Cranialsacral Therapy
Written by Dr Cynthia Horner
It is becoming more obvious that the cause of many health problems, is subtle tension in the membranes of the brain and spinal cord. Cranialsacral therapy addresses these membranes in infants, children and adults.
Patients have reported headaches, low back pain, digestive issues, sinus and ear infections resolved through cranialsacral therapy.
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Posture, a New Look at an Old Word
Written by Dr. Cynthia Horner
A new look at creating posture
The ancient Japanese art form of growing Bonsai trees is a fascinating example of creating posture. Bonsai trees are normal shrubs that have been consistently stressed in a particular way for a long time to create a ‘posture’ which would never be found in nature. Depending on how the tree is stressed while it grows, determines how it will grow. 
Our spines are no different; our posture is an expression of the stress we put on our bodies, sometimes creating posture that also would never normally be found in nature. Bones change shape to accommodate to stress. The body lays down more calcium on bones in areas where muscles pull against them. This is why exercise helps make strong bones and prevents osteoporosis. Bones that have more weight on them such as our shin bone will become thick with the calcium laid down for strength. Ligaments that hold bones together shorten under stress as do muscles and movement becomes limited.
Exercise & Motivation
Written by Dr. Cynthia Horner
There are many different kinds of exercise, but all exercise is for one purpose, to stimulate your brain. You may have thought you were exercising your body, but you first exercise your brain which in turn makes changes that effect your body. Your brain’s wiring is not fixed or permanent, it is capable of change. As a matter of fact your brain is always in a state of wiring, re-wiring or un-wiring. What causes these wiring changes is stimulation from the world outside your body. Stimulation enters your brain through your five senses, touch, sight, sound, smell, taste and through movement. Just living, enjoying and experiencing the world shapes your brain.
Stop Snoring
Written by Dr. Cynthia Horner
Laugh and the world laughs with you. Snore and you sleep alone.
Many of my patients tell me they can’t get a good night sleep because, either they, or their sleep partner snore. Getting seven or more hours of sleep a night is vital to maintaining a healthy weight, thinking sharp, and overall good health. I have had good results with my patients, in helping them to stop snoring.
Cholesterol in Blood Vessels – Cause and Cure
By Cynthia Horner
Cholesterol and triglycerides are words even second graders know. Why do some people have a high amount of cholesterol and or triglycerides in their blood vessels?
First let’s make it clear high amounts of triglycerides and cholesterol in the body are not from eating too much saturated fat! All medical authorities agree that the buildup of cholesterol in the form of plaque on artery walls is caused by the body responding to inflammation and damage to the artery walls.
Classical Music’s Effect on Health
I often have wondered if classical music effects our health. I had heard that playing the harp is good for the player’s health because one pulls the strings toward their body creating a vibrating frequency that promotes good health. We have all heard of the ‘Mozart Effect’. Well Elisabeth Thompson is a home schooled high school student and patient at my office. She wrote an intriguing paper on the effects of classical music on health that with her permission I post here.
Classical Music and Health
By Elisabeth Thompson
Classical music is timeless for a reason. The effects of playing or listening to it are widely unknown. Studies and experiments show listening and playing to classical music can help children’s brain development and overall health. Classical music doesn’t make anyone smarter, but based on the way it is used and enjoyed; it can create a better atmosphere for a young brain to prosper. Playing and listening to classical music gives people a calm environment, releases healthy hormones and affects memorization neural pathways. Continue reading
Gluten, Wheat and Inflammation
By Dr. Cynthia Horner
Is all this talk about gluten and being gluten free just hype, or is there something healthy about reducing gluten in your diet?
Gluten is a protein in the kernel of the head of the wheat plant. There is another protein that doesn’t get as much press gliadin. These proteins are also found in some other grains but not to the extent that they are found in wheat. Continue reading
Stress Effects on Focus and Learning
Focus, Memory and Learning
Stress has a specific effect on both focus and memory. Focus and memory are the beginning steps to studying and learning. Your body functions either in growth function or protection function. When your body is responding to danger, your growth function shuts down as protection function takes over making focus and memory difficult. Continue reading
Chiropractic Adjustment of an Infant
I am often met with surprise when people hear me say I adjust infants. “Why would an infant need to be adjusted?” is the question that usually follows. As surprising and unusual as it may seem, it makes perfect sense to have your infant checked by a pediatric chiropractor trained and experienced in chiropractic care for infants.
Today’s birthing practices are harder on infants than most realize. A mother lying on her back doesn’t have gravity to help her birth her baby. With the standard birth practices babies stay in the birth canal longer and need more intervention such as the doctor assisting by pulling the baby’s head, the use of forceps or vacuum distraction. Continue reading
Sugar and Your Health
By Dr. Cynthia Horner
I am often asked if sugar is really bad for kids. After all isn’t sugar a part of all children’s lives? Well the answer is, it is. Sugar can seriously affect your health. It can cause damaged blood vessels and high cholesterol as well as arthritic joints and degeneration of brain tissue. Processed sugar may taste good but it is an enemy of our bodies. All carbohydrates turn to sugar on our mouth or stomach. The food that starts out as sugar when eaten in excess creates problems for our bodies and our children’s bodies. For optimal health, it’s best to ask, “How much sugar does my body need?” Rather than, “How much can I eat without getting sick or fat?”
What is sugar?
Sugar cane was first used by people in the islands of the south Pacific, where it grew naturally. Their recorded use of sugar cane to enhance the flavor of food dates back to 20,000 BC. India was the first country to extract cane juice to make the first true sugar, which they called “gur” (loosely translated as “tasting sweet”). Today, sugar is made from cane or beets that are crushed and dissolved in water. The raw syrup is boiled down to a concentrate, to where some crystallizes; the remaining black/brown syrupy mixture is molasses. The crystals are processed several times and refined to increase the purity, resulting in the white crystals we know as table sugar. The whiteness is not due to bleaching. White table sugar is called sucrose.
