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Golden Milk: A Recipe for Adrenal Support + Stress Reduction
by GrahamRehabSeattle | September 29, 2017 | Naturopathic Medicine, Recipes | 0 Comments
As a naturopathic physician, I am constantly highlighting the importance of stress reduction because chronic stress has a huge impact on our mental, emotional and physical health. In addition to utilizing stress reduction techniques on a regular basis, most patients...A Healthy (and Delicious) Pumpkin Spice Latte!
by GrahamRehabSeattle | September 7, 2017 | Naturopathic Medicine, Recipes | 0 Comments
Fall is around the corner and pumpkin spice lattes have made their way back into coffee shops. Here is a recipe that allows you to make a healthier version!
Anti-Inflammatory Pumpkin Spice Latte
by GrahamRehabSeattle | September 21, 2016 | Naturopathic Medicine, Recipes | 0 Comments
Fall is around the corner and pumpkin spice lattes have made their way back into coffee shops. Here is a recipe that allows you to make your own healthier version of the pumpkin spice latte. This super charged pumpkin spice drink contains fresh turmeric and ginger,...Shop Fresh and Local in Seattle
by GrahamRehabSeattle | January 23, 2016 | Naturopathic Medicine, Weekend Wellness Tip | 0 Comments
Wellness on the Weekends: Shop Fresh and Local Farmer’s markets are a simple, enjoyable way to integrate wellness into your week. There’s no downside to shopping at a farmer’s market over a grocery store. Structured as a physical retail space, farmer’s markets feature...Weekend Wellness Tip: The Benefits of Eating Collagen
by DrMcKenzie | December 18, 2015 | Naturopathic Medicine, Weekend Wellness Tip | 0 Comments
Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body and it is responsible for providing the strength and structure of bones, muscles, skin and tendons. Our body’s own production of collagen naturally declines as we age. Decreased skin elasticity, appearance of...Weekend Wellness Tip: Explore the Adult Coloring Book Craze
by DrMcKenzie | December 11, 2015 | Naturopathic Medicine, Weekend Wellness Tip | 0 Comments
If you’ve walked into a bookstore recently, I’m sure you saw an extensive selection of adult coloring books. These coloring books, however, are different from the ones you used in kindergarten because the designs are intricate and aesthetically pleasing. Here are...Meatless Monday Recipe: Maple Curry Brussels Sprouts
by DrMcKenzie | December 7, 2015 | Naturopathic Medicine, Recipes | 0 Comments
Maple curried Brussels sprouts are a healthy and delicious vegetable side dish that serves as a perfect addition to your holiday meal. Brussels sprouts belong to the cruciferous vegetable group. Other cruciferous veggies include broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy and...Weekend Wellness Tip: Coconut Oil Benefits
by DrMcKenzie | December 4, 2015 | Naturopathic Medicine, Weekend Wellness Tip | 0 Comments
Coconut oil is a staple product in my kitchen and bathroom. It has to be one of the most versatile “foods” out there because it can be used for much more than cooking. Coconut oil is a medium chain fatty acid which allows it to be metabolized differently from other...Chiropractic
Kinesiotape: It looks cool, but what does it do?
As defined on www.kinesiotape.com the Kinesio Taping® Method is a rehabilitative taping technique that is designed to facilitate the body’s natural healing process while providing support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting the body’s range of...
Text Neck
Did you ever wonder why your neck or upper back hurt so much lately? It might just have to do with the technology you spend so much time with.The average human head weighs about 10-12 pounds. Your body can easily support it’s weight while in the normal nuetral...
Is It OK For Me To Adjust My Own Neck?
Many of us understand the relationship between neck and back pain and long work days hunched in front of a computer monitor. We all question what we can do to alleviate this pain. Some of us deal with the pain, while others turn to over the counter medications such as...
How to Identify and Treat Common Headaches
Over 45 million Americans suffer from chronic recurring headaches. If you are one of the millions, have you identified what type of headache you regularly suffer from? What treatment strategies have you employed to manage your headaches?In this blog article I will...
