Light Chiropractic - Singapore

08/04/2024

DOES DIET SODA HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT?

Long story short, no. Diet foods mimic the tastes of some of your favorite foods. However, the stress they put on the body counteracts their positive psychological effects and can lead to you putting on more weight or developing an unhealthy relationship with eating/drinking.

02/04/2024

Sciatica

Sciatica is a general term for pain affecting the back, hip, and the leg. This is usually caused by compression of a spinal nerve root in the lower back. Depending where the person feels the pain it will point to what the cause is.

In our everyday lives we have lots of stresses, both internal and external. External stress include issues from birth, trauma (such as accidents or falls), poor posture and too much heavy lifting. Lifting with poor posture, can also put more pressure on the spine. Sciatica can also start or be accentuated by internal factors such as stress, depression and negative thoughts.

25/03/2024

SAFE DRIVING

What happens during a car crash?

During a car accident, the force of the vehicles colliding produces inertia. The impact of the crash passes from the car and into it's passengers. This hurls the bodies about, producing huge forces on the spines and necks. When hit from behind, it knocks the heads forward and then recoils backwards. This backward movement is what produces a whiplash. Collisions from the side can be just as damaging.

18/03/2024

Cracking Your Neck?

When we pop our own neck or backs, it increases our movement and releases a chemical in the body called endorphins. This is the same chemical the body releases when you get a runners high. This acts as a natural pain killer. Much like the painkillers, this covers up the problem but doesn’t actually eliminate the pain permanently.

Pain killers numb the body from the pain, but the body is trying to tell us something isn’t working. Continued use of pain killers numbs us to the damage happening in the body and can make things worse over time.

13/03/2024

WHAT DO CHIROPRACTORS DO?

HOW does it actually work? Chiropractors work with the body to remove interference. This includes areas where the nerves have too much pressure or where the muscles aren’t behaving properly. Chiropractors help the body to work as efficiently as possible and to its full potential, giving the body the chance to properly heal itself.

04/03/2024

BULLETPROOF COFFEE

Bulletproof coffee is a concoction that has been popularised by Dave Asprey (creator of the company Bulletproof Coffee) where you mix black coffee with butter and MCT oil. This is actually not a new idea, for many years people have added fats such as butter to their coffee. Some did it to raise calories when needed, and others have done it to adopt a higher fat diet.

26/02/2024

CHIROPRACTOR or PHYSIOTHERAPIST?

Physiotherapists work mostly with the muscles and recommend appropriate exercises.
Chiropractors adjust the joint to improve the nerve function (the nerves that control the muscles, joints and send information to the brain)
Physiotherapists promote rehab for people who have had medical problems, such as strokes, as well as injuries. Chiropractors promote wellness care to prevent pain and injuries.

19/02/2024

AGEING

We can’t stop the ageing process. Good news is that we can counteract many of the effects with a few gentle tweaks to lifestyle and regular visits to a professional Chiropractor.

Chiropractic improves the motion in the spine, removing disruption in the nervous system so that the body can heal better, and make it easier to get back into exercise.

15/02/2024

Mind Over Matter

Relaxation techniques such as mindfulness, meditation and mantra has proven observable, measurable changes in the body that ultimately led to alteration and repair of DNA.

In essence, changes in the mental state can produced very real and measurable changes in the physical bodies, all the way down to the genetic level.

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08/02/2024

05/02/2024

DNA Fate

DNA in your body contains the blueprints for who you are and instructions for who you will become.

Many people have mistakenly believed that the DNA with which we are born is the sole determinant for who we are and will become, but scientists have understood for decades that this idea of genetic determinism is a flawed theory.

25/01/2024

ASPARTAME

What is it and is it bad for health?

Aspartame is a common artificial sweetener in diet sodas, sweets and other processed foods. It is a low calorie chemical that can be up to 200 times sweeter than sugar. It has been controversial since its approval of use in the 1980’s.

22/01/2024

Upper Cervical Care

Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care focuses explicitly on the first two bones in the neck, C1 (Atlas) and C2 (Axis). The Atlas (C1) is the gateway between the brain and the body. All the information from the mind to the body passes through. All of the data from the body to the brain go through the Atlas. The brain is continually getting feedback from the body to regulate standard daily functions such as digestion, immune system, hormonal system, and even the external environment to name a few.

18/01/2024

Degeneration?

When the Medical Doctor said, time or aging was an issue they were right. Things that are born from this earth eventually degenerate as time goes by. The typical Chiropractor would say it’s Subluxation or spinal misalignment plus time as the driving force; they would be correct too but only added a layer.

Chiropractic adjustments reduce friction and stress on the joints allowing the body to move freely. Most importantly work on yourself from the inside out, and you will witness a faster recovery time.

08/01/2024

Who Benefits from Chiropractic the Most?

Chiropractic care works best when the body is healthy. Chiropractic care is centered around restoring health. It means the involvement with the body's innate intelligence is the most important thing.

The average person may think, if they are healthy why would they need chiropractic care?
Vertebral subluxations or misalignments can happen at any stage of health. Between 5-10% of the nerve in your body is meant by sensation, the likelihood of feeling any misalignment is low.