Classical music is big in my family. My mom’s father sang opera and played the piano, cello and organ. One of my aunts was a concert pianist trained in Europe. My mom sang for many years in the Niagara Symphony Chorus. Both my sister and I studied classical piano at the Bradley Institute in Niagara Falls, Ontario. I remember that …
If I were to say to you that the structure of the spine is important, you would probably think that sounds quite reasonable. But would you be aware of how important it really is? You may think that the spine’s structure is best when the spine is straight. But then how could you take into account its curves? The best …
Symptoms (secondary conditions) have two main functions: To get you to stop and pay attention. To get you to do something different. Have you ever driven somewhere and once having reached your destination, you don’t remember how you got there? We often go about our lives on automatic pilot. Our day to day autopilot usually determines our daily actions. We …
When you stretch out a rubber band as far as it can go, and you let it go, it bounces quickly back into shape. This is a good example of resilience: Bouncing back into your ‘best self’. When we’re not as resilient as we could be, we get bent out of shape. We get bent out of shape mentally and physically. …
In past articles I have written about the importance of the PreFrontal Cortex (the most advanced part of the brain) and its many implications for our optimal health. The PreFrontal Cortex (PFC) is where we think rationally, where we’re able to weigh various aspects to a decision and it’s where we’re able to adopt more than one perspective at a …
I started going to a Chiropractor when I was a teenager. I had had a soccer injury. I, along with a player from the opposing team, attempted to kick the ball at the same time in opposite directions. My coach had always said to power through so I did. The ball went forward but my hip and low back gave …
Assuming that something is running your life, hopefully you have command of it. It could be a sense of purpose, destiny or wanting to serve and give your gifts. It could also be fear, grief, guilt, anger or even shame. Typically for most of us, what’s running our lives is a mix of the things and probably others. When I …
They say that as we age, our memory starts to go. There are always exceptions to the rule and my mom is a good example of this when it comes to memory. She’s almost 90 and she can remember things that I have trouble recalling:). Given that aging typically gets a bad wrap, I’d like to clarify that many problems …
Historically this question implies that there’s something wrong with you and you’re looking for something to take what’s wrong and make it disappear. For example, researchers are looking for the cure for many types of cancers. And what they’re specifically looking for is some sort of chemical compound or procedure that will eliminate cancer cells. Another example can be seen …
As well as chiropractic is known in the world, when you think of chiropractic most people think of the bones of the spine, and how a chiropractor moves the bones and sometimes there’s a cracking or popping sound. Hopefully most of you know that at the Happy Spine, we focus on the nervous system: the brain, spinal cord and nerves. …
