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Even though it’s only October, the new year will be here before you know it. This means that everyone is crafting their new year’s resolutions, and when we make our new year’s resolutions, it’s hugely important to set realistic goals that still push you to new heights.

Below, Espinosa Family Chiropractic goes over a few ways to more intelligently and effectively set and achieve the goals you make in the coming year.

Start Something New

Instead of getting even better at something you’re already good at, set a goal to get better at something that you’re horrible at. It is a character-building experience to start out at something and be horrible at it, then slowly put in the work and effort to get good!

Stop Setting Aesthetic Goals

Instead of setting a goal to shed a specific amount of pounds or take X amount of inches off your waistline, set goals that are more geared toward feeling great. If you’re feeling great, it’s going to be hard not to look good, right?

Set Realistic and Unrealistic Goals

Instead of simply setting goals you know you’re bound to achieve, set a few elusive goals that you won’t likely be able to complete. It’s important to always have room for improvement as each year comes to a close. 

Did you know that chiropractic treatments are effective as a drug-free pain management protocol as well as an overall wellness supplement for patients of all ages and from all walks of life? It doesn’t matter if you’re pregnant and expecting, a toddler going through growing pains, an anxiety-ridden teenager, or even a retiree enjoying their advanced age, chiropractic offers a host of health benefits you have to experience to believe.

Below are a few ways that chiropractic treatment benefits you at any stage of your lifespan.

Infants/Children

Infants and children who undergo chiropractic treatments have a more comfortable transition as they advance in age and size. Chiropractic adjustments have also been shown to improve mood and sleep, not to mention the respiratory system, GI system, and help clear the sinuses.

Teens/Adults

Teens and adults going through their respective grinds can enjoy chiropractic treatments for drug-free pain relief, increased mobility, increased cognitive function, not to mention treat headaches and tech neck.

Senior Citizens

Seniors enjoy an entire slew of benefits from chiropractic adjustments, including increased range of motion, joint pain relief, arthritis relief, and more.

Contact Espinosa Family Chiropractic today to schedule your consultation. We provide treatments that benefit the entire family!

Choosing a chiropractor in Sacramento, CA is serious business, and you should make sure that you choose the most knowledgeable candidate, someone who can serve the entire family and provide a comfortable atmosphere and experience in the process.

Below are a few things you should consider when choosing your chiropractic care specialist in Sacramento, CA.

Make Sure Your Chiropractor Operates Out of a Top-Notch Facility

Making sure your chiropractor works out of a great facility should weigh heavily on your choice for a chiropractic care specialist. Make sure the facility is up-to-date and that their tools and equipment are state-of-the-art. Make an initial appointment to take a tour if you have the time this is a great investment.

Good Reviews

It’s important to take note of your chiropractor’s reviews, but make sure to use your intuition. If all of the reviews sound the same and they’re all perfect, this might be due to a business padding their reviews with PR firms. Instead, try to choose a chiropractor that has amazing reviews, and maybe a few that aren’t so amazing. But make sure that your chosen chiropractor has handled adversity well. If they address problems previous patients have had in the past with poise and grace, you should give brownie points for this.

Amazing Staff

During your initial visit, make sure to take note of how the staff treats both you and the patients who visit while you’re there. Again, go with your intuition. If you have a good feeling about the staff, the location, and the chiropractor, then we’d say that should be a green light!

Contact Espinosa Family Chiropractic today if you have any additional questions about how to choose your local chiropractor in Sacramento, CA. We have a long track record of keeping our patients healthy and well, not to mention well-informed!

For those of us who are fortunate enough to see our retirement years, new challenges may arise when it comes to what we do with our time now that we have so much more of it to spare. Whether it’s taking on a new project, going back to school, or committing to running a half marathon, there are ways to stay active in retirement that will set you up for fulfilling later chapters in the story of your life.

Below, Espinosa Family Chiropractic goes over a few tips when it comes to staying active while being retired.

Initially, Say YES to Everything

When you’re in your first days and weeks of retirement, try to inject yourself into other people’s lives. Try to be of service where you can — whether that means babysitting for your grandchildren, helping a neighbor with their yard work, or anything else that presents itself to you.

