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Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 40 mins 7-ingredient gluten-free chocolate chip cookies! Tender, chocolaty, and undetectably gluten-free. Author: Minimalist Baker Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: Gluten-Free, Vegetarian Serves: 24 Ingredients 1/2 cup (1 stick or 112 g) vegan or dairy butter at room temperature 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar 1/2 cup (110 g) packed light brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 large egg 1 cup + 2 Tbsp (180 g) gluten-free bakin

Alkaline Vs. Acidic… What’s the Big Fuss and How does that Affect My Comfort and Function?? -Dr. Renee N. Thompson Our bodies are a “hotbed of activity” for all kinds of living organisms from bacteria on our skin and in our gut, to viruses in our noses and ears, not to mention our own trillions of cells!! All of these want to thrive and grow and develop, and some of them are even helpful to us. It is the ones that are harmful to us that we want to keep under check, even

When do I use heat and when do I use ice for pain relief? This is a question we hear all the time, typically from new patients. When new patients are coming into our office for acute care they very frequently have spent days or weeks, it makes me cringe to say this, sometimes even MONTHS trying to manage pain. The application of ice or heat is one of the most common pain management techniques. Before I get into when to use ice and when to use heat I just have to get somet

What in the heck is he talking about? Well let me explain. You know that kid’s arcade game that was so popular a few years back? Often you would see it at Chuckie Cheese. The idea is this. There is a bank of holes in front of you, mole holes to be specific. In a game that tests your speed, reaction time and hand-eye coordination, you are supposed to tap the head of the mole with a hammer every time he pops out of his hole. They pop up out of different holes and you are

Sticky, sweet and nutritionally bankrupt, sugar is making people sick, tired and fat. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Americans consume an astounding 156 pounds of sugar each year!Global sugar consumption is approximately 173 million tons. While the obvious sugary culprits are sweet snacks, soda and ice cream, sugar also sneakily lurks in pasta sauces, salad dressings and other foods. Why Sugar Is Making Us Sick According to a study by JAMA Internal Medicin

Once You Start Going to a Chiropractor, You Can’t Stop How did this idea become a criticism of chiropractic health care? It doesn’t seem to be a criticism of modern medicine. For instance, does anyone tell their friend who just started taking blood pressure medication, “Now that you’ve started that, you’re going to be taking it the rest of your life.” How about the diabetic and her insulin? Will she be taking that for the rest of her life? The list goes on and on. Thi

By John Humphreys New York trained Licensed Massage Therapist practicing massage in Rutland, VT since 2012. He has since specialized in Craniosacral Therapy (CST), attending training through the Upledger Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida. What is Craniosacral Therapy? Craniosacral Therapy or CST for short is a form of gentle manual therapy designed to release tension patterns in the soft and connective tissues of the body. Very often CST focuses on the skull, spinal b

Does your pillow give you the support you need? There are cotton ones, memory foam ones, cervical ones, feather ones, and more. When it comes to finding the pillow that’s right for you, it is a jungle out there! We want to help you figure out how to choose a pillow that will give you the support and great sleep that you need. The Standing Test First, a little test can help you envision what a pillow should do. Stand up straight with good posture; keep your shoulders back wi

A few weeks back I was speaking before a group about my favorite topics, chiropractic and health. During the talk, I had an epiphany! For some time I have been advocating for our practice members to adopt a more wellness approach to their health and encouraged them to move away from the crisis approach that is so ingrained in our society by the prevalence of emergency rooms and fast acting, symptom relieving drugs. It’s easy to differentiate between crisis care and mainten

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Welcome to our FOSTERing WELLNESS blog. In this edition, I want to let you know about our digital x-ray unit and what it means to you, our valued clients. What it means for our environment and how it benefits you and aids in coordination of your care going forward. Digital x-ray is cutting edge. It has been used in hospitals now for a little over 10 years, but some smaller hospitals have only adapted to the new technology in the last 4-5 years. Very few medical offices h