Ollis Chiropractic - Louisville

• posted: Feb. 07, 2023
• Dr. Jared Ollis, DC

SCOLIOSIS:  WHAT IS IT, WHAT CAUSES IT, AND HOW CHIROPRACTIC CAN HELP When new patients come in for their initial exam, they will often inform us that they have scoliosis.  When Read More

• posted: Feb. 07, 2023
• Dr. Jared Ollis, DC

With some of my spare time in the morning, I will often read short informational articles about health and wellness. Recently, I read a short article about suggestions for aging Read More

• posted: Jan. 16, 2023
• Dr. Jared Ollis, DC
• Foods & Nutrition

What is kombucha? Simply put, kombucha is a carbonated, probiotic tea.  It has a tangy, vinegary taste with some sweetness. How is kombucha made? Kombucha is made by placing a SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture Read More

• posted: Jan. 04, 2023
• Dr. Jared Ollis, DC

Sleep: Importance, Benefits, and how to do it  Quality sleep is vitally important to our health.  It ought to be viewed as one of the “health basics,” such as consistent physical Read More

• posted: Dec. 08, 2022
• Dr. Jared Ollis, DC

BLUE ZONES:  TOOLS FOR LIVING A LONG, HEALTHY LIFE What are Blue Zones? Blue zones are specific geographical locations around the world where people live longer than average.  There are five Blue Read More

• posted: Dec. 08, 2022
• Dr. Jared Ollis, DC
• Foods & Nutrition

COFFEE:  THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE MOLDY My guess is (without digging into any statistics) most Americans drink at least one cup of coffee sometime throughout the day, every day, Read More

• posted: Nov. 15, 2022
• Dr. Jared Ollis, DC

CHIROPRACTIC AND OLDER ADULTS:  WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? A large portion of our patient base is between the ages of 35-50.  Obviously, these patients have parents in their late 60’s, 70’s, Read More

• posted: Sep. 29, 2022
• Dr. Jared Ollis, DC

WORLD SPINE DAY 2022:  EVERY SPINE COUNTS! Since 2008, October 16th has been designated as World Spine Day.  This year’s theme is “Every Spine Counts.”  The purpose of World Spine Day Read More

• posted: Sep. 29, 2022
• Dr. Jared Ollis, DC

JOINTS AND NERVES:  WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM WHEN YOU RECEIVE A CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT? Most patients understand how the spine can become misaligned and need correction, or how joints can Read More

• posted: Sep. 12, 2022
• Dr. Jared Ollis, DC

Chiropractic was discovered in 1895 when Daniel David (D.D.) Palmer, a Canadian immigrant, delivered the first chiropractic adjustment to a local janitor named Harvey Lillard in Davenport, Iowa.  D.D. Palmer Read More

• posted: Sep. 08, 2022
• Dr. Jared Ollis, DC

We often find that people are unfamiliar with a chiropractor’s education.  Chiropractors are trained as primary care physicians, which requires that they be well-educated in a wide variety of areas. Read More

• posted: Aug. 03, 2022
• Dr. Jared Ollis, DC
• Kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that children be exclusively breastfed for approximately the first six months of life.  They recommend that a mother continue to breastfeed beyond six Read More

• posted: Aug. 03, 2022
• Kids

In part one of this two-part blog series, we talked about how children can accrue injuries to their spines from birth to the present.  In part two, we will discuss Read More

• posted: Aug. 03, 2022
• Kids

Patients that are newer to our office are often surprised that we recommend chiropractic care for their children.  Why would children, especially young children, need chiropractic care when they don’t Read More

• posted: Apr. 29, 2022
• Foods & Nutrition

You may have heard about an “anti-inflammatory” diet, or that foods that are anti-inflammatory are good to eat.  This is because low-grade, persistent, systemic inflammation at the cellular level has Read More

• posted: Apr. 08, 2022
• Foods & Nutrition
• superfoods,  nutrition,  food friday,  healthy food,  recipes,  standard process

Now-a-days, it seems like everywhere you turn, some health enthusiast is writing a blog about “super” foods.  In my opinion, any food you consume is only as super as your Read More