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The graduating class of 2020 is special for several reasons. As most of you are well aware, this class had to miss proms, graduations, and other senior year events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the student athletes of 2020, many also had their last year of high...
Well, April certainly was an eventful month. As soon as some questions about the coronavirus were answered, more were presented. As we roll into May, we know that we're not out of the woods yet and we expect to have some trying times ahead. Especially with the...
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...
By Dr. Bill Booker, DC and Dr. Denia Tapscott, MD Before we get to the larger discussion of hydration and its effect on your immune system, we want to make this Public Service Announcement: DRINK YOUR WATER! It seems so simple, but yet so few of us do it. When we say,...
Dr. Bill Booker, DC, and Dr. Denia Tapscott, MD Ask any epidemiologist about viruses and they will tell you: You can’t avoid them. Viruses and bacteria are all around us all the time. The key to managing the barrage is by preparing your body to react well when it...
By Dr. Bill Booker, DC, and Dr. Denia Tapscott, MD When we get ample and quality sleep, we feel better, which allows us to reduce or manage stress better. No surprise! But are you aware how profoundly powerful and important sleep and stress reduction are for boosting...
By Drs. Bill Booker, DC, and Denia Tapscott, MD Have you ever asked your doctor if he or she had any suggestions for fighting the common cold? Did your doctor answer, a big bowl of Vietnamese Pho soup? No? Boy, did you miss out. Even if the doctor responded, "I don’t...
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 or...
By Drs. Bill Booker, DC, and Denia Tapscott, MD While we're out of the office this week, we will be sending you the "Immunity Minute" — one IMMUNITY BOOSTING topic a day. Some of you may be familiar with these topics, some of you may find them novel. We hope that you...
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 of...
March 8 is the official date of Capitol Rehab's anniversary, and we are grateful to still be serving the Greater Arlington community, especially through so many trials and tribulations. In fact, what better time than now to recount all that we have endured through and...
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,...
