Welcome to the holiday season! It’s that moment filled with endless parties, gift-giving, shopping, cooking, and activities galore that start immediately after Halloween, hypes to thanksgiving, and continues through the end of the year. Not feeling cheery this time of the year? Don’t worry. You are not alone. So many activities take place, and they tend to bring unwanted stress and depression at a time meant for happiness. But with some practical tips, you can minimize the stress that...

Holidays are exciting and make you see optimism everywhere, including on your plate. It is a moment of celebration that encourages overeating, sedentary behavior, and excessive consumption of calorie-rich foods. The holiday lax may find you eating a lot of processed foods that are high in calories, added sugar, fat and salt. Before you know it, you’ve excused away weeks of unhealthy eating. Many people tend to gain pounds over the holidays, which is mainly influenced by what they eat. The...

As humans, we consume food, water, drinks, drugs, and other dietary supplements that supply energy and nutrients for our daily activities. Some foods, drinks, and drugs contain toxic substances that must be eliminated from our bodies. The lymphatic system in our body plays a vital role in getting rid of these toxic substances that accumulate over time. However, certain factors can affect the lymphatic system, causing poor lymphatic drainage. Here, we will explore how the lymphatic system is...

Candida/Yeast Overgrowth in the Gut - Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor Candida Overgrowth is one of the hidden stressors you need to know about. So, Jones Family Chiropractic has put together some interesting details for you.  Candida is one fungus known to live naturally on the human body. It is commonly found living on the skin, inside the gut, mouth, and vagina. In small amounts, Candida yeast is not harmful and cannot cause any diseases to humans. However, the overgrowth...

Adrenal Stress: How Lifestyle Hurts and Helps this Vital Gland- Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor Adrenal glands are vital organs for your everyday health. They form a part of your endocrine system and are responsible for the production of hormones that react to stressors. The hormones produced by adrenal glands also help to distribute fat and protein as well as regulate inflammation and sugar levels in your body. In certain cases, adrenal glands may be unable to carry out...

Parasites: Common Parasites and How They Affect Our Health - Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor Any organism that lives in or on another organism (host) to derive its needed nutrients is known as a parasite. The host suffers in this parasitic relationship and sadly, we humans are victims.  What do parasites actually do? They make use of the nutrients that are supposed to be beneficial to their hosts, depriving them and causing the development of health problems due to nutrient...

There are eight B-vitamins that benefits overall health, including keeping your nerves healthy. But three of these vitamins – Thiamine (B1), Pyridoxine (B6), and Cobalamin (B12) are mainly known to support nervous system function. Continue reading to find out how these three B-complex vitamins help support your nervous system and keep it in tip-top shape. Thiamine (B1) Vitamin B1 has a huge benefit to your central nervous system (CNS). This vitamin aids the synthesis of acetylcholine,...

In the previous article, we’ve described what B vitamins are, the eight types, their functions and food sources. In this article, let’s proceed to talk about the common symptoms associated with a deficiency in each of the eight B-group vitamins. B vitamins are essential for maintaining cell health and keeping you energized, and you must keep taking them in adequate amount since they are water-soluble and are not stored in the body. This means excess amount is given out through urine, and you...

What Causes B vitamin Deficiency? - Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor We’ve talked about the types of B vitamins, benefits, and common symptoms of B vitamin deficiency in our last posts. In this post, we’ll quickly discuss the most common causes of these deficiencies. You probably believe it’s only about poor diet, but that’s not all. We will show you more in this article. But before we talk about the causes of B vitamin deficiencies, it is important to note that while each of...

What are the common B vitamins? - Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor Vitamins are found naturally in food and needed in small amounts by the body for various functions, including the making of red blood cells, supporting the immune system and boosting energy production. There are 13 essential vitamins that our body needs, and the B-group vitamins make up eight of them. Here at our Chiropractic office, we’re concerned about what you take in your foods to maintain optimal...

Solutions for TMJD – Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction - Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor We all want to smile, talk, eat and laugh every day without issues. But if you have temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD), those facial movements may cause you a lot of pain. Your temporomandibular joints (TMJ) are where your lower jawbone and skull meet. When you have TMJDs, including dislocation, arthritis, infection of injury in your TMJ, you may suffer painful clicking and...