Set New Fitness Goals

It’s true that you might not be able to do the things you used to do, but you can still stay up on your fitness in retirement. Take a yoga or Tai Chi class, for instance. Go on more nature hikes, or at the very least try to walk in the morning and evening. 

Start Filling Up Your Life Resume

If you’re retired, chances are you’ve put a premium on your career and making sound financial choices. This might have required making sacrifices in other areas of your life, like traveling and chalking up new and adventurous experiences. Now is the time to travel to the places you’ve always wanted to go. Visit that coffee shop on the other side of town that you’ve passed for twenty years and never been inside.

Chiropractic treatments are a great way to maintain your body and wellness when you’re young and more advanced in age alike. We help our patients stay in the game of life longer with traditional and innovative treatments that help you live a more fulfilling life. Contact Espinosa Family Chiropractic today to schedule your consultation.

When it comes to our own well-being, some of us might think we know and do what is best for ourselves, but, in reality, such might not be the case. On the contrary, we might be engaging in behaviors and actions that are working against us — physically, mentally, and even spiritually.

Below are a few bad habits to kick immediately for a happier, healthier life.

1.) Stop Wasting Your Time

When you start looking at your time like the precious commodity it is, you’ll start to focus on spending your time doing things that benefit you and those around you. You might also start to notice those activities you engage in which might not bring out the best in you and realize it’s time to cut those out completely.

2.) Sitting with Bad Posture

You might not realize it, but sitting with bad posture can seriously put your body and your brain out of whack. Poor posture has been linked to spine problems, low back pain, headaches, sinus congestion, insomnia, and more.

3.) Address Your Problems Head-On

Take a personal inventory and take note of your strengths and weaknesses. Target your weaknesses and start improving them and working on them.

Chiropractic treatments are a great way to set the tone for a happy, healthy life. Contact Espinosa Family Chiropractic today to schedule your consultation and learn more about how our treatments can benefit you and your entire family.

If you’re a parent, chances are you just sent a little one (or not so little one) off to another school year. Turns out, going back to school is actually quite the transition for those of us who get to enjoy summers off. Below are a few ways to get yourself and your child ready for the scholastic year!

Pack Healthy Lunches

We are what we eat, plain and simple. So, if you’re leaning on processed foods to feed a child, they’re likely not going to be getting the best out of themselves having to spend so much energy digesting foods with little to no nutritional value. Instead, pack clean, whole foods and plenty of veggies to ensure your child’s body and brain are both fueled for the day.

Choose an Ergonomic Book Bag

Even if your child is just hauling around a tablet or a laptop instead of books upon books, it’s important to set them up with a way to carry those books that doesn’t turn their spine into a question mark. There are plenty of options that steer away from the traditional “backpack”. 

Stay Engaged

Maybe your child is getting to the age where you’re having more trouble helping them with their homework, but that’s okay. Invest a portion of your time keeping an eye on how your child is doing and developing. It really makes a work of difference.

Another great way to set your child up for success this school year is to start their relationship with your local chiropractor. Chiropractic adjustments have been shown to help with growing pains, back pain, immune system, GI system, and more. Chiropractic treatments have also been shown to boost healthy brain activity. Contact Espinosa Family Chiropractic today to learn more about how our treatments can help you and your child win at school! 

If you’re training in any sort of martial art, whether it’s boxing, karate, MMA, Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu, or any other discipline, then chances are at some point you’re going to experience back, neck, or joint pain. Chiropractic treatments are actually an excellent complement to a rigorous martial arts training regiment. Chiropractic treatments can help you in a number of ways discussed below.

Drug-Free, All-Natural Pain Relief

Chiropractic adjustments will help relieve pain that occurs from wear and tear that you’ll experience as you undergo training.

Improved Immune System

As you encounter germs at the gym and dojo you can rest at ease because chiropractic treatments have been shown to improve many of the body’s systems and processes, including your immune system and GI system!

