Your Health Chiropractic
175 North St. L9L 1B7 Port Perry, ON, Canada

Magnesium Supplements Magnesium strengthens our bones, helps our nerves communicate, relaxes our muscles, neutralizes our stomach acid, and moves stools through the intestines. Research has demonstrated various health benefits from using a magnesium supplement. Magnesium supplements can help block calcium from triggering muscle contractions and so helps to relax our muscles or help with muscle cramps. Magnesium supplements help improve sleep by improving the function of m...elatonin that regulates sleep and by calming brain activity during sleep. Magnesium supplements can help our mood and may improve symptoms of depression. Magnesium also reduces your risk for metabolic syndrome (a precursor to diabetes). Talk to your health professional regarding whether Magnesium supplements may benefit your health.

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Are Your shoes worn out? Shoes do not have to look worn out to be worn out! And time is not necessarily a good means of measure either. Most shoes are worn out with 300 miles or 500km of use; which is great to know but most of us don’t track the mileage of each of our shoes. Here are some tips to help you recognize when you need to get rid of those shoes. If they look worn out; they are worn out! ... Where you use your footwear affects their life. If they are often used in moist damp environments (i.e. golf shoes on wet grass) or you sweat in them a lot (i.e. work boots) then they will have a shorter life span. Pain in your feet, knees, hips, or back may be a good indicator that your shoes are worn out. In fact any foot discomfort after you have been weight bearing for a period of time may suggest you need new shoes. If you feel the impact on your soles when your walking then the shock absorption nature of the shoe is gone and it’s time to et rid of them. Flip them over and look at the bottoms. If the treads are shot then the shoes are shot! If your are getting discomfort or pain from your footwear replace them and consider getting treatment to speed up your recovery.

It’s summer and it’s finally hot. Make sure your are consuming enough water. Dehydration affects your physical performance, this is just one reason it is so important to hydrate during sport activity. Your brain function is also greatly affected by changes in your hydration levels. This includes memory, mood, and level of fatigue. Hydration also helps to prevent headaches. Drinking water can also help with weight loss. Water increases your satiety (feeling full) encouraging you to eat few calories. This is more effective if you drink water a half hour before eating. Water also boosts your metabolic rate (how quickly your body is burning energy; this is more so if you drink cold water as your body burns more energy to heat the water to your bodies temperature.