Great examples of community include your neighbourhood, church or workplace and to some extent your FB page now too. Did you ever stop to think of the community you have inside? Organs, tissues, cells and moment to moment chemical reactions, who orchestrates this community? Researchers today have demonstrated that it is no longer a question
read moreLack of sleep is often linked to an unhealthy lifestyle and poor health status (BMC Public Health 2006; 6:59). That’s because the body does the majority of its “repair” work overnight. Vaughan Chiropractic believes that a good night’s sleep is an integral part of the chiropractic lifestyle: a philosophy that focuses on preventing disease before
read moreMy first grade 9 homeroom teacher Mr. Tucker was an intimidating man. I’ll never forget his front door quote “I prefer the errors of enthusiasm over the indifference of wisdom”, his brush cut trim, blue sports blazer and thick eyebrowed stare. He also was unique in that he posted above his chalkboard in big bold
read moreThroughout our path so far, we have come across a wonderful number of healthy resources on conceiving, healthy pregnancy and healthy birth, that combined with a healthy spine and nervous system can help lead to a beautiful empowering birth. Birthing From Within Author, Pam England Fun, informative and inspiring, bringing the creativity of pregnancy to
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With spring and warmer weather, comes an innate need and desire to be outside. It is something our body craves. Our body reconnects with nature, through all the senses each time we’re outside. Spending time outside encourages movement, which helps keep us lean and strong and healthy. Spending unstructured time in nature, encourages imagination. Spending
read moreFamily dinner tables, Olympic villages and fast food chains like Chipolte, are today serving more organic meat than ever before. Although in the Tsiapalis family we rarely eat any meat, if and when you do see it, it’s always organic. Like many of you, the question of whether or not to that extra dollar on
read moreLast week our 9 month old daughter, Matea, experienced her first infection. Although she was being breastfed, she had an infection that had yellow-green goop coming from her eyes, nose and ears. And although many think of antibiotics as a first defense in such an infection, remember that our bodies are designed to fight the
read moreLast summer I asked our eldest son Max, two weeks before he turned 7 years old, “what would you still like to accomplish as a 6 year old?” He put some thought into it, and responded…”I’d like to learn to ride a bike.” We were very excited for him with this goal, as we’d been
read moreIn 1964, Mick Jagger sang about “time being on your side”. Today, his words and “moves” still keep us anchored to a reality we all share. When it comes to time; we all have the same amount. Sixty seconds in a minute. One hundred and sixty eight hours in a week and so many minutes
read moreAt Vaughan Chiropractic, we walk softly, but carry a Big Green stick, often referred to as our “TIC”. Along with spinal adjustments, we often speak in metaphors of principle we call “TIC” for the purpose of keeping ourselves and our practice members connected to those anchors keep us on our path of lifetime wellness. Isn’t
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