Golf Workshop

Golf Workshop

The golf season is just around the corner. This workshop aims to help bring the most out of your early season game. If you haven’t been as diligent as you would have liked performing your off-season golf fitness routine, don’t despair; there is still time to prepare your body for the upcoming season. This workshop will give you

Balancing Blood Sugar Naturally

Balancing Blood Sugar Naturally

Does any of this sound familiar to you: feeling “hangry “ when you miss meals, anxiousness/nervous feelings are relieved by eating, you crave sugar, bread, or alcohol regularly, you have a hard time concentrating or staying on task, you have trouble sleeping through the night, frequent headaches, frequent “midnight snacking” - or any late-night eating, dizzy or fainting spells throughout the day? If you are reading this and saying YES! to any of these, the issue may…

Getting active after winter hibernation

Getting active  after winter hibernation

As the days start to get longer and warmer many people start to experience the drive to “get healthy” and get moving again. I hate to break it to you, but you are a year older than you were last year, so it might not be as easy just to jump back into your old routine. Here are some tips to help you get back into an exercise routine and avoid injury.

Surviving Time Change

Surviving Time Change

Originally daylight savings was implemented to make better use of daylight and conserve energy. The first recorded time change in Canada occurred in Thunder Bay in 1908. Many people report a transient disruption in sleep quality during the adjustment of the time change, a study published in 2020 actually demonstrated a number of adverse health side effects observed from the time change.

Capture Cape Breton Finalists

Once again you made it extremely difficult to narrow it down to just 6 finalists. Our island is incredible and we thank you for sending us all your amazing shots! But there can only be 6 finalists. Please take a second to vote on our facebook page and instagram page. Voting is open September 5th - 12th. The winner will take home: a monthly massage for the remainder of 2020 compliments of our amazing massage therapists at our clinic, a 10 class pass punch card for our exercise classes and a $20 GC to Selkie’s.

Fine Print:

  • entrants must like Island Chiropractic Facebook page/follow us on Instagram (this is so we can tag YOU)

  • entry must be a picture of Cape Breton that YOU took - it can be from a "real camera" or a phone, but you must be the photographer

  • winner will receive a complimentary massage on a Monday or Tuesday every month (starting in September) for the remainder of the year

  • massages must be booked in advance and cannot be sold to somebody else (but can be gifted)

  • prize does not include massage therapist gratuity

  • massages must be claimed by the same person

  • by entering you are giving us permission to use your picture on our website and social media pages

2020 Capture cape breton finalists 

#1 Sarah Landry - Sydney River

#1 Sarah Landry - Sydney River

#2 Danielle Levangie - East Bay Sandbar

#2 Danielle Levangie - East Bay Sandbar

#3 Marie Donovan - Inverness

#3 Marie Donovan - Inverness

#4 Carolyn Belair - Bay St. Lawrence

#4 Carolyn Belair - Bay St. Lawrence

#5 Andrea Anderson - Dingwall Harbour

#5 Andrea Anderson - Dingwall Harbour

#6 Chris McGean - Gooseberry Cove

#6 Chris McGean - Gooseberry Cove