chiropractic
A Walk in the Park May Stimulate Your Immune System
Aah, sunshine. It has gotten such a bad rap in the past few years that that beautiful warm yellow orb has seemed more like an enemy than the smiling friend children often draw. Well, today I read some good news about sunshine, or at least about Vitamin D, that I’m eager to pass along to [...]
Getting Slim By Eating Fats? That All Depends…
As a chiropractor, I always advise weight loss for my overweight patients, not only as a way to keep organs such as the heart healthy, but every system of the body, including the musculoskeletal system (my specialty). Excess weight puts a burden on every part of the human body, including the vertebrae of the spine [...]
Exercise May Stave Off Mental Decline
Regular workouts protected cognitive function of older adults in two studies
By now, everyone should know that exercise is good for both body and mind. Exercise enhances and strengthens every function of the body and “keeps the cobwebs” from forming in the mind. Still not sure about exercise and “mental health”? Then read the following article [...]
No Evidence that Chiropractic Causes Stroke According to Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation
Amidst a great deal of emotion and rhetoric coming out of Connecticut this week regarding the stroke issue The Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation has just released a very clear position statement on the issue of chiropractic and strokes.
Atlanta, GA, January 07, 2010 –(PR.com)– According to the Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation there is no [...]
For Better Health in New Year, Add Exercise to Your Day
Thirty minutes is all it takes, says exercise expert
(HealthDay News) — Want to feel more fit in 2010?
A professor of health and exercise science at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., says adding a half hour of exercise a day is the key to a healthier lifestyle.
“People don’t realize you can get tremendous benefit from [...]
Obesity, Inactivity Keeping Heart Health Stats Down
Treatments have improved, but Americans fall down on prevention, experts say.
By Ed EdelsonHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) — While physicians and surgeons are getting better at treating heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems, too many Americans are ignoring the basic rules for preventing them, according to new statistics from the American Heart Association.
Topping the [...]
Soy Beneficial for Breast Cancer Survivors: Study
Surprising finding shows it reduces risk of death, recurrence
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) — Regular, moderate consumption of soy foods can help lower the risk of death and cancer recurrence in women who’ve had breast cancer, new research shows.
What’s more, the association between soy and a reduced risk of death held true [...]
FDA seeks plan to curb opioid pain killer abuse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. drug regulators asked on Friday for manufacturers of prescription pain medications to provide more specifics on an industry plan to curb growing abuse of morphine, methadone, oxycodone and other opioid drugs.The Food and Drug Administration in February had asked manufacturers including Johnson & Johnson and King Pharmaceuticals to come up with [...]
Heavy kids may suffer back pain, spinal disc woes
CHICAGO (Reuters Health) – Add severe back pain and spine abnormalities to the list of problems overweight and obese adolescents can develop.
Among a group of young people who came to an emergency department for severe back pain, researchers found that many had abnormalities in the lower spine. Most of those abnormalities occurred within the discs, [...]
Stifled Anger at Work Doubles Men’s Risk for Heart Attack
More open on-the-job interaction might ease the problem, researchers say
By Ed EdelsonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) — Men who bottle up their anger over unfair treatment at work could be hurting their hearts, a new Swedish study indicates.
Men who consistently failed to express their resentment over conflicts with a fellow worker or supervisor [...]