Most people are familiar with antacid medication for heartburn or indigestion, and assume that stomach acidity is therefore bad for you and must be decreased. The opposite is actually true and, in the majority of cases, most people with digestive problems have low hydrochloric acid or HCl. In fact, I’ve seen a number of patients with chronic gastritis or reflux completely resolve their symptoms by increasing their stomach acid. What is the function of hydrochloric acid? HCl is secreted by th...

Why? Our spines were made to move, and in turn so were the rest of our bodies. Exercise, or simply put, movement, can help with many different things- increasing strength, reducing back pain, improving flexibility in muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints, helping heart, lung and even bone health. If we sit for too long each and every day, our bodies adapt to that and start to decrease in strength, stamina and a whole array of other problems can start to occur. In fact, you can start to lose qu...

So, it's holiday time again and your off for a well deserved break! Make sure that, regardless of how long or how little you're away for, your precious time off doesn't effect you and your family by becoming a pain! Read through some of the tips below (and even take them with you to remember!) so that you can have some well deserved and “pain” free time off. Travelling by Car/Bus:  have regular breaks (every 1-2 hours) where you can stretch and walk around  make sure you stay hydrated ...