Vital Life | Wellness Center

We could learn from babies.  They don’t suppress their needs.  They only have the ability to cry, albeit different and distinct cries to express their needs.  They wouldn’t keep quiet if they need something. They expect that their needs will be met.
Similarly, we have different and distinct pain patterns.  We also have other symptoms which [...]

What is the first thing you do when your ‘check engine’ light comes on?

Ignore it for awhile?
Call the mechanic?
Cover it up with a piece of black tape?

What is the first thing you do when your head or back starts hurting?

Ignore it for awhile?
Call your medical doctor?
Call your NUCCA doctor?
Cover it up with Tylenol or other [...]

If you suffer from seasonal allergies, you’re likely dealing with more symptoms this year than usual.
Don’t lose hope! There are things you can do.
Everyone in the same area is exposed to most of the same allergens, yet not everyone responds in the same way. Some have severe symptoms, some lesser, and some have [...]

Have you been suffering with pain for months or years?
Have you tried many things and then given up?
Are you continuing to try new methods for pain relief?
Are you frustrated, down-hearted, depressed or apathetic?

Chronic pain is sometimes difficult to solve, but you already knew that.  Nerve fibers that transmit pain signals are called nociceptive nerve fibers.  [...]

* Do you tend to fall over or bump into things easily?
* Do you have poor posture?
* Have you tried to stand up straight only to slouch again once you stop thinking about your posture?
Unless you’re consciously thinking about standing up straight, your brain will automatically tell your body to stand a certain way. Even [...]

If you have ever experienced sciatica, you know how it can throw off your game. Sciatica is pain from the sciatic nerve in the leg. The symptoms are numbness, tingling and sharp pain from the back, buttock and into the lower extremity (calf and possibly into the foot) along the posterior (or rear) and lateral [...]

Most women will experience low back pain during pregnancy. 
This is caused by a combination of factors. 
* The changes in hormones cause our bodies to respond differently to stimulus. 
* Ligaments become more lax, to allow the pelvis to widen to allow the baby through the birth canal.  This causes instability of the joints, increasing pain. 
* Also, [...]

Imagine yourself being forcefully removed from a warm place where you have been floating for nine months.  Suddenly, you find yourself either pushed through a small opening, putting intense pressure on your head and entire body, or pulled out of an incision in the womb, not having adequate tactile stimulus to adapt to the new [...]

I was born into a very natural family.  My mom would make our clothes, baby food, and anything else she could.  We even drank cod liver oil daily.  After my birth-mom died when I was two, the family became less holistic, although we still continued to eat quite healthily.  There was no processed cheese-food, margarine [...]

What is “alternative medicine”? According to dictionary.com, it is “healthcare and treatment practices, including traditional Chinese medicine, chiropractic, folk medicine, and naturopathy, that minimize or eschew the use of surgery and drugs.”
In essence, any healthcare system outside of mainstream; ie, methods that try to work with the body before utilizing [...]