Before we explore ways that we can keep our kids in balance we need to consider what it means to be truly healthy and “in balance”.

People frequently ask about soy expecting a simple “it’s good” or “it’s bad” for you response. The answer is a little more complicated than that.

The same power that many your body has the ability to heal your body. Imagine if everybody in the world adopted and lived by this knowledge – wouldn’t the world’s diseased conditions and illness rates be very different?

When we open our mouth we increase the tendency to mouth breathe. This is especially valid when we sleep. Why is this a problem?

Many of the common symptoms during pregnancy, especially neck pain, back pain, headaches, and heartburn are related to the stress on your nervous system from this rapid change.

Sensory processing disorder is an impairment in detecting, modulating, or responding to sensory stimuli. In other words, the nervous system (brain, spinal cord, and nerves) are not working properly.

Parents often ask why a newborn baby should be checked by a chiropractor. Adjustments help alleviate spinal subluxations (misalignments of the vertebrae) caused by intrauterine constraint, abnormal positioning in the uterus, and spinal distress from the journey through the birth canal or during the delivery process itself.

It’s that time of the year again, when children are done with school and forget everything they’ve learned throughout the school year. It has been shown that children loose up to two months of what they have learned during the year.

Each chiropractor has a set of tools to help give their patients the best adjustment possible. At Family First Chiropractic & Wellness Center, we utilize several techniques to that are gentle and specific.