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Wellness/Prevention: Sleep Well
Increasing the number of hours adolescents sleep each night may reduce the prevalence of adolescent obesity. A recent study shows that fewer hours of sleep is associated with greater increases in adolescent body mass index (BMI) for participants … [Read more...]
Chiropractic: Satisfied Low Back Pain Patients
Patients with chronic low-back pain treated by chiropractors showed greater improvement and satisfaction after one month of care than patients treated by family physicians. Satisfaction scores were higher for chiropractic patients. A higher … [Read more...]
Exercise: More Reasons
Exercise helps to retard bone loss as you age, thereby reducing your risk of developing osteoporosis. Exercise also helps improves pain tolerance and mood if you already suffer from osteoarthritis. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and … [Read more...]
Diet: So How Much Salt and Potassium Should You Consume?
Diet: So How Much Salt and Potassium Should You Consume? The World Health Organization recommends adults should reduce salt intake to 5g per day and consume at least 3510mg of potassium per day. World Health Organization, January 2013 … [Read more...]
Health Alert: Less Salt, More Potassium
Reducing salt intake can lower blood pressure, which ultimately reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke. Results show that four or more weeks of modest salt reduction leads to notable decreases in blood pressure. Increased potassium intake was … [Read more...]
Mental Attitude: Happily Married?
A recent study concludes that young and happily married newlyweds are more likely to gain weight than their young and unhappily married counterparts. For each unit increase in satisfaction, on average, males and females both gained one tenth of a BMI … [Read more...]
Quote of the Week
"A fit, healthy body--that is the best fashion statement." ~ Jess C. Scott … [Read more...]
Chiropractic: Neck Pain Relief!
75% of Americans deal with neck pain at some point in their lives. In a study comparing spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) and prescription medication as treatment options, researches concluded that SMT was more effective both in the short and … [Read more...]
Wellness/Prevention: Kidney Disease and Being Overweight
Being overweight in young adulthood may significantly increase individuals' risks of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) by the time they become seniors. Those who were overweight in their late 20s and early 30s were twice as likely to have CKD … [Read more...]
Exercise: Walking and Smoking
Teens who increased the amount of time they exercised by at least 20 minutes (equivalent to a short walk) were more likely than their peers to resist lighting up a cigarette. Journal of Adolescent Health, April 2013 … [Read more...]
Diet: Heart Disease and Red Meat
Carnitine, a compound abundant in red meat and added as a supplement to popular energy drinks, has been found to promote atherosclerosis (hardening or clogging of arteries). Nature Medicine, April 2013 … [Read more...]
Health Alert: World’s Population To Stop Growing?
A research team predicts that the Earth's population will stabilize by 2050. The world population in 2100 will be within a range of 15.8 billion people (according to the highest estimates with a high fertility variant) and 6.2 billion (according to … [Read more...]
Mental Attitude: Teenaged Smoking, Depression, and Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a costly health problem. Although it is primarily evident in postmenopausal women, its roots can be traced to periods of growth, including adolescence. A recent study showed that smoking and depressive symptoms in adolescent girls had … [Read more...]