Dr. Kyle’s Chiro Q&A
Every week I will answer a question or series of questions about chiropractic. This weeks question comes from M.G. What type of education and training do chiropractors have? Doctors of chiropractic are trained as primary contact providers and are trained specifically...
21 Day New Year Wellness Challenge
Graham Rehabilitation and Wellness invites you to join the 21 Day New Year Wellness Challenge. Start the new year off with a health and wellness reboot. The 3 week challenge will consist of the following: Detoxifying Diet Setting Exercise Goals Implementing Stress...
5 Ergonomic Tips for the Office
Don't position your office chair too high - While it's important to ensure that your office chair is high enough to effectively work at your desk, most people tend to sit too high off of the ground. A seat height between 16-21 inches off of the ground is a good rule...
Prescription Drug Overdose Numbers Reach All-Time High
Opiate related drug addiction and dependency continues to rise and poses a significant threat to our citizens and to our healthcare system. Too often these pain killers are routinely prescribed to address chronic pain which precipitates the inevitable drug dependency...
Dr. Kyle’s Chiro Q&A
Every week I will answer a question or series of questions about chiropractic. This weeks question comes from D.W.When should I use ice and when should I use heat? As a musculoskeletal specialist I am asked on a daily basis "should I use ice, or should I use heat?" ...
What is PIP?
If you have ever been in a motor vehicle collision you may be familiar with Personal Injury Protection, also known as PIP. Washington State requires every motorist to carry liability insurance in the amounts of $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident. In...
Naturopathic Medicine
Golden Milk: A Recipe for Adrenal Support + Stress Reduction
As a naturopathic physician, I am constantly highlighting the importance of stress reduction because chronic stress has a huge impact on our mental, emotional and physical health. In addition to utilizing stress reduction techniques on a regular basis, most patients...
A Healthy (and Delicious) Pumpkin Spice Latte!
Fall is around the corner and pumpkin spice lattes have made their way back into coffee shops. Here is a recipe that allows you to make a healthier version!
Old Friends And Chronic Inflammation
In recent years, chronic inflammatory problems, such as allergies and asthma, have been increasing in developed parts of the world. There are two working hypotheses that contribute to this phenomenon, one of which is the “hygiene hypothesis” that Nesse and Williams...
What is Cupping?
Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. People get it for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being, and...
Anti-Inflammatory Pumpkin Spice Latte
Fall is around the corner and pumpkin spice lattes have made their way back into coffee shops. Here is a recipe that allows you to make your own healthier version of the pumpkin spice latte. This super charged pumpkin spice drink contains fresh turmeric and ginger,...
Tame Your Anxiety in 5 Minutes
We live in a fast-paced world where we are constantly bombarded with various stressors. Stress is often associated with anxiety, depressed mood, irritability and fatigue. Leaving our stressors behind to live on a tropical beach sounds amazing but is probably not...
Fish Oil as a Treatment for Depression
The British Journal of Psychiatry released an article in April titled “Efficacy of Omega-3 Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Depression.” The study sought to evaluate the efficacy of fish oil in the treatment of major depressive disorder. The...
Am I Getting Enough Vitamin D? The Importance of Vitamin D in Our Seattle Environment
With Spring and Summer right around the corner, it's important to address Vitamin D. Having adequate levels of Vitamin D is critical to ensure prevention of many serious diseases. Vitamin D’s use has been vastly under-emphasized by the medical community until...
The Dangers of Farm Raised Fish and Aquaculture
Aquaculture fish farm production is growing at a faster rate than any other animal agriculture. Farmed fish now account for approximately 50% of the fish eaten in the U.S.. While fish farming is intended to mediate supply and demand concerns, it has placed a further...
All About Food Sensitivity Testing
How are food sensitivities different from food allergies? When you think of someone having an anaphylactic reaction to peanuts or shellfish, this is a food allergy. An anaphylactic response is an IgE mediated immune reaction. When an individual has an allergic...
