Health and Wellness Blog

  We need to talk. Don’t you hate hearing those words? But seriously we need to talk. You know like the time your high school sweetheart wanted to talk and dumped you right before the prom. Well, this is kind…

Much can be debated on genetically modified or engineered foods, but really anything that is grown using toxic pesticide spray we’re gonna take a pass on. It’s just not justifiable to ingest something that can also make an insect explode,…

  That chocolate cupcake has been calling your name all afternoon. Yes, it’s time for your sugar break before you hit “the work wall”, and you know what? It’s fine. There is, believe it or not, an allotted amount of…

Studies have shown that stress not only contributes to weight gain and weight loss but also causes a process of overeating that can lead to imbalances and spikes within the body. For example, cortisol and insulin are the two most…

Once upon a time it was unheard of for a doctor’s opinion to be challenged, but today’s patients are getting second and third opinions, seeking out alternative health care solutions and pursuing natural options to find out the best course…

  The Holistic Road or The Traditional Medical Model The typical approach to “health,” hasn’t worked for years. To most people, “health” means, “I’m not in pain” or “I’m not sick often.” That isn’t true health! Our society isn’t changing…

People eat food for many reasons, not just when they’re hungry, but that’s typically the most common one. It’s nothing to feel even a tiny bit hungry and immediately hop to the fridge to snack or chow down on a…

Long before the Beach Boys were crooning about pickin’ up such Good Vibrations in their board shorts and flip flops, a Russian physician in the eighteen sixties was creating actual vibrations as a way of physical therapy. Didn’t think this was gonna…

Weight Loss – It’s Achievable! It’s no secret – obesity has hit epidemic status with more than 2/3 of all American adults currently labeled as overweight or obese, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (read here). What...

Kids Have Spines Too! Many people in the greater Akron, Ohio community often ask us if we provide chiropractic care for children, to which we answer a resounding, “YES!” There’s a famous quote by the great Frederick Douglass that goes,…

What is Laser Therapy? Laser therapy – sounds kind of futuristic, sci-fi, right?! Well, it’s here NOW at Advanced Health and Wellness Center in Wadsworth, Ohio, and our patients couldn’t be more excited about it. Often times, when patients learn…

Functional medicine Functional medicine is a healthcare approach based on science, that treats illness and enhance wellness by focusing on unique, biochemical aspects of the patients. It is capable of restoring psychological, physiological and structural balance. Functional medicine targets the…