Better Health Chiropractic Blog

It’s summertime and the eating is good! Well, it’s good if you are eating lots of healthy anti-inflammatory foods that is! Don’t get us wrong here, we aren’t knocking inflammation. Like birthday cake, a little slice of inflammation is a good thing. Too much, however, is anything but good. When you sprain your ankle, for example, …

4 Quick Anti-Inflammatory Recipes for Summer (#2 is SO good!) Read More »

If it hasn’t happened to you yet, it probably will. Those aches and pain that seem to crop up more often as we get older. Someone once joked that we sound like Rice Krispies as we get old, what with all those snap, crackle and pop noises going on! Unfortunately, once it does happen to you, …

5 Secrets for Preventing Pain as We Age Read More »

So, you’ve finally decided to join the crowd and get granola snacks, go organic, and get on the Kombucha tea and yoga train. Or have you been a fan of yoga for years, but find you need a change of pace or schedule? Either way, good for you! Yoga has been proven in scientific studies …

The 5 Best Yoga Studios in Anchorage Read More »

You might have noticed that many people say they want to develop healthy lifestyle habits or get into practicing those healthy daily habits we all know we should practice, but it’s a rare person who does. Every adult knows they need to eat healthy, get exercise, stop smoking, etc., but we quit after a few weeks. …

10 Healthy Habit Ideas in Anchorage You’ve Probably Never Thought Of Read More »

If you have ever been exercising at the gym and heard someone say “Come on! Push through! Push through that pain!”, you might have wondered what “push through the pain” means and how someone can push through physical pain. Perhaps a more important question is should you push through the pain? Knowing when you should stop …

5 Simple (But Important) Things to Remember If You Want to Push Through the Pain Read More »

Can foods actually reduce pain levels? Yes, it can! An anti-inflammatory diet for chronic pain is often recommended by chiropractors and holistic doctors. Healing foods for back pain come to us directly from Mother Nature, but they aren’t all the same. When it comes to nutrition, the foods you are eating can actually make your chronic …

Nutrition Tips to Reduce Pain that You Don’t Learn in School Read More »

Parents, we’ve all been there. It’s early in the morning, way before the crack of dawn, your baby cries for your attention, you walk over to their crib and bend down to pick them up, still half asleep yourself. As you pick them up, you’re jolted awake by a sudden twinge in your back. Uh …

How To Hold A Baby Without Hurting Your Back? Read More »

You’re the kind of person that likes to give back to the community, and you absolutely love Anchorage. Maybe you just moved here, maybe you’ve been a lifelong resident, or maybe your family has been stationed here for generations. No matter what your relationship to Anchorage is, there are plenty of fun, creative, fulfilling ways …

Best Ways To Give Back To Your Local Anchorage Community Read More »