiamine):ย helps produce cellular energy, and normal nervous system function. Thiamin is…
Can going to the Chiropractor help control your seizures?
โโ Seizures are the snowflakes of the medical world– no two seizures are ever completely the same. Seizures affect a number of regions in the brain and have a variety of causes, triggers, and symptoms. They range from Partial seizures where only one focal region is affected, to Generalized seizures where the entire…