Health Tips

Throughout the past three decades, Dr. Ira Shapiro has provided safe, gentle and effective chiropractic care to tens of thousands of patients ranging from community members to professional athletes competing at the highest international levels.

This section of our website provides information beyond chiropractic care. Click on the articles below and you will find news about our practice as well as practical wellness information which you can incorporate into your lifestyle to improve the quality of your life. Dr. Shapiro writes about issues relating to aging, fighting fatigue and staying physically fit.

Importance of Good Posture

Andrey Popov/Bigstock.com As technology has become ever more pervasive in our daily lives, we spend countless hours looking at various devices. Many spend 40 or more hours a week sitting at a desk. Is it any wonder that many of…

Ways To Reduce Exposure to EDCs

One of the best ways to limit your exposure to EDCs is to limit your use of plastics. Plastics are a pervasive and widespread source of exposure and they can contain and leach these hazardous chemicals. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) can…

Sleeping Well?

DimaBerlin/Bigstock.com Sleeping well makes us feel better, more alert, energetic, and better able to concentrate and perform our daily tasks. Getting enough sleep each day is one of the most important things you can do for your health and well-being.…

Grains For Low Carb Diets

StasMO/Bigstock.com The popularity of low carbohydrate diets seems understandable since research shows that a low-carb diet can be effective for weight loss. This type of diet helps stabilize blood sugar levels and ultimately drops the body’s levels of insulin, a…

Reduce Preservatives in Your Diet

KatrinEra/Bigstock.com Preservatives are crucial to the preservation, safety, and freshness of the foods in the food supply system. They are added to food to prevent spoiling and to maintain nutritional value. There are two types of food preservatives, natural and…

What is Lactic Acid?

The human body prefers to generate most of its energy using aerobic methods, meaning with oxygen. The oxygen helps to convert glucose into energy. Some circumstances, however, require energy production faster than our bodies can adequately deliver oxygen. In those…