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Shakopee Chiro’s Egg Purchasing guide
By: Brooks Laber D.C. Egg Purchasing Guide Ah, eggs. What’s not to love, they are hands down the perfect breakfast food. The trouble starts when we try and figure out which eggs are healthy for us, and which eggs to avoid. The biggest problem is the myriad of terms used to describe eggs. Cage free. Organic. All natural. Free range. You see these terms on egg cartons all the time, some even using all four at once! But what do they mean? Does “free range” mean access to a chicken’s natural enviroment? Let’s examine each term for what it’s worth. Free Range As applied to chicken eggs, this term is…
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Shakopee Chiropractor discusses Vitamin D and sunlight
By: Brooks Laber D.C. Brighten your mood with sunlight Getting the right sun exposure has been shown to have many health benefits which help trigger natural mood-lifting effects. Being out in the sun improves sleep, elevates mood and energy levels, promotes vitamin D production, and can create a positive sense of wellbeing in individuals. Vitamin D production starts right when the sun’s UV-B rays hit your skin, it converts a prohormone in your skin into vitamin D3, and becomes active after being converted to active Vitamin D in your liver and kidneys. Vitamin D is a very important attribute for bone health and immunity, and also protects against cancer, heart…
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Shakopee Chiropractor blogs about spine health and function.
By Brooks Laber D.C. Do you wake up stiff and sore every morning, does it take you awhile to get going in the morning? Have you noticed that every morning you have to ease yourself out of bed slowly or you back flares up? Stiff, locked up, “stuck” joints in your back can make you feel much older than your really are. I’m here to tell you that spine health, and taking proactive steps can help alleviate some of these problems. The picture explains it best, if you allow a joint to sit in one place for too long you develop “rust”, or words you probably have heard more often…
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Diabetes, Shakopee MN chiro on how to take your life back.
By Brooks Laber D.C. Everyone knows multiple people that suffer everyday with this silent killer. It is estimated that 8.3% of Americans have diabetes now, and that by 2050 that number is expected to sky-rocket to 33%. Diabetes leads to a whole laundry list of conditions like; heart disease, stroke, cancer, Alzheimers, blindess, ect. Now are you ready for the good news, 90% of all diabetes is not only preventable, but also reversable. By changing the way we eat, move, and approach food we can completely change the trend. Take back your health, and the health of your family! Look into things like mediterranean diet, paleo lifestyle, and low glycemic…
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Shakopee Chiropractor discusses Detoxification and Weight Loss
By: Brooks Laber D.C. Tired of trying every diet program out there without the results? Sick of feeling sluggish, tired, sleepy, headaches, no energy, ect? Is a detoxification program right for you? We are constantly bombarded with toxins every second of everyday. In the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe we are constantly putting toxins into our body. Over the years these toxins are slowly stored in our fat cells to keep them out of our circulation. In order to lose fat, we must first take care of the toxins, than the fat loss will follow. A detoxification protocol is a simple and very effective…
