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Breakfast of Champions

At McLaughlin Chiropractic Center, we all know we should eat a "good breakfast". Most of us in Morehead City can still hear the voice of our third grade teacher ringing in our ears - "Did everyone ...

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Decompression

Did you know that your spinal column's spongy intervertebral discs comprise fully 25% of this segmented structure's entire length? But most of us don't get to enjoy the maximum height, springiness ...

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Flocking Behavior

The scientific concept of complexity is only a few decades old, but like many powerful ways of looking at the world it has spread rapidly throughout the public consciousness. Anyone who has watche ...

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Can Work Be Relaxing?

Not too many people would agree that "oh, yeah, my work is relaxing". Stressful work scenarios are common. If we work at a computer there are additional physiological stresses. Are there tactics w ...

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Riding the Brakes

Every driver knows that you can’t get to your destination with one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brake. But simple machines such as automobiles are fairly easy to operate. There are ...

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Hamlet's Fitness

"To stretch or not to stretch." That wasn't exactly Hamlet's question. The Prince of Denmark had matters of state to consider. Getting ready for his next fencing lesson had taken low priority. But ...

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