Improved Cognitive Function

Chiropractic treatments will help with your hand-eye coordination. Your brain and body will be functioning and communicating at optimum capacity after a visit to the chiropractor.

Contact Espinosa Family Chiropractic to learn more about how chiropractic adjustments can help those who live active lifestyles.

Sometimes at work people tend to coast, which is why it’s important to build and keep healthy work habits that will ensure you’re on top of your wellness game. Below, Espinosa Family Chiropractic goes over a few work habits that will boost your overall health.

1.) Stretch Each Hour 

If you sit at a desk for work, make sure you get up and stretch it out every hour or so. Your coworkers might end up joining in!

2.) Bring Healthy Snacks

Bring veggies, fruits, and nuts to eat for snacking, which will help fuel your day.

3.) Go On a Walk for Your Break

Instead of going to the break room to gossip or watch TV, go for a walk outside — you’ll be amazed how good you feel after. You might even get your next great idea!

4.) Hydrate

Drink half your body weight in ounces of water each day. Since you likely work 8+ hours 5 days a week, work is a perfect opportunity to get a few glasses of water in.

5.) Bring a Healthy Snack for Your Boss

Keeping your boss in mind will always help when you’re negotiating for a raise. Bring them a healthy snack to let your boss know you have their back.

Visiting the chiropractor is another way stay healthy in spite of a rigorous work schedule. Contact Espinosa Family Chiropractic today to schedule your consultation.

Running might be something you’re interested in pursuing, but it’s important that you do it the right way in order to avoid unnecessary pain or injury. Below are a few ways to maximize your experience as a new runner and hit the ground… running!

Invest in Good Shoes

Invest in the right kind of shoes for what you plan to do. If you plan to run 5+ miles each day, it’s important to get shoes that provide support. Shoes will last anywhere from 300-500 miles.

Never Sacrifice Form

It might be tempting to grind it out and sacrifice your form, but you could seriously affect your posture, your joints, and your spine. Make sure to practice running with good strides and try to incorporate all of your leg power. Make all those leg muscles go to work.

Listen to Your Body

Taking a rest is a good idea if your joints or your back are aching. You’ll be surprised how strong you come back after a day or two of rest.

Visit the Chiropractor

Visiting the chiropractor is a great idea as you get into running because you’ll experience pain and discomfort from training your body to be able to perform on-demand. Contact Espinosa Family Chiropractic today to schedule your consultation.

When it comes to happiness, some people might think it’s a state of mind while others might suspect it’s a byproduct of living a good life and doing good things for yourself and your fellow men and women. Happiness can certainly be elusive to some more than others. In this day and age, many people are finding themselves dug into their respective ruts and are looking to live a more positive and fulfilling life.

Below are a few keys to inner happiness that might serve as a springboard for making healthier decisions that make you happier on a daily basis.

Work Out Hard

When it comes to staying active, you’re always going to have an excuse not to. You have to ignore that, take your butt to the scene of the crime, and get yourself in gear. Focus on your workouts and never skip out on them early. Work out to exertion, whether you’re running, rowing, lifting weights, kickboxing, or whatever you decide to do. Healthy endorphins get released in the brain and we burn reserves of energy that, if unchecked, can turn into worry and anxiety.

You Are What You Eat/Drink

If a scientist looked at the inner parts of your body, what would they be looking at? Eating junk food changes our internal landscape, not to mention influences our thoughts and behaviors in a negative way. Eating clean, healthy foods will make you feel better and, therefore, happier.

Stay Connected

No, we don’t mean to the internet. Actually, we mean quite the opposite. The internet might provide useful information and avenues to connect with those all over the world, but the connection made with our neighbors, our families, and those within our communities is far more important. Sharing our lives with others is what creates rich human experiences.

Take Care of Your Mind, Body, and Spirit

Meditate, do yoga, and find places and things that make you feel more spiritual and put your thoughts on a higher plane. Chiropractic treatment is also a great way to help you strike the mind/body balance. Chiropractic adjustments have also been shown to reduce anxiety, depression, and relieve symptoms of insomnia. Contact Espinosa Family Chiropractic today to schedule your consultation in order to learn more.