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 woods...
Health & Wellness
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 of...
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...
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 with...
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 or...
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 of...
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,...
The Q&A on CBD
CBD Myths CBD is illegal. FALSE CBD will get you high and it is addictive. FALSE All CBD oil is the same. FALSE CBD Uses There is a growing interest in the use of CBD oil for many health-related conditions. While the medical community is only just starting to...
2020 is the Year of Clear Vision
We say this every year … last year just FLEW BY! But so much has changed going into this year, that before discussing a vision for the future, let's spend a moment on the present. This month, Beth Mills will be departing Capitol Rehab to pursue new ventures. Beth...
Gift Yourself a Healthy Lifestyle This Holiday Season
With a shortened holiday season and too much stress associated with it, instead of writing out a Christmas or Hanukkah gift list this year, I'd like to suggest you create a "healthy lifestyle checklist." Sure, you're probably going to have to buy a few gifts for...
Our Position on Vaccines: It’s Not What You Think
It seems the hot topic of the month is whether or not to vaccinate. When asked this question, I’m acutely aware of the reason people ask chiropractors this question. There is the assumption that chiropractors, a profession built on holistic healing and not...