Health & Wellness

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My Ankle Hurts…And I Don’t Know Why?

I guess I could call this “Volume 2: Dr. Booker Is Getting Old Like the Rest Of Us”, because several weeks back my ankle began hurting for absolutely no reason at all. I wish I had a great story to tell! I wish I could tell you it happened running through the...

How To Improve My Health and Wellness – Part 1

Understanding the Basics This is my first, in what will be several messages to address The Capitol Rehab “How To” Checklist to improve health and wellness. As we age (and we are all doing that) it will inevitably take MORE WORK, just to maintain the current status...

What I Have Learned From My Discussions With Death

This was very difficult to write but I feel like everyone needs to hear this. As you may remember in last month's newsletter I spoke about the sudden physical and mental demise of my father. For little over five months, my father has been battling major health...

Can a Doctor of Chiropractic Be a Primary Care Physician?

If you've ever visited a chiropractor, then you know that they are specialists in health problems associated with the body's muscular, nervous, and skeletal systems, especially the spine. They diagnose and treat back and neck pain and address injuries and aches...

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COVID, Mood, and Gratitude: Secondary Side Effects of the Virus That We Can Adjust

During this time of year, it is customary to give thanks. I want to start by giving thanks to Dr. Matt Buchanan who performed my Achilles surgery. It wasn’t long ago that Achilles surgery meant a painful 9-12 months for full recovery. When I had my procedure, Dr....

Gyms Are Reopening But We Have Learned Three Things Since They Closed

As you probably know, Capitol Rehab of Arlington started out in the Golds Gym in Clarendon back in the 1990s so consider me a great fan of gyms as a place for people to congregate and improve their overall wellbeing. But apparently, 24 percent of people disagree...

Obesity and COVID-19: How Exercise Increases Immunity

By Dr. Bill Booker, DC, and Dr. Denia Tapscott, MD Don't forget our Boost Your Immunity webinar on Thursday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. Click on this registration link to join us! It should come as no surprise to you that the practitioners at Capitol Rehab of Arlington...

Grandma Knows Best: Garlic and Ginger to Boost Immunity

By Drs. Bill Booker, DC, and Denia Tapscott, MD For centuries, food has been used as medicine. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, once wrote, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." In more recent times, it turns out grandma knows best! With...

Coronavirus by the Numbers: 99.7 Percent of New Cases Are Classified as ‘Mild’

Our goal is to provide information on Coronavirus by the numbers in order to help our community stay informed. The most common misconception regarding the data is conflating the rate of contracting the virus with the rate of getting seriously ill from the virus. As...

Support Your Immune System During Virus Season and All Year Long

With coronavirus occupying headlines these days, a lot of attention is focused on ways to prevent spreading the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) has issued recommmendations for reducing the spread of disease. They include washing hands,...