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Hands On HealthOur Toxic WorldIn this episode of Hands On Health, Drs. Frain discuss common toxic ingredients in everyday items. Although sunscreen can be an important factor in helping prevent skin cancer, some sunscreens contain cancer-causing ingredients that can actually contribute to the development of cancer. Ingredients, like oxybenzone are known carcinogens that should be avoided at all costs. Mineral based sunscreens are usually less toxic than their counterparts.During the summer months, bug repellent is another area where toxins are prevalent. In addition to using less toxic repellents on your body, planting bug repelling plants, such as lemongrass, c...2023-06-0927 minHands On HealthTop 5 Tips for Fewer HeadachesOver 45 million Americans suffer with headaches on a regular basis. In this episode of Hands On Health, Dr. Susan Frain shares her personal struggle with headaches and how a chance encounter helped find and eliminate the cause. Drs. Frain review the three most common types of headaches, including migraines, stress headaches and cluster headaches. They also dive into some of the most common causes of headaches, such as stress, medication and arthritis. Drs. Frain then review their top 5 most successful headache treatments, which include increasing your water intake, using ice or heat, improving your posture, el...2023-05-1726 minHands On HealthSupplements 101Choosing the right supplement can mean the difference between improving your health or not making any difference whatsoever. Did you ever wonder why you can walk into a store and pay one price for a bottle of vitamins, but the same vitamin at a health food store is twice the cost? It has nothing to do with big box stores selling a larger quantity giving them the ability to charge a lower fee, and everything to do with the quality of the supplement itself. And what about physician-grade supplements that are only available through a chiropractor, or o...2023-05-0928 minHands On HealthSleeping WellThis episode of Hands on Health, is all about sleep. With over 70 million Americans suffering from some form of sleep disorder, Drs. Susan and Patrick Frain dive into some of the most common reasons we have trouble falling or staying asleep, and what to do about it. Some of the most common sleep disorders include insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy, and circadian rhythm disorder. In this episode, we will focus on insomnia. People with insomnia tend to have trouble falling, and staying, asleep. One of the reasons people have so much trouble with in...2023-05-0225 minHands On HealthRunning on Borrowed Time - The Top 10 Most Common Injuries in Runners With 26 bones in each foot, approximately 25% of the bones in our entire body, are located in our socks and shoes. In this episode of Hands on Health, Drs. Frain explore the top 10 most common injuries in runners, many of which can happen in non-runners as well. The 26 bones of each foot, form three arches; the medial (inner) arch, lateral (outer) arch, and transverse arch. These arches distribute the weight of our body evenly over our feet, help with propulsion, and absorb shock. If one or more of these arches fall, a variety of problems can develop, which ca...2023-04-2626 minHands On HealthLaser Focused on Chronic PainIn this episode of Hands On Health, Drs. Frain discuss the most common types of chronic pain, as well as solutions from a medical perspective and alternative healthcare perspective. According to the CDC, over 50 million adults suffer with chronic pain. Roughly 80% of those adults also suffer with depression. Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability in the United States, with the nation spending over $635 billion per year in treatments, disability payments, and lost productivity. Chronic pain will usually result from one of two events; an illness or injury that you have recovered from, but st...2023-04-1927 minHands On HealthEat, Play, Adapt - Keys to Growing a Healthy FamilyIn this episode of Hands on Health, Drs. Frain discuss the Eat, Play, Adapt approach to keeping your family healthy. EAT - One of the best ways to help your kids develop healthy habits, is have them begin helping with family meal preparation as soon as possible. Young kids can begin by putting fruit in a colander and washing it off. As they get older, helping prepare their own lunch for school, and even putting them in charge of the family dinner. Teaching kids how to read labels and understand that if they are unable to pronounce t...2023-04-1221 minHands On HealthHands on Health - Episode 1 - How to Heal Your GutIn this episode of Hands on Health, Drs. Susan and Patrick Frain explore the ins-and-outs of a healthy gut. In this inaugural podcast, they dive into the importance of gut health and how things we eat, drink, or take every day, can cause our gut to become imbalanced. They discuss the 4 R's of rebuilding your gut health, including removing inflammatory triggers that are associated with an increase in gut permeability, replacing the triggers with nutrients that decrease inflammation, reinoculating with good bacteria, and repairing the intestinal lining with specific nutrients known to decrease inflammation and intestinal permeability. 2023-04-0430 min
Real Chiropractic Stories#030 How You Can Take a Whole Self Approach to Your Self Health JourneyIn this episode of Real Chiropractic Stories, we have Dr. Susan Frain. Susan has worked up the ranks in healthcare from EMT to Chiropractor. Since she was 18 she had been experiencing migraines and realized they weren't stemming from medication but from the inside out. This realization changed her life and her entire family's life forever. Listen to what keeps Dr. Susan Frain inspired and what she's telling her patients/community to help them strive during this time.2020-06-0221 min