by Dr. Jeffrey Ptak, DC, DSS, MSS, MA | Nov 8, 2017 | Health
People feel shame and guilt about their smartphone and digital addictions, but the truth is we are simply at the mercy of how profoundly technology shapes the human brain. It’s understandable why digital dementia” — the loss of cognitive function due to excessive digital use, and “digital ADD” are so common today.
As with many great inventions throughout human history, nobody could have predicted such pervasive neurological consequences of the internet, smartphones, video games, and social media. The human brain is so sensitive to manipulation by these tools that one study showed the mere presence of a smartphone impaired cognitive function in subjects, even though it was turned off!
How digital marketers trick the brain into addiction
Although the endless novelty of technology makes it easy for the stimulus-seeking brain to get hooked, digital addiction has also been engineered for commerce and profit.
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by Dr. Jeffrey Ptak, DC, DSS, MSS, MA | Aug 4, 2016 | Health
Chiropractic and Neuro-Degenerative Diseases: The Concussion Story
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by Dr. Jeffrey Ptak, DC, DSS, MSS, MA | Jun 24, 2016 | Health
Pain reflects existence of a problem….
Opioids reduce the intensity of pain signals reaching the brain and affect those areas of the brain that control emotion and diminish the effects of a painful stimulus….Medications that fall within this class include hydrocodone, (Vicodin), oxycodone (OxyContin, Percocet), morphine, and codeine….
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by Dr. Jeffrey Ptak, DC, DSS, MSS, MA | Dec 5, 2014 | Health
Article Summary: To be healthy, you must be connected physically, emotionally and spiritually…this is the goal of Chiropractic.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
You were born to express vibrant physical, mental, and spiritual health—to radiate vitality, harmony, peace, joy, optimism, strength, love and healing at any age. This is your natural state! Yet disharmony, illness, disease, depression, fatigue, emotional isolation and spiritual disconnection touch so many lives. Too many of us walk this earth with our bodies, hearts and souls in pain.
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by Dr. Jeffrey Ptak, DC, DSS, MSS, MA | Nov 21, 2014 | Health
In Part 1 of this series, we talked about being the change you want to see in the world, all the way down to the cell level. Last week, in Part 2, we had a spirited discussion about Twinkies and Madison Avenue. In the final installment, you will learn about…
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by Dr. Jeffrey Ptak, DC, DSS, MSS, MA | Nov 14, 2014 | Health, Nutrition
In Part 1 of this series last week, we talked about being the change you want to see in the world, all the way down to the cell level. This week, in Part 2, we discuss…
Chiropractic, the Universe and Twinkies
The Universe is an organized, healthy, sane, harmonious, self-healing, and self-regulating system. It exhibits an incredibly precise order, whether we’re considering molecules and atoms or galaxies and stars. There are no mistakes, extra parts or extraneous organisms. The whole thing works within a context of Intelligence which most people call Divine (Buddha, God, Mother Nature, etc.). When we as human beings attempt to improve on perfection by manipulating the Universe to suit our whims, things always get worse. The evidence of this is clear to any 3rd grader.
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