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Natural Blood Pressure Reduction
At Wellness Doctor, we offer several different modalities regarding natural healthcare. Our Nutritionist can help those with a multitude of health concerns through diet and lifestyle changes. One area, regarding cardiovascular health, is blood pressure reduction through diet, lifestyle modification,... Read More
The Vagus Nerve; The Body's Stress Reset Button
While Western Medicine boasts many prescription remedies for stress, anxiety and mood disorders, Eastern Medicine holds the true stress reset button. Did you know that research shows that Acupuncture can help regulate the nervous system via the auricular branch of... Read More
The Opioid Epedemic
Enough about the current "pandemic" that's still go our heads spinning, today and for the next two upcoming columns I would like to remind everyone about our country's current Opioid "epidemic". Although several businesses, including healthcare businesses, have had to... Read More
Hidden Ingredients in Your Food
Have you noticed that even the simplest and healthiest seeming foods out there can still have loads of unknown chemicals and preservatives written on the nutritional label? Take simple dehydrated beef or "beef jerky". One would think, "Sure, there's probably... Read More
Creating a Positive Mindset and Managing Stress
With this whirlwind of stressors and uncertainties, I thought now would be an appropriate time to post on the importance of having a positive mindset. With businesses shutting their doors and my wife and I litterally just closing on the... Read More
Benefits of Infrared Sauna
As we are still taking those extra steps to avoid the seasonal cold and flu (and now Coronavirus), reducing stress, improving sleep, increasing hydration, and focusing on gut health and a low inflammatory diet are still really the best things... Read More
Chiropractor Offering Pain Management During Coronavirus in Bend Oregon
During the current Coronavirus outbreak, Wellness Doctor will continue to provide care for chronic and acute injury management in Bend Oregon including neck and back pain, strains and sprains, sports injury and auto injury care, as well as neurological and/or... Read More
Gluten and Our Nation's Declining Health
I started piecing the gluten conundrum together early in my chiropractic practice in Bend Oregon around 2006 back before going gluten-free was a thing. Although Sports Medicine was my focus at the time, I just could not turn the other... Read More
Simple Tricks for Boosting Immune Function
As this Coronavirus global pandemic continues to raise awareness on what we can do to stay safe and stop the spread, I'm going to link a prior column I did for Paleo Magazine regarding "Simple Tricks to Boost Immune Function".... Read More
Chiropractic- The "First Line of Defense" for Sports and Spinal Injuries, and More.
As surprising as it is to a lot of people, chiropractors don’t just treat the neck and back pain (although we are the most experienced practitioners in the conservative treatment of the spine). Along with perfecting our biomechanical and manipulative... Read More