How Are You Standing?
The afferent information collected by your feet is critical to the overall balance and motion of your body. Without this important information making its way unimpeded to your brain due […]
Neurogenesis and Exercising Your Brain
Everyone knows movement is good for our bodies, and everyone will agree that exercise throughout our lives is beneficial for our physical health. What about the health of our nervous […]
The crisis of mental health
There is no doubt that research in chiropractic has exploded over the last decade, from technique-specific benefits such as chiropractic biophysics and upper-cervical-specific techniques, to the science of subluxation itself. […]
The Science Behind Expressing Yourself
Nature vs. nurture has often been discussed in the scientific realm. What makes us us? Is it our genetic makeup or is it how the environment influences us? It may […]
Our Biotensegrous Selves
“It’s time for you to stand up on your own two feet,” says the old adage, referring to gaining stability by relying on our body’s interaction with gravity, especially at […]
The Barriers We Create
Every day on my morning commute, I look out the window of my car and I’m struck by two emotions: terror and wonder. It terrifies me to think that the […]
What The Health?
Let’s start this conversation with a healthy discussion. What are the two most important organs in the human body? Importance in the manner of sustaining life functions in its full […]
Living in Glass Boxes
What exactly does it mean to be human? Is it because we have a soul? Is it because we are able to critically think and problem-solve? Or maybe it is […]
Career Services offerings put students, alumni on right path
In this post, Life West student Kyrah Bacote interviews Dr. Palmer Peet, Director of Alumni Relations, about the Career Services tools available to Life West students and alumni. You can […]
The Relationship between Core Stability and Chiropractic
Core Stability has been a popular phrase that is used by a multitude of professions for decades. Though many of these professions teach the importance of a stable core, there […]