Why are psych meds so widely prescribed? Is there really a rise in psychological disorders or is it something else? What are some hidden things that people wouldn’t normally think about that could be leading to this? Where should people start if they think they have a psychological problem? What’s Wrong Wellness and is also the author of What’s Wrong with My Child and America is Infected, which became an Amazon bestseller.

If you have pain in your or experience clicking or popping sounds, then you may be suffering temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD). We all have a tendency to experience this pain, but you don’t have to live with it. There are natural non-invasive solutions that work like magic to relieve. If you want to get relief from your TMJD, the good news is that a Chiropractor can help you with alignments and soft tissue treatments to help loosen up your jaws and relieve pain. The interesting part...

What we cover with Dr. Livingston on this podcast: What are the main causes of overeating?  What are some hidden things that people wouldn’t normally think about that could be causing overeating? What are people focusing on when it comes to overeating, but shouldn’t be….and what SHOULD THEY BE FOCUSING ON? and so much more...   Glenn Livingston, Ph.D. is a veteran psychologist and was the long time CEO of a multi-million dollar consulting firm which has serviced...

What is the difference between TMJ and TMJD? - Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor A lot of times, patients with jaw pain ask me, “Doctor Jason, What is the difference between TMJ and TMJD?” Well, it can be confusing for people to understand some medical terms. But I will tell you about the difference between TMJ and TMJD in this piece, perhaps you also want to know. Firstly, note that TMJ stands for temporomandibular joint, while TMJD stands for temporomandibular joint...

Causes of TMJD - Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction - Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor Around 12% of people in the US experience TMJD – temporomandibular joint dysfunction at any one time. Statistics show that women are more affected than men. And 9 women to every 1 man experience restricted jaw movement in their lifetime. Understand the causes of TMJD, however, is important to help you manage the condition. You need to know factors that predispose you to TMJD and the common...

Inflammation is a natural response of the body to infection and injuries to stay healthy. But when this inflammation becomes chronic is when it continues for a prolonged period and cause unwanted damage to the cells in your body. Unfortunately, some foods can increase the inflammatory reactions in your body. Foods that are loaded with unhealthier fats like trans fat and saturated fat, and foods that are filled with sugars are promoters of inflammation. The good news, however, is that some...

Inflammation is known to help fight illness or heal injury, but it goes beyond that sometimes. A chronic inflammation state may slowly be damaging your body it won’t even show. This form of inflammation goes into action without an infection or injury. This way, the immune system cells that are meant to protect you will start to destroy your healthy organs, arteries, joints, and other body parts. Several kinds of research have shown that when you don’t eat healthy, rest adequately, or get...

Inflammation is simply our immune system’s natural response to illnesses and injury. This involves the release of inflammatory chemicals in the bloodstream to protect the body from foreign invaders like bacteria and viruses. In the case of an injury, a localized inflammatory response helps in the healing process. There are two types of inflammation: The acute and chronic form. Acute inflammation helps us heal, so you can think of it as the “good” kind of inflammation. But the chronic...

When you hear the word inflammation, what comes to your mind? Most people probably think inflammation is all about redness and swelling that follows an infection, wound, or injury. But this is only “acute inflammation” – a beneficial response by the immune system that encourages healing, and usually goes off once the injury improves. Chronic inflammation is another form of inflammation that is less obvious. While your immune system becomes activated, the inflammatory response stays on all...

Covered in this podcast episode: How to properly acknowledge these relationships Techniques for beginning the conversation Practicing the Body Peace Method How Modeling in Community amplifies results And so much more... Nina has been helping women feel truly at home in their own bodies for 30 years. She is known for her deeply feminist, anti-diet, body-peace approach. Her courses, coaching, and poetry positively change the conversation that women are having with their bodies. ...

Today's Guest: Michael Hughes Michael Hughes is the founder of Gymnazo, a 7-figure functional training facility on the Central Coast of California that focuses on integrating restoration with performance. With a churn rate of under 3%, Gymnazo’s business model and training style have created security in a volatile market. After becoming a Fellow of Applied Functional Science, Michael integrated physical therapy directly into his programming for group coaching - something that had never...

We all learned, in our basic education, about the benefits of soaking ourselves in the morning sunshine to enjoy the benefits of vitamin D for bone health. Well, let’s assume our teachers didn’t want to say too much. But the truth is that vitamin D offers more benefits, including improved immune function, resistance to certain diseases, and more. Don’t worry, we shall discuss more on these benefits in this article. To start with, let’s define what vitamin D is… What is Vitamin D? We all...