The Barto Think Tank
Healthy and Easy Packed School Lunch Ideas for Teens, Especially Boy Athletes
As parents, we know how challenging it can be to pack school lunches that not only appeal to your teen but also provide the nutrition they need to fuel their busy days. For active teens, especially boy athletes who burn significant calories during practice and games,...
Why Every Pregnant Woman Needs a Chiropractor: Busting Myths and Embracing Wellness
Today, we're diving into a topic close to my heart—prenatal chiropractic care. I’ve seen some confusion floating around out there, even among birth professionals, like doulas who sometimes think we chiropractors are here to “turn babies” and other myths. So, I thought...
School’s Out for Summer!
You may be too young to remember the 1972 Alice Cooper song by the above title, but if you’re like most kids, you no doubt are either just finishing up school or counting the days to summer vacation. It’s what kids from every generation live for!!! Just so you know...
5 Telltale Signs You Have a Slow Metabolism (and How to Speed It Up!)
Everyone has a friend or family member born with a naturally high metabolism. They can eat what they like, do mild exercise, and stay fit and healthy. But for the rest of us, weight loss can be extremely hard, especially if we are suffering from a slow metabolism. If...
Chiropractic During Pregnancy – 4 Things You Need Know
Pain, it’s one of the most common complaints during pregnancy, but it doesn’t have to be a rite of passage. Pain is also the most common reason for anyone to see a chiropractor, and for good reason. We’re really good at helping people with their pain. Having the...
Before you send your kid out the door to school, read this first
We are in the midst of back to school season! Considering how this year is going, I’m not so sure it’s terribly exciting for anyone. Remember those commercials with moms singing "It's the most wonderful time of year”? I haven’t seen those this year! It dawned on me...
Covid fears
Hey folks. The constant bombardment of coronavirus is wearing on me. Last week I had hoped all the concern just belonged to the media and those that have something to gain...like of course all the supplement companies are going to be emailing me about ALLLL the...
Baby’s first food
I feels almost like common knowledge. The most commonly recommended first food is cereal. But what if it's wrong? Like completely wrong. There's a complete alternate theory about which foods to introduce when. The mouth develops in sync with the digestive system, and...
When is your baby ready for his first food?
It's a very common recommendations....starting a baby on cereal before 6 months of age. There can be many reasons for this, and I'm not going through them all now, but two I do want to note. Maybe it's to help a baby sleep. It won't. All babies sleep differently,...
Taco Tuesday
Something that I find incredibly annoying is being intrigued by what looks like an amazing food and then having to scroll FOR-EV-ER through a completely unrelated blog post that recaps the blogger's sister's friend's cousin wedding day. It's the worst. Surely I'm not...
Get Fit Where You Sit – Playground Fitness Continued
There's a catchy title that I see other professionals use in talks for corporate wellness programs - Get Fit While You Sit. I feel like that's a partial truth. There's more to fitness than what you could accomplish just sitting, but any physical movement is going to...
All work no play? Not with our Workout on the Playground
Have you seen those blog posts titled "To the mom on her cellphone at the play ground...you're missing out on your kids, they're only young once and even though I have no idea what you have ever done with your children in any moment but this one right here or even if...