Physical Therapy
4 Week Guide for Your Return to Running
Let's say you want to start run training for the first time or you are looking for a safe return to recreational or competitive running after an injury or surgery. This return to run program can be used for return to continuous running and it should be started once...
How to Have Better Posture by Sitting in Traffic
Sitting in traffic every day? Here are a few simple exercises that can be performed in the comforts of your car to promote better posture.
Lower Extremity Foam Roll Tips
FOAM ROLL Here are a few tips to help with flexibility and muscle tightness in your legs. Perform 3-5 minutes each area, 1 time per day after a 10-minute cardio warm up. Foam rolls come in a variety of density, start out with a softer surface and work your way up to...
What is Cupping?
Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. People get it for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being, and...
Strengthening the Shoulder and Rotator Cuff
Muscle Monday with Dr. Mayr This week’s muscle and injury prevention tip involves the supraspinatus. The supraspinatus is one of the 4 muscles that make up the rotator cuff. It is the most commonly injured of the 4 muscles and important to keep strong to prevent...
Piriformis Stretches and Preventing Sciatica
Muscle Monday with Doctor Mayr The piriformis is a muscle deep in the buttock. It lies beneath the larger, and more well known, gluteus maximus muscle. When you peel back the gluteus maximus you reach the external rotators of the hip, largest of which is the...
Dr. Kyle’s Chiro Q&A
Every week I will answer a question or series of questions about chiropractic. This weeks question comes from M.G. What type of education and training do chiropractors have? Doctors of chiropractic are trained as primary contact providers and are trained specifically...
Muscle Mondays with Dr. Mayr: Quads
This week’s muscle is the Quadriceps The quadriceps muscle is actually a group of 4 muscles as the name “quad” suggests. Three of the muscles originate at the top of the leg bone by the hip and joint into a common tendon connecting to our knee caps. The fourth is...
21 Day New Year Wellness Challenge
Graham Rehabilitation and Wellness invites you to join the 21 Day New Year Wellness Challenge. Start the new year off with a health and wellness reboot. The 3 week challenge will consist of the following: Detoxifying Diet Setting Exercise Goals Implementing Stress...
5 Ergonomic Tips for the Office
Don't position your office chair too high - While it's important to ensure that your office chair is high enough to effectively work at your desk, most people tend to sit too high off of the ground. A seat height between 16-21 inches off of the ground is a good rule...
Ideal Protein Weight Loss
The Dangers of Obesity
Obesity is now recognized as a disease by the American Medical Association.70% of adults in the United States are obese or overweight and 20% of adults in every state are obese according to a report issued by the Centers for Disease Control on Thursday, September 1,...
Ideal Protein Was The #1 Weight Loss Diet of 2015
Ideal Protein Is #1 Most Popular Diet of 2015 Comprehensive Weight Loss Method Tops Prestigious DietsinReview.com Ranking Gatineau, QC. (January 11, 2016) – Medically developed weight loss method Ideal Protein has ranked #1 on the “Most Popular Diets of 2015,” list by...
21 Day New Year Wellness Challenge
Graham Rehabilitation and Wellness invites you to join the 21 Day New Year Wellness Challenge. Start the new year off with a health and wellness reboot. The 3 week challenge will consist of the following: Detoxifying Diet Setting Exercise Goals Implementing Stress...
Battling Metabolic Syndrome with Ideal Protein
Metabolic Syndrome, arguably the "epidemic of the century", is the name given to a general disorder characterized by four hallmark symptoms: Hyperglycemia (High Blood Sugar) An excess of glucose in the bloodstream Hyperlipidemia (Fat in the bloodstream) High Blood...
50 Pounds Lighter: Mandi’s 6 Month Weight Loss Journey
Using the Ideal Protein weight loss method, Mandi (a patient at Graham Rehabilitation and Wellness) has lost 50 pounds in 6 months! Ideal Protein is a medically developed weight loss method that targets fat loss while supporting lean body mass.Over 20 years of...