by Todd Hartwig | Oct 3, 2013 | Health/Prevention
Do you have more to love than you’d like? If you are carrying around a few extra pounds, try these three tactics to help shed the excess weight: 1) Do NOT eat after 8:00 P.M. 2) Drink water instead of juice, milk, pop, etc. 3) Use a smaller plate/bowl...
by Todd Hartwig | Sep 26, 2013 | Health/Prevention
A 2012 study that examined joint physical activity among 291 parent-child pairs over a seven-day period yielded discouraging results: On average, 2.4 minutes were spent doing physical activities while 92.2 minutes were devoted to sedentary activities. This is only...
by Todd Hartwig | Jul 11, 2013 | Health/Prevention
Many people are overweight or obese. The stresses that extra weight puts on your spine and leg joints are often the major reason your joints are painful. If this sounds familiar you need to shed a few pounds. In addition to the other countless health benefits of being...
by Todd Hartwig | Apr 25, 2013 | Health/Prevention
The human body is very good at adapting to injuries and pain. However, the adaptations often cause other problems. For example, an injured right ankle will cause you to put more weight on your left leg. This increases the stress going through the left foot, ankle,...
by Todd Hartwig | Apr 11, 2013 | Health/Prevention
Acetaminophen (Tylenol®) is the leading cause of acute liver failure in the United States. Its use results in approximately 140,000 poisoning cases, 56,000 ER visits and roughly 100 deaths each year. Please think twice before reaching for the pain medicine. Other...
by Todd Hartwig | Feb 21, 2013 | Health/Prevention
In this computer-age we live in we are sitting more at work, home, travel and even during many recreational activities. Sitting with poor posture is becoming an epidemic in our world today. It leads to back pain, headaches, spinal deformities, breathing problems and...
