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…

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…