"The best doctor gives the least medicines." ~ Benjamin Franklin … [Read more...]
Health News
Wellness/Prevention: Omega-3s Reduce Cancer Risk
According to researchers at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, a lifelong diet containing omega-3 fatty acids may reduce cancer risk by as much as 30%. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, February 2013 … [Read more...]
Chiropractic: Standard Medical Care and Chiropractic
Compared to those who received standard medical care (SMC) alone, military personnel (ages 18-35) with back pain who received chiropractic care in addition to SMC showed significantly more improvement in both decreased pain and increased physical … [Read more...]
Exercise: Short Bouts
Short bouts of moderately intense exercise seem to boost self-control, possibly due to increased blood and oxygen flow to pre-frontal area of brain. This is particularly important for children and teens, because well-developed higher brain functions … [Read more...]
Diet: Phytonutrients?
"Phyto" nutrients are substances of plant origin that appears to provide added natural protection against cardiovascular disease, cancers, and degeneration. They have anti-oxidant properties, which help with immunity, inflammation, growth, repair, … [Read more...]
Health Alert: Type 2 Diabetes Costs!
Diabetes cost the United States $245 billion in 2012. The new figure represents a 41% rise in just five years. The $245 billion includes $176 in direct medical costs (such as hospital and emergency care, visits to the doctor, and medications), and … [Read more...]
Mental Attitude: Decreasing Depression Symptoms in Adolescents
Teenage students who received mindfulness training (a form of meditation therapy focused on exercising 'attentiveness') in school were almost half as likely to report depression related symptoms than their peers who received no such training. At a … [Read more...]
Quote of the Week
“Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.” ~ Thomas A. Edison … [Read more...]
Wellness/Prevention: Fish Oil
Omega-3 fatty acids help adolescents and young adults (ages 12-25) who are at elevated risk for severe psychiatric disorders to function better in school, work and other social environments. National Institute of Mental Health, Feb 2012 … [Read more...]
Chiropractic: Growing
In 1970, there were an estimated 13,000 chiropractors in the United States. In 1990, the number swelled to approx. 40,000. As of 2012, there are nearly 58,000 licensed chiropractors in the United States. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, … [Read more...]
Exercise: Good Reasons
Exercise helps you maintain proper muscle balance, reduces the rate and severity of medical complications associated with hypertension, and helps to alleviate certain menstrual symptoms. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health, … [Read more...]
Diet: Weight On The Brain?
One-third of US adults are obese. A big part of the environment that encourages weight gain is the availability and consumption of calorie dense, high-fat foods. In particular, what we eat can alter the brain regions that regulate body weight. Leptin … [Read more...]
Health Alert: Stomach This?
The bacterium Helicobacter pylori is found in the stomachs of half the world's population. Although persistent infection with H. pylori increases an individual's risk of developing stomach cancer, it also decreases the risk of developing asthma. … [Read more...]
Mental Attitude: Standby Mode?
When the metabolic energy supply to brain cells is low (such as in comatose patients, in babies with serious neurodevelopmental disorders, and for a short period in some babies born prematurely) the brain enters a state called “burst suppression.” … [Read more...]