From the Desk of Dr. Karl R.O.S. Johnson, DC.....

Intermittent Fasting (IF) is currently one of the world's most popular health and fitness trends.

Besides assisting with weight loss, IF has many additional health benefits I will share in this article.

By definition, intermittent fasting is an eating pattern that involves regular, short-term fasts — or periods of minimal or no food consumption. Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern where you cycle between periods of eating and fasting.

You start your eating at noon and your last meal at 8 pm.

You are technically fasting for 16 hours every day, and restricting your eating to an 8-hour eating window.This is the most popular form of intermittent fasting, known as the 16/8 method.

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Topics: Weight Loss, Brain Health, Healthy Eating, Diet, Intermittent Fasting, Healthy Habits, Reduce Inflammation

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According to a recent poll, only 38% of Americans report they are happy with their lives. If you are among the remaining 62%, Johnson Chiropractic Neurology & Nutrition has some tips to help you live your best life.

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Topics: Healthy Eating, Diet, Satisfying Career, Healthy Habits

Halloween Survival Guide

You already know what Halloween is all about: costumes, pumpkins, candy and often unhealthy snacks. This year, be prepared so you can help your patients and their families avoid a giant sugar crash on November 1.

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Topics: Immune System, Halloween, sugar, Halloween Health

Good health is your natural state

You are born to live a life of vitality, strength, peace and happiness – you are supposed to be healthy your entire life. That life should be long and full of joy, excitement, pleasure, and fulfillment.

But it doesn’t always happen that way. Too many people are not living to their potential; they are living with physical and mental disease.

It isn’t right. You have the potential for physical and mental health and you owe it to yourself to drink from that deep well. 

What are some of the things you can do to reclaim health for yourself and your family and to maintain your health throughout the years?

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Topics: exercise, Importance of Water, Detoxification, chiropractic care, Wellness, Healthy Relationships

Want to know about an exercise that can lower blood pressure significantly? We're talking as much as 10-20 mmHg. No, it's not an endurance exercise. No, it's not strength exercise. It's actually an exercise you can do anytime and anywhere. It's called isometrics.

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Topics: High Blood Pressure, Isometric Exercise, Resperate, Zona, Functional Medicine University, Cardiovascular Health

I first want to give you a brief overview on how medications impact important nutrients.

HOW MEDICATIONS AFFECT NUTRIENTS

The following are a few ways that blood pressure medications can affect how our bodies absorb essential nutrients. 

• The medication can attach itself to a nutrient and pass it out of the body
• The medication can alter the pH in the gut so that the nutrient can't be properly absorbed
• Some medications need specific nutrients in order for them to be able to work.

The Following are Blood Pressure Medications, Nutrients Commonly Depleted and the Negative Impact of the Deficient Nutrients

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Topics: Blood Pressure, nutrient deficiency, Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Medication, Blood pressure medications, medication induced nutrient deficiency