A wrinkle is not just a wrinkle. Your Skin, Younger explores the connection between the visible signs of aging and internal health. Beyond sun exposure, the aging of human skin is dictated by stress, nutrition, sleep and lifestyle. This cutting edge book revives the diet-lifestyle teachings of dermatology elders from the 1930s and 1940s and proves them right with modern scientific results. The book also explores the latest research on internal and topical methods to feed the skin with protective nutrients.

By Dr. Lisa Silva
Today’s topic is an all too common condition called sciatica. Sciatica is a painful inflammation of the sciatic nerve. This nerve composes the longest nerve pathway of the body, extending from the lumbo-sacral plexus (the low back area) through the huge muscles of the buttocks, down the thighs into the lower legs, feet and toes. Inflammation may occur at any point of the nerve pathway in either or both legs.

By Dr. Lisa Silva

“I can never be well until I am happy, I can never be happy until I am well, but I want both fast, with little pain and little price.” Have you heard words like these before, or perhaps even thought this way? The truth is we will never be well or happy unless we start to actually do the things necessary to get to that goal. If we stay on the same path we have always turned down, we will always end up in the same place.

by Mary Gillis, Anything But The Gym
Just because it’s cold and even snow outside doesn’t mean that you have to take your exercise routine indoors. Here, Mary shares some tips and facts on how to keep your workouts fun and safe outdoors:

by Mary Gillis, Anything But The Gym
The interesting thing about fat is that it’s this sort of unique tissue with its own metabolic capabilities. Fat cells produce hormones. They have different functions depending on where they’re stored. For example, the fat between our muscles is there for immediate release (like when we need energy for exercising) whereas fat in other regions is meant for storage, protection and is not as easily released. And, another thing, once fat cells accumulate they are there forever. This explains …

It is usually not until we get sick that we realize and appreciate the advantages embraced by a healthy condition of our body. The contrast between a state of well being and that of being sick, in constant pain, or irritation imparts a very accurate sense of our health values.

By Dr. Lisa Silva
You might be thinking, what is the relationship between chiropractic care and God… I would say everything. After decades of research and studying the human response to stress, researchers have conclusively discovered that a person’s attitude is the significant factor in determining how they relate to the stress of living. This new research has demonstrated that it isn’t what happens to us that makes the difference, but how we relate to what happens.

By Dr. Lisa Silva
When you feel tired, or not quite up to par, you compare your own body mechanism to that of a watch. “I’m run down,” you say.
Not a bad comparison. Why not carry it one step further? When a watch is run down and doesn’t work properly, we have to have it adjusted. You can do the same for your body—through chiropractic adjustments.

Our children may not be able to scrape up enough money to go to the mall and by designer clothes on their own, but what they do have, money can’t buy: boundless energy and glowing good health.
Good health is not gained by accident, nor is it conserved by neglect…it’s harder than saving money, but pays dividends that can’t be counted.

By Dr. Lisa Silva
Let’s face it! Abandoning our New Year’s resolutions has become almost as familiar a tradition as making the resolutions themselves. But that doesn’t have to be and shouldn’t be the case. There are concrete helpful steps to successfully change your habits. The first is remembering that thousands of people have and still do succeed.