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Nutrition Articles

Tryptophan: A Sleepy Amino Acid

Mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes and turkey, oh my! As your mouth salivates just thinking about the holiday meal, be ready to give into the post-dinner relaxation and calm. Eat. Nap. Enjoy!

Broccoli: Your Super Vegetable

Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn wants you to eat your veggies! Start with broccoli. The greener (or even purplish), the better.  It’s anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, full of fiber, vitamins and nutrients. Spice it. Butter it. Cheese it. Just eat it!

Prunes & Pomegranates are Your Friends!

Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn wants you to try a couple "p" fruits: the prune and pomegranate. Yes, they’re a bit odd. One's a shriveled up plum and the other has funny seeds inside. But they taste good and are so good for you!    

Stop the Yo-Yo! The Benefits of Weight Loss

The frustration of weight loss affects many Ashburn residents, but satisfaction may be yours with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn’s help. When you are tired of diet game, turn to Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn to help you meet your goal.

Eat Fish - Save Your Bones!

That's right. When you step out on the town in Ashburn for dinner, choose fish. Eating fish high in omega-3 oils may protect your bone mass and possibly prevent osteoporosis and its related fractures.

Arthritis and Low Back Pain Relief

Ashburn arthritis sufferers can find hope for pain relief at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn where chiropractic care includes spinal manipulation and nutrition to reduce the pain and inflammation of arthritis.

Are you fat enough?

There is such a thing as good fat. The essential fatty acids are good fats, and you want to be full of them. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn can unravel the alphabet of essential fatty acids - EPA, DHA, EFA, GLA, ALA - and show you how to benefit most.

A Multivitamin for Me? Really? YES!

Our Ashburn diets being what they are in this fast-paced world, many turn to multivitamin supplementation to fill in the nutritional gaps. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn shares some of the benefits in dietary supplementation.

Vitamin C is Good for Your Bones, Too!

Vitamin C is essential to bone formation and bone-loss prevention. Most of us in Ashburn recognize Vitamin C for its antioxidant power, but overlook its value to bone. Vitamin C is quite the multitasking vitamin!