Above all, Core Health is determined to help you achieve optimal health at all times. Although our work is mostly in the doctor’s office, we can help at home with this health blog. We offer tips, homeopathic ways to heal, and other ideas to consider. Our staff stands by these treatments and blog posts to help you heal. Welcome to Core Health’s health and wellness blog.
Early Intervention in Berks County
Every child is unique and develops at his or her own pace. However it is important to be aware of fundamental milestones that are foundations for higher level learning. As a parent, it is a challenge to keep up with milestones and know when it is necessary to seek...
Do You Poop?
As a popular children’s book says in its title, “Everyone Poops”…well, mostly! Unfortunately almost everyone experiences some kind of constipation throughout their lives. A recent survey shows that 16 percent of Americans and a third of those older than 60 suffer from...
Four Strategies to Make Seated Work Less Stressful on the Lower Back
It’s been said that sitting is the new smoking and quite frankly, we couldn’t agree more. As professionals we can correlate so much of what we see in our office to prolonged periods of sitting. Here are four proven strategies to help reduce low back issues if you...
Are You Sleeping with the Right Pillow?
Sleeping wrong seems to be an epidemic in our society, at least this is what I’m hearing from my patients. Most of whom, at some point during their care, come into the office with aches and pains correlated to sleeping wrong. Maybe you can relate? I’ve previously...
5 Things I Learned from My Kid
Children are great learners and even better teachers. These little human beings are just that...human. They have their own ways of doing things, their own way of talking, playing, and even moving. You can learn a lot from interacting and even simply watching children....
Grab and Go
Let’s face it, in today’s day and age, not many people have enough time to sit down and actually cook and enjoy a healthy breakfast. If your household is running around in the morning and watching the clock, grabbing something prepackaged or boxed up is more than...
Baby Registry Must Haves: The NoseFrida
The NoseFrida is a Creative Product to Help with a Baby's Stuffy Nose This thing, this piece of beautiful blue plastic will be your best friend come your baby’s first stuffy nose. The thing about babies is that they can’t blow their noses, go figure. So when they get...
The Advantages of Lavender Essential Oil
Check out the first of many fun videos by Double Blessed Double Stressed, two moms trying to raise their families and build a business along the way. We chat about how to decrease toxins in the home and support a healthy lifestyle for everyone in the family. This...
One Small Step: Short Exercises You Can Do to Alleviate Sitting Strain
https://youtu.be/eWrx_bdPCzg While sitting can certainly be relaxing, prolonged sitting (even with good posture!) can cause pain and exacerbate ADHD symptoms. Chances are that all you need is a little exercise—but who has time for that in a busy day? Actually,...
Don’t Be Salty: Aging Effects of Sodium and Obesity
Have an overweight teenager who loves chips? Fast food? You may want to consider this study conducted by the Medical College of Georgia (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25869605), which showed a strong connection between sodium and early aging effects on...
Adaptive Chiro for Children with Sensory Needs
You’ve already worked through the mass of articles, advice, and paperwork that came along with your child’s diagnosis with ADHD, ASD, LD, or the like. While that alone has been overwhelming, the choice for treatment may seem just as daunting. Have you considered...
What If You Don’t Need a Pelvic Exam?
What if you found out that yearly pelvic exam you dread, with all of its awkwardness and discomfort, was actually unnecessary? According to some physicians, the lack of benefits of this procedure may mean that you don’t need to go through this traumatic experience...