Feeling Like you Have No Energy?

Try some vitamin B12.  Here is a great article on the benefits of B12 Vitamins.  We have started carrying B12 vitamin liquid shots here at the clinic.  Don't hesitate to ask questions the next time you're in for your adjustment!

Vitamin B12 is sometimes also called cyanocobalamin because they contain a metal ion which is cobalt. The vitamin b12 benefits that are the most popular are often due to its crucial role in giving you energy. While not all the functions and vitamin b12 benefits are clear they definitely have a vital role in the creation of healthy red blood cells. In fact, you might sometimes hear of people such as athletes or people with low energy getting a B12 injection. You often hear about these injections because clinicians use them to help your energy level and nervous system. These vitamins might also be important in the production of neurotransmitters in your brain such as dopamine and serotonin.

Another of the B12 benefits is that it protects myelin which is a fatty material that covers your nerves and enables them to transmit electrical impulses/messages between the nerve cells throughout the body. Depressed patients often have low serotonin so one of the benefits of vitamin b12 is their role in preventing depression which is another of the reasons it is often called an energy vitamin. They also support your growth and appetite. People sometimes associate this vitamin with weight loss because since it increase your energy and metabolism your body will naturally  increase its daily energy consumption.

B12 vitamin is found in animal-based foods such as eggs, dairy products, fish including crabmeat, croaker, lobster, oysters, scallops, and meat. This is one of the reasons why vegetarians often have problems with vitamin B12 intake and might suffer from vitamin b12 deficiency symptoms . It’s interesting to note that your body actually produces a small amount of vitamin B12 in your small intestine thanks to bacteria that live there and help you digest foods. If you are vegetarian make sure you have enough B12 vitamins in your diet. If not, supplements are heavily recommended because this is an essential vitamin and you will have to add a much harder time making sure you have sufficient amounts of B12 in your diet. Other people at risk of deficiency in vitamin B12 are young children and seniors who can have problems storing a good supply of vitamins in their bodies. As previously mentioned some people, especially those with pernicious anemia, also get vitamin b12 injections because their diet does not naturally have enough for their needs.

You only need a few micrograms of the vitamin daily to receive all the benefits of vitamin b12; people sometimes enjoy taking up to a few milligrams claiming improved energy and no side effects. Since Vitamin B12 is a water soluble vitamin all excess will simply be washed away in your urine. This is unlike vitamins such as vitamin A which are stored in your fat so while you might want to take a lot of supplements to take advantage of all the vitamin A benefits your actually doing so at your own peril past a certain daily amount. If you decide to take Vitamin B12 supplements you definitely want to make sure there is ample information about the brand you want to buy and contacting your health doctor for his approval is probably also a good idea.

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Chiropractic Speeds Up Your Golf Swing!

Take a look at this article about how simple physics and chiropractic improves the speed of your golf swing!
Article shared from Planet Chiropractic News. (http://www.planetc1.com/)

Marietta, Georgia -- It is a simple physics equation in golf: the higher the swing speed, the farther the golf ball travels. The average PGA Tour player generates a swing speed in the neighborhood of 110 MPH. Maurice Allen, a first year chiropractic student at Life University, recorded the highest ever swing of 161 MPH as recorded on the Momentus® Speed Whoosh, a golf training aid.

The previous record of 159 MPH was set by Joe Miller, the 2010 Remax Long Drive Champion. Before Miller, the record of 157 MPH was held by Jamie Sadlowski, the 2008 and 2009 Remax Long Drive Champion. Maurice will attempt to qualify for the 2011 Remax event beginning in March. The finals will be held in Mesquite, Nevada in November.
 
Allen attributes his long drive prowess to God-given abilities. “I’ve never really played golf,” he says. “My dad played when I was growing up, but I never competed and never owned golf clubs.” He only discovered his uncanny knack for long hitting about six months ago.
 
“I lost a bet,” says Allen. “I was helping a friend of mine named Steve Harrison organize a golf event, and he bet me I couldn’t hit the ball very far.” From that first shot, a phenomenon was born. You can regularly find Maurice Allen in the PGA Superstore in suburban Atlanta, literally cracking golf balls into a net. On a recent visit, he cracked the covers of three regulation golf balls, the sheer force of the club splitting the ionomer polyelectrolyte cover.
 
Allen is taking his newly discovered talent seriously, training in the Life University Sport Science Institute (LUSSI). LUSSI is a proprietary center on the campus of Life University that specializes in helping elite athletes reach peak performance. Through a specific regimen of chiropractic adjustments, fitness and nutrition, Allen is becoming a finely tuned athlete, ready to take on all comers in long drive competitions. He credits LUSSI’s Dr. Keith Rau with helping him break the club head speed record, and looks forward to seeing how far he can push the limit of the golf ball.
 
About Life University Founded in Marietta, Georgia in 1974, Life University is the largest chiropractic college in the world. Life University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) to award four-year undergraduate and graduate degrees in a variety of health care, science, business and general studies fields. The mission of Life University is to empower students with the education, skills and values necessary for career success and life fulfillment, based on vitalistic philosophy.