"What is called genius is the abundance of life and health." ~ Henry David Thoreau … [Read more...]
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Wellness/Prevention: Sleep and Pain?
Sleep disorders lead to 253 million days of sick leave a year in the United States. 63.2 billion dollars are lost a year due to insomnia. A third of this is due to absence from work, while the other two thirds is due to a loss in productivity at … [Read more...]
Chiropractic: Quit Smoking!
Smokers suffering from spinal disorders and related back pain reported greater discomfort than those who stopped smoking during an 8 month treatment period. Patients who had never smoked and prior smokers reported significantly less back pain than … [Read more...]
Exercise: Good Vibrations
Within 7 months of starting a poor diet, normal mice became obese, with significant damage to their immune and skeletal systems. Daily 15-minute treatments of low-intensity vibration, barely perceptible to human touch, helped restore the immune and … [Read more...]
Diet: Red Wine and Cancer
Resveratrol, a chemical found in red wine, is thought to help prevent cancer. Lab models designed to identify any benefits from consuming the amount of resveratrol in 2 daily glasses of wine found a reduction in the rate of bowel tumors by around … [Read more...]
Health Alert: Childhood Obesity Rates Falling!
During the first decade of the 21st century, childhood obesity rates among children in lower income families in the United States have decreased (14.94% in 2010 vs. 15.21% in 2003). The Journal of the American Medical Association, December 2012 … [Read more...]
Mental Attitude: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs. Antidepressants
Only a third of patients respond fully to antidepressant medications and there is no consensus on what to try next. In a study of 469 patients from the United Kingdom who did not fully respond to initial treatment, 235 patients again received the … [Read more...]
Quote of the Week
"Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness." ~ Edward Stanley … [Read more...]
Wellness/Prevention: Get Your Sleep!
Sleep disorders lead to 253 million days of sick leave a year in the United States. 63.2 billion dollars are lost a year due to insomnia. A third of this is due to absence from work, while the other two thirds is due to a loss in productivity at … [Read more...]
Chiropractic: Spinal Degenerative Joint Disease and Pain
There are several reasons spinal degeneration causes pain: Mechanical compression of nerve by bone, ligament, or the disk. Biochemical mediators of inflammation. Mechanical nerve compression results in decreased blood flow and swelling, which … [Read more...]
Exercise: 5 Major Reasons
Exercise helps control your weight preventing excess weight gain or maintaining weight loss, combats health conditions and diseases, improves mood, boosts energy, and promotes better sleep. Mayo Clinic … [Read more...]
Diet: Red and Processed Meat
Meat consumption increases the risk of prostate cancer. Men who consumed the most red meat had a 30% increased risk of cancer. Processed red meat was associated with a 10% increased risk of prostate cancer with every 10 grams (about one-third of an … [Read more...]
Health Alert: Parental Math Skills and Medication Errors
Parents with poor math skills (3rd grade level or below) are 5 times more likely to measure the wrong dose of medication for their child than parents with math skills at the 6th grade level or greater. In a study of 289 parents, 27% had math skills … [Read more...]
Mental Attitude: Anxious Parents?
Parents diagnosed with social anxiety disorder are more likely to exhibit less warmth and affection towards their children, criticize them more, and express doubts about their child's ability to complete a task. This can heighten anxiety in their … [Read more...]