Clairpointe Family Chiropractic

As spring approaches, gardeners look forward to getting their hands in the soil and having the warm sun on their faces. As they dig, they find many benefits when gardening, such as reducing stress and anxiety, exercising, absorbing vitamin D, and not to mention growing delicious organic fruits and vegetables. But unfortunately, along with these benefits comes the possibility of back pain and other injuries. Well, we have good news! The doctors at Clairpointe Family Chiropractic have several suggestions for you to help prevent gardening injuries. Read below nine tips for gardeners that can allow you more time in the garden by preventing an injury. 9 Tips to Prevent Gardening Injuries Tip 1: Get Adjusted! Having a chiropractic adjustment before and/or after you head into the garden will realign the spine, help prevent a possible injury, help you from aggravating a current one, and reduce any aches and pain after a hard day of moving dirt. Tip 2: Stretch Before you start gardening, re...

  The human body uses trace minerals (iron, magnesium, and calcium, to name just a few) to convert food into energy used for thousands of processes essential to life. The body cannot produce trace minerals by itself. It is best to get minerals from fresh, homegrown, vine-ripened fruits and vegetables, but it is virtually impossible to get enough minerals from these sources. As a result, researchers have found that the process of chelation, whereby amino acids are attached to the minerals, makes them far more absorbable and thus available for the body to utilize. Ortho Molecular Products has created a chelation process for all their minerals sold under the "Reacted" label. These chelated minerals are easier to absorb and easier on your digestive system. The majority of unchelated minerals you consume are merely passing through your system.         Watch Liz from Ortho Molecular Products talk about the importance of chelated minerals in our video below. Become A P...