"I've made a promise to myself to be a 100% healthy person if nothing else." ~ Picabo Street … [Read more...]
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Wellness/Prevention: Alcohol and Calories
Alcohol contains 7 kcal/g (second only to fat, which contains 9 kcal/g). A glass of wine has 178 calories and takes 38 minutes of brisk walking to burn off. A regular alcohol drinker may get up to 10% of their total calorie intake from … [Read more...]
Chiropractic: Why Did You Wait?
Patients often wait before seeking Chiropractic care. They hope the problem will go away on its own or they try home remedies (drugs, ice, heat, other therapies, etc.) first. Injuries are almost always slower to recover when care is put off, so the … [Read more...]
Exercise: Walking
Women who walked more than 3 hours a week were 43% less likely to suffer a stroke compared to those who didn't do any physical activity. Stroke, January 2013 … [Read more...]
Diet: Sugary Drinks
People who regularly consume sugary drinks are more susceptible to becoming obese or overweight. Annually, the average American consumes 100 lbs of sugar from drinks. Regularly drinking sugary beverages may amplify obesity in those genetically … [Read more...]
Health Alert: Less Weight Counseling?
145 million adult Americans are overweight or obese, and while the number of overweight and obese Americans has increased, the amount of weight counseling offered by primary care physicians has decreased, especially for patients with high blood … [Read more...]
Mental Attitude: Unaware?
Only 5% of Americans realize obesity raises cancer and respiratory disease risk! The majority of the public believes obesity to be the second most serious health issue in the country, after cancer. When asked whether their weight was normal, 50% … [Read more...]
Quote of the Week
"Poor health is not caused by something you don't have; it's caused by disturbing something that you already have. Health is not something you need to get,it's something you have already if you don't disturb it." ~ Dean Ornish … [Read more...]
Wellness/Prevention: Drowsy Drivers
4% of United States adults have fallen asleep or dozed off while behind the wheel. Sleepy driving is more common among adults who sleep less than six hours per night, snore, or fall asleep randomly during the day, compared with people who do not. … [Read more...]
Chiropractic: Macro vs. Micro Trauma?
Macro-trauma is an accident such as a car accident or falling down. Many people think this is the only way injury occurs. Micro-trauma is a cumulative effect from simple acts of daily living over a long period of time (weeks, months, or years) that … [Read more...]
Diet: Fast Food and Asthma
Children who eat three or more fast food meals a week have a 39% greater risk for severe asthma. British Medical Journal, January 2013 … [Read more...]
Exercise: Good Reasons
Exercise reduces blood viscosity, enhances your muscles' abilities to extract oxygen from your blood, and increases your productivity. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health, 1996 … [Read more...]
Health Alert: Prescription Drug Abuse.
Prescription drug abuse is just behind marijuana as the United States' most widespread drug issue, with 22 million people beginning use of non-medically prescribed pain alleviating drugs since 2002. Rates of abuse span from 3.6% in Iowa to 6.4% in … [Read more...]
Mental Attitude: Depression Risk
People who drank more than 4 sodas (sugar-sweetened or diet) per day were 30% more likely to be diagnosed with depression than those who consumed none. Those who drank 4 cans of fruit punch per day (sugar-sweetened or diet) were 38% more likely to … [Read more...]