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The holidays may be a time of celebration, but the pressure involved means they can often be as stressful as they are enjoyable. Unfortunately, this stress can have a significant effect on your body since when you feel stressed, your body produces hormones that trigger your natural ‘fight or flight’ response. This response causes your heart to race, your breathing to speed up and your muscles to tense, ready to react. These effects aren’t serious if they only happen once in a while, but when your body goes through this process repeatedly in a short span of time, it can be bad news for your health.

Whiplash is a fairly common injury in which the head and neck are moved rapidly back and forth. Often, we see this type of injury associated with car wrecks but can also occur from a variety of activities. This type of injury can cause intense pain that makes it challenging to accomplish regular physical activities. However, the good news is that chiropractic care can help.

Studies estimate that over 54 million men in the United States are overweight, with around 35 million being classed as obese. Those people who are overweight or obese are considered to have so much excess weight that their health is at risk. Nevertheless, the reality is that losing weight is a monumental challenge. If you are overweight or obese, chances are you know just how hard it is to shift those extra pounds. Putting weight on is significantly harder than losing it, and many people simply don’t have the ongoing willpower and commitment needed to make a very real change to their weight.