Chiropractic Balance Blog

SOAK IN SALT

Magnesium is the second most abundant element in our bodies. It helps the body regulate over 325 enzymes and plays an important role in organizing many bodily functions, like muscle control, electrical impulses, energy production and the elimination of harmful toxins.

Most of us are deficient in magnesium. Those of you who have been adjusted by me may have been told to have an Epsom salt bath at home. An Epsom salt bath is high in magnesium and is one of the easiest ways to get a boost.

Here is where a magnesium salt baths can make a big difference…

How to Deal with Stress: 33 Tips That Work

Stress. It affects all of us at different times in our life, and in differing degrees. For some it’s just another obstacle that we conquer on our way to achieving our goals. For others it’s debilitating, crippling, and the root of more serious physical, mental and emotional problems such as headaches, insomnia and anxiety. Here are 33 suggestions to help manage stress and our response to it.

Procrastination – the thief of time

        We have all been guilty of it at some point, but what effect does the art of “putting something off until later” have on our health and our lives?

10 Things You Can Do Right Now for Immediate Lower Back Pain Relief

Low back pain often strikes when something’s out of balance in your body. Obviously that is what we specialise in helping with at Chiropractic Balance Mana and Wellington, but that’s not much help when it’s the middle of the night, when you’re on holiday or the next available appointment is 24 hours or more away. Try these top tips to reduce low back pain now. 

Invigorating Iodine

Iodine is one of the least known and appreciated elements. It is a potent anti-bacterial, anti-parasitic, anti-viral, anti-cancer agent. Yet ~2 billion of the world’s population is estimated to be deficient in this element. What are the side-effects of iodine-deficiency, how can you tell if you are deficient, and what can you do about it if you are?

ENHANCED PERFORMANCE – Lessons from life as a former ballerina turned chiropractor!

We all “perform” on a daily basis, whether it be commuting to work by foot or bike, carrying out our job, looking after our families or participating in a social sport. At Chiropractic Balance we believe that a majority of the population could benefit from periodic chiropractic “tune-ups” so that they can continue doing what is important to them in their daily life