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Dr. McRae Asks some important questions of interest to Smyrna residents - Chiropractor Smyrna Dr. McRae Asks...

How could a child benefit from chiropractic?
Regardless of our age, each of us in Smyrna encounters physical, chemical and emotional stresses that exceed our ability to handle. For newborns, it could be the trauma encountered at birth. For toddlers it could be from learning to walk or ride a bike. Many of the problems we chiropractors see in adults are the result of neglected traumas from childhood.
What's your plan to deal with drug-resistant 'super germs'?
Chiropractors have always been concerned with the indiscriminate use of antibiotics, accelerating the mutation of microbes that make "wonder" drugs increasingly ineffective. My strategy? Do everything possible to bolster my immune system through proper diet, rest, exercise, clean air, pure water and an optimally functioning nervous system with regular chiropractic care.

Does Your Workout Feel Like Work?

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Are you one of the ones who think you need to sweat buckets and engage in some heavy breathing for the activity you are engaged in to be called exercise? Well think again. Lots of activities that don’t seem like exercise actually are, especially when you pick up the pace a bit!

Take for example gardening. Exercise you say? Uh huh, exercise. Outside work such as mowing the lawn, turning the soil in your garden, raking leaves, digging to plant new flowers – all of these require that you use your whole body while you’re working. Not to mention all the stretching, lifting, and a moderate cardiovascular exercise you get as well!

How about housework? Sure, that’s another form of aerobic exercise, especially when you move heavy objects, dance around the house with your duster or run the vacuum.

Known as “lifestyle physical activity,” gardening and housekeeping are actually forms of weight-bearing exercise that can help lower high blood pressure and encourage and maintain proper bone health.

Other creative ways to add weight-bearing exercise to your daily routine include:
  • Taking your dog for a 30-minute walk, or two 15-minute walks, each day
  • Taking the steps or walking up the escalators at your office, while shopping, or wherever possible.
  • Dancing – make a date with your spouse or significant other and get out on the dance floor and dance, dance, dance!
  • Walk all or part of the way to the gym, the office or anywhere else you have to go.

Regular physical activity improves health, prevents or reduces the risk for developing many types of disease (heart disease, certain types of cancer, diabetes), improves your mood and maintains your weight. And a beautiful garden and a clean house are fantastic side effects too!