Nutrition | ProHealth Chiropractic

Healthy Eating and Cooking Series with Iris Briand, RD

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Dr. Jeff Robinson

Introducing our NEW Healthy Eating and Cooking Series! Taught by our friend and Registered Dietitian Iris Briand, this series will teach you how to prepare nutritious and delicious gluten-free and primal/paleo style recipes. We'll also cover the various health benefits of our food as well as how to incorporate sustainable, local foods into our everyday meals. An added bonus to each…

Benefits of Dietary Fiber

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Chiropractor

Fiber is important in your diet for a number of reasons, the main ones being that it improves digestion and lowers your risk of contracting diabetes, cancer and heart disease. It is recommended that adults get from 25 to 30 grams of fiber in their diet every day. There are two types of dietary fiber: soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber…

The Role of Antioxidants in Good Health

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Chiropractor

Everyone has heard about the importance of a balanced diet for maintaining good health. Similarly, everyone knows that they should be getting exercise – or at the very least adding more activity into their days. Getting a good night's sleep is essential – without it, you'll find that your immune system starts to slack off a bit and you put…

What Are Probiotics?

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Chiropractor

The beneficial bacteria that make up the bulk of your gut flora are called "probiotics." These tiny symbiotic organisms provide a wide range of benefits to your health, including keeping your digestive system healthy, aiding in nutrient absorption, boosting your immune system and even helping guard against cancer. The benefits of probiotics were first discovered by Dr. Eli Metchnikoff, who…

Benefits of Vitamin B2 – Riboflavin

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Chiropractor

Like the other B-vitamins, riboflavin (also known as vitamin B2), plays a key role in the production of energy and the maintenance of metabolism. Its distinctive characteristic is its bright yellow fluorescent color, which can often be seen in the urine of those taking supplements of the vitamin, the excess of which is excreted through the kidneys. And because only…

Benefits of Vitamin B1 – Thiamine

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Chiropractor

Thiamine (also known as vitamin B1) was the first of the B-vitamins to be discovered, and works synergistically with the other vitamins in the B-complex family. It helps to convert food into energy and supports healthy skin, hair and nails. It is also used to calm nerves, often referred to as the "anti-stress" vitamin. Vitamin B1 interacts with enzymes to…

Benefits of Vitamin B9 – Folate

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Chiropractor

Folic acid is synthesized from folate (also called vitamin B9 or folacin), which plays a crucial role in a number of body functions, particularly in the proper development of the fetus from the first days of conception. Physicians advise that all women of childbearing age take a regular folic acid supplement since 50% of pregnancies are unplanned, and as the…

Benefits of Vitamin K1

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Chiropractor

Of the three K vitamins, vitamin K1 (phytonadione) is the one we get from plant foods, and is the most important one for proper coagulation of the blood (or “Koagulation” in German, which is the origin of vitamin “K”). Without vitamin K we would eventually bleed to death from any small wound or bruise. It may also help prevent both…

Sugar and Cholesterol

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Chiropractor

DID YOU KNOW? High cholesterol is the result of eating more carbohydrates and sugars than the body can use and is not related to dietary fat consumption. If you eat more carbohydrates and sugars than your body needs for energy, the liver must convert the remaining sugars into cholesterol and triglycerides. Starving your body of cholesterol is not the answer….

Benefits of Vitamin B9 – Folate

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Chiropractor

Benefits of Vitamin D

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Chiropractor

Vitamin D is one of the few vitamins our body needs that it can produce independently of our diet. This fat-soluble vitamin is unique in humans because it functions as a prohormone, a precursor to the ordinary hormone, and is synthesized when our skin is exposed to the sun. It is synthesized in the kidneys in the form of calcitriol,…

Benefits of Vitamin B3 – Niacin

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Chiropractor

Niacin (also known as vitamin B3 or nicotinic acid), is one of the water-soluble B-complex vitamins that provides a range of health benefits, including reducing your level of "bad" LDL cholesterol while raising your level of "good" HDL cholesterol. The body uses niacin, as it does the other B vitamins, to convert food into energy and maintain a healthy nervous…