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In this weeks video health tip, Dr. Matthew Davis, director of Crossroads Chiropractic, shares important information looking at the teenage depression and the energy drink-junk food connection. The rate of young people diagnosed with anxiety and depression has sky rocketed in the last few years and research is pointing at energy drinks and junk food…

In this weeks video health tip, Dr. Matthew Davis, director of Crossroads Chiropractic, shares important information looking at neck pain in children and the benefits of chiropractic care. Neck pain in children is a significant health issue, with increasing prevalence as they age. Two researchers analyzed 50 children with neck pain, ages ranging between 6…

In this weeks video health tip, Dr. Matthew Davis, director of Crossroads Chiropractic, shares important information looking at the heart healthy benefits of eating a plant-based diet. A team from Icahn School of Medicine in New York recruited over 15,000 participants for the diet study and monitored their health for 4 years. The study included…

In this weeks video health tip, Dr. Matthew Davis, director of Crossroads Chiropractic, shares important information looking at osteoarthritis, a chronic joint disorder of cartilage. 80% of North Americans will be diagnosed with osteoarthritis by age 65, and 60% will experience significant joint pain. Recent research shows osteoarthritis may be caused by inflammation, the same…

In this weeks video health tip, Dr. Matthew Davis, director of Crossroads Chiropractic, shares important information looking at brown adipose tissue (BAT), or brown fat. It was once thought that, in humans, only babies had brown fat. But we now know that we all have at least a little bit of brown fat, and unlike…