Hogg Chiropractic Center Blog
Occasional articles about health, better living and the benefits of Applied Kinesiology.
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Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)
For our patients and friends who are using the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. The SCD, is the best diet tool I have found for helping heal some serious metabolic problems. People both in our practice and elsewhere have reported that the SCD has helped with: Digestive and intestinal problems including: Celiac disease Colitis Crohns Irritable bowel [...]
Adrenal Stress Disorder
A condition that results when the body is subjected to more stress than it can handle or adapt to. Types of stress include: Emotional: what we usually think about as stress Physical: overwork, poor sleep, structural imbalance Chemical: caffeine, nicotine, refined sugar, solvents, paint and cleaning product fumes Thermal: Extreme cold or heat or large [...]
Allergies
Symptoms Itching anywhere on body Sneezing, asthma, difficulty breathing Fatigue Irritability Learning problems, trouble focussing Poor memory "Brain fog" Indigestion Joint or muscle pain throughout body Poor immune function Causes Poor adrenal function Improper liver function Candida yeast problems Incomplete digestion Marginal dehydration Acupuncture meridian imbalances Neurologic disorganization Treatment Applied Kinesiology (AK) tests for food, [...]
Protecting Yourself From the Swine Flu
It looks like the whole country is going to be dealing with this new swine flu outbreak. So far there have been no cases reported in Iowa but it's likely this will change in the next few weeks. While there's no need to panic, this may be worse than anything we've dealt with for a [...]
Healthy Shoes for Every Day Use
As you may know, I'm a big supporter of minimalist or "barefoot" shoes that let our feet work the way they were designed to. This also lets the rest of the body align correctly and improves the mechanical and neurological experience of walking, leading to better overall health. I wrote a series of short articles [...]
