Janae Says...

Something I’ve noticed in the past two years or so is that there are cycles, or trends, if you will, in types of dieting and nutrition. I have followed people on Instagram (try @skinnymeg31 , @jazzythings , @dallassrae , @busygirlseatclean , @corinanielsen , @shivalicious89 , @trishallen , @fromfatgirlto5k , @fitalicious_me , @tastyhealth ) and watched their journeys. Some of them started overweight and lost a lot of weight. Some of them started thin and got healthy and toned. Some of them decided to do bikini and physique competitions. Some of them got to an unhealthy weight, ruined their metabolisms, or developed eating disorders. Many of them have evolved in the way they think about nutrition. While they all have had different paths, they have the same goal: health and balance. They also love food! I’ve learned a lot just by reading their posts, seeing their food, and observing their development. There are a few dieting trends I see that have lingered in the last couple of y...

I've seen a chiropractor three times in the past three weeks. I had x-rays done on Thursday. He asked me to come back today (Tuesday) to talk about them and the direction we are going to go. Don't worry though, guys, it's good news! /sarcasm I only have an excessive lower spinal curve, causing my neck to lose its own curve. Here's how a neck should look... But mine looks more like the middle one here... And the loss of the curve in my neck is causing tendons in my neck to calcify. (This is why my neck always hurts.) And the straightness in my neck means it's not moving optimally, causing the beginning signs of arthritis in several of my vertebrae. And my neck's tendency to go straight could cause me to have a hunch neck if I don't address it. My pelvic bone is also crooked (both front to back and up and down), which has caused my spine to go crooked to make the rest of my body feel straight. And my crooked spine has caused the tendons...