Dr. Graham Jenkins | Lighthouse Health & Chiropractic Kelowna

Mr. Jones, It’s all in your head!

100+Living, 21st Century Diseases, Health Conditions, Heart Problems

What would you say if I started out this blog by saying that heart disease is all in your head? More and more in the literature we see research cropping up about how our emotions play into our physical health.…

The Pain of Change also known as Chiropractic Made Me Worse!

Adjustments

Today’s chiropractic can have some challenging starts. Anywhere from the first 2 weeks to the first 2 months a new patient can struggle with pain. In this blog I’m going to share the story of 2 people that I had…

Nutrition Hack 3 Getting Clean from the Inside Out

100+Living

Going for perfect is a recipe for disaster. Before we get into hack #3 we need to be absolutely clear on the difference between practical progression and perfection. Some nutritionists and researchers set the “clean living” standard so unrealistic that…

Ski tuning. Fatherhood. Intentional Leadership and Hockey Parents

100+Living

3 critical leadership principles from life school. Some human behavior causes me to scratch my head. Especially in the area of leadership. I hope you find this helpful, or a least thought provoking. This is a big change in content…

A Different Set of Eyes

100+Living, Adjustments, Poor Posture

Why your traditional doctor is missing it This is a picture of the underground hallway to my office. Painters are changing the color from brown to grey. For me it’s not the color but what’s happened over the last week…

7 Sleep Strategies to Extend Your Life and be Happy

100+Living, Insomnia, Sleep

The incredible power of quality, regular rest. Michael Hyatt has a terrific blog post on the power of naps. It’s called the 5 reasons you should take a nap every day. It’s a great summary of the health benefits of…

5 Reason’s Why My Patient’s Always Have a Great Year.

100+Living, Planning for 100+Living

If they will follow these 5 steps. Over the last 20 years I’ve had some successful starts and some dismal starts each year. When I reflect back over the great years, I see one critical aspect on those years. Planning…

What Kind of Mattress Should I Buy?

Featured, Spinal and Nerve Selfcare

Another client came in after a horrible night (again) on his memory foam mattress. He did the “2 o’clock fling” and spent the rest of the night in pain moving between the floor and the mattress. So here’s the deal…

Get Ahead on Injuries with Today’s Active Living Chiropractic.

Children's Health, Health Conditions, Sports Injury

I’ve logged a lot of hours at kids sports events. With a family that’s as active as ours, it’s only natural that our kids gravitate towards sports. The thing that often goes unnoticed is how rarely our kids miss a…

Does Today’s Chiropractic Really Boost Athletic Performance?

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Absolutely. Changes in athletic performance and physiological measure in university baseball players was measured before, during and after chiropractic adjustments. The results showed significant improvement in fourteen weeks in muscle strength and long jump distance in the group receiving adjustments.…

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