Wow. What a day. May 1st. May Day. A day that should have been spent celebrating our 14th anniversary at North Shore Pro-Active Health. In Chicago we’re on week 7 of a mandatory stay at home order. While Chiropractors are considered necessary medical personnel and are allowed to remain open […]
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Data based on the National Health Interview Survey of the National Center for Health Statistics show that the common cold annually causes 35.6 acute illnesses per 100 people. Many viral infections we fight off everyday without evening knowing it! Very few viral infections cause a significant number of deaths, most […]
According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2014, more than 2 in 3 American adults were overweight, and 1 in 13 were obese. (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)We can contribute those statistics to our overwhelming addiction to sugar. What does your daily consumption look […]
For many people the word detox sounds scary, depriving and unnecessary. The reality is we are inundated with toxins on a daily basis and they are wreaking havoc on our systems. Every second of every day our bodies work on eliminating toxins that we are exposed to and it is […]
He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything.~ Arabian proverb As busy women we have a million reasons to NOT take a minute for ourselves, let alone a whole weekend getaway. We have family to protect and care for, businesses to drive forward and lives […]
This blog is brought to you by our summer intern, Jorell. Jorell & NSPAH I’ve been interning at North Shore Pro-Active Health for 4 weeks. I was given the opportunity to work alongside Dr. Jordan Leasure in assessing lifestyle solutions for patients seeking functional medicine services. But in the midst […]
Deciding to take the plunge into parenthood in itself is a big challenge. But before you do that, pause for a second – or even a month or two. In order to give yourself the best opportunity for a healthy pregnancy and ultimately a healthy baby, here are the top […]
With the fast paced lifestyle many families are living today, most don’t have the time to put a healthy, delicious meal on the table for dinner. It may be easier and more convenient to go through a drive-thru, order a pizza or some other unhealthy, non-nutritious food from a restaurant. […]
My sister has been a flight attendant for over five years and she already has some good stories from flying. She started working for a major commercial airline and now she works with charter airlines and private companies. She is in the sky all the time and doesn’t have the […]
The Doctors at NSPAH are at it again! They’ve put together a list of their favorite healthy items of 2018. Some were so good they have stayed on the list since last year. If Oprah can do it, so can we! If you are looking for healthy gifts for those […]