Health and Wellness

Busy parents don't have to sacrifice wellness at back to school. Learn how to stay active and healthy with a home workout plan and healthy meal prep.

Picking the best backpack for your student is an important task. Here's how choosing the right backpack can help prevent back pain for your child.

Good immune system health can help you avoid getting sick at school. Chiropractic, massage, and natural supplements support your immune system.

Can dehydration cause back pain? The short answer is yes. If you're not drinking enough water each day, your spinal discs can't do their job properly.

Suffering from sniffling, sneezing, and sinus congestion? Standard Process natural supplements may be able to help provide allergy relief this spring.

To stick to your New Year's resolutions, setting and achieving goals is key. Here's what you can do to focus on health and wellness all year long.

The New Year is just days away and many people are thinking hard about their New Year’s Resolutions. If you’d like to enjoy improved health and wellness in 2021, here are a few reasons to make chiropractic care your New Year’s Resolution.

As much as we love the holidays, they can wreak havoc on your digestion Chiropractic can be an effective treatment for many issues, including those related to your digestive system. Here’s what you need to know.

As stressful as things have been with COVID-19, we are now heading in to cold and flu season. If you are looking for a natural way to increase your chances of staying healthy, chiropractic may be the answer. Here’s how chiropractic can help you fight off the cold and flu this season.

Proper hydration should always be a priority, especially during the summer. As the temperatures rise in the summer months, we tend to spend more time in the water and still somehow manage to drink less of it. Here’s why proper hydration is so important to the health of your body and spine.

Summer is one of our favorite seasons, but it can also be filled with pain. Spending more time outdoors – from gardening to swimming – can result in injuries that cause pain and discomfort. When summer pain strikes, the chiropractors at Shields Chiropractic can help.

Summer has officially started and we are thinking about warm breezes, beach vacations, and our favorite summertime sports. This season is always a fun one – no school, late nights, and great weather for your favorite activities. Summer can also be trouble for some people because their bodies aren’t ready for the increase in activity and movement. To make sure your summer is enjoyable, here’s why you should see us at Shields Chiropractic.

Chiropractic care is an excellent treatment for a variety of injuries, but what do you do immediately after an injury? Some people reach straight for the ice pack while others grab the heating pad. Some even do both, which can potentially further aggravate your injury. Here’s what you need to know about ice and heat therapy.

Spring is in full swing, and that means allergy season is too. Seasonal allergies leave many of our patients feeling less than their best. Stuffy noses, itchy watery eyes, and sneezing fits are just a few of the unwanted symptoms due to allergies. If you suffer from allergies, check out our suggestions.

Like most people, you’re probably spending a lot more time at home. This has left many wondering how to stay healthy (and stay sane) while at home. Here are our tips to help keep you occupied and fit while you practice social distancing.

Spring may be the season of great weather and a fresh feeling, but this year looks different as we face COVID-19 along with the common cold and flu. Here’s what you need to know about chiropractic care and your immune system.

By now you’ve most likely been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. You may have had to struggle with finding supplies like hand sanitizer and toilet paper or have spent hours scrolling through social media. But what exactly is coronavirus and how can you protect yourself?

It is that time of the year again when we spring forward and though we gain an hour of sunshine, this week is hard as we lose an hour of sleep. Whether you welcome this time of year or hate the effects of the time change, there are some things you may be doing to make this week harder than it needs to be. Here are our daylight saving time tips.

Whether you love the crisp chill of winter or are longing for sunshine and summer, winter is in full swing! Many love cozying up with a mug of hot chocolate, but the season also comes with its challenges and that includes your health taking a hit. Here’s how winter can negatively impact your health and how chiropractic can help.

When it comes to keeping yourself healthy, one of the best things you can do is keep things simple. If you need help moving in the right direction toward health and wellness, try focusing on the benefits of chiropractic care and nutrition.

When you think of winter, there are many things that come to mind: cozying up by the fire, playing in the snow, enjoying winter sports…and cold and flu season. Winter is the time of year to pay extra close attention to your health and wellness, and chiropractic may be able to help. Here are our tips to give your body its best shot at fighting off the cold and flu this winter.

As we make our way into 2020, it is the perfect time to focus on the positive changes we can make. Whatever your health and fitness resolutions are, the chiropractors at Shields Chiropractic can help. Here are a few things to know about making chiropractic care your New Year’s resolution.

Turning the clock back gives most of us a much needed extra hour of sleep. As nice as it may seem, that time change still throws off your body’s clock. Though most of us struggle with losing an hour of sleep in the spring, many still have a difficult time falling asleep while adjusting to the time change. Here are our time-change tips.

Do you start your day with a steaming cup of coffee? If you’re like most American adults, you consume at least one cup of coffee a day — you might even be drinking one right now! Coffee is so well-loved, it even has its own national holiday (Sept. 29th!), so to get in the spirit, let’s learn about the connection between chiropractic and caffeine.

The new school year and Fall may be quickly approaching, but there is still time to take advantage of the summer season. And with that comes swimming! Here are some of the benefits of taking your exercises underwater.