Dr. Nikki Porteus, owner and chiropractor at Renew & Restore Wellness, in Southlake and Las Colinas, TX, is passionate about empowering others to lead healthier lives. In our blog, we cover a variety of topics from chiropractic to exercise to stretching, to posture, to pregnancy, to babies and more!
Why was I so terrified to step into an unknown situation without the comfort of control and familiarity? As I sit looking out the window I make a decision, I could spend the entire plane ride (and trip for that matter) trying to figure out why this has been my past experience or I can choose grace.
Read MoreTime… it seems to be a topic that comes up often these days! “Busy” or “slammed” or “swamped” are words that I hear and read repeatedly, and I know they come out of my mouth too! What is common knowledge, yet so intriguing to me, is that we’ve all got the same 24 hours in a day!
Read MoreRecent studies are revealing that the average person sits at least 10 hours a day! While there are great options such as standing desks to help break up the sitting, there are still some important practices to implement when we are sitting on our behinds!
Read MoreAccording to the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association over 68 million pediatric chiropractic visits took place in 2013. Typically, people think that one only sees a chiropractor after an auto accident or injury. In all actuality, individuals of any age can have spinal misalignments which result in nerve interference.
Because a majority of us sit behind a desk all day, our glutes are asleep. Much like the phrase "use it or lose it", our brain forgets that our booty muscles are there. When we perform movements or exercises that would normally utilize our glutes, other muscles have to step in and compensate for the sleeping giant. What does this mean for overall function of our body?
Read MoreWhat is it about the first step that is so tough? Is it a fear of the unknown? A fear of failure? Too many other commitments calling our name? A fear of letting go of who we were or how we identify ourselves at this very moment? I think, more often than not, it’s a combination of these things that we use to disqualify ourselves.
Read MoreSo let me ask you, what moments or decisions exemplified strength for you this year? For me, in 2017, strength looked like a lot of pressing into the discomfort of making difficult decisions, asking (what felt like) stupid questions, having uncomfortable conversations, trying new things, facing fears and remaining steady when everything about my circumstances felt unsteady. As I reflected back through all of these experiences, there was one common factor… that strength didn’t come from me.
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