Cooking with gas burners on stoves and in ovens can produce unhealthy levels of indoor air pollution. These pollution levels can be higher than those encountered in heavily polluted outdoor air. Simply turn on the range exhaust fan and cook on the … [Read more...]
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Chiropractic: Effects Of Motion
Patients with DJD (degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis) participating in conditioning exercises showed significant improvement in endurance, grip strength, and flexibility. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 1984 … [Read more...]
Exercise: Pain Relief?
Exercise helps to alleviate pain related to nerve damage (neuropathic pain) by reducing levels of certain inflammation-promoting factors called cytokines. This supports exercise as a potentially useful non-drug treatment for neuropathic pain. In … [Read more...]
Diet: Junk Food and Disney
Junk food ads will be banned from The Walt Disney Company's TV channels, websites and radio stations that are targeted at kids. Disney added that it is the first media company to take such action. Children watching shows on its ABC network will no … [Read more...]
Health Alert: Pediatric Blood Pressure!
A study of 2500 pediatric patient visits revealed that doctors and nurses failed to check blood pressure 20% of the time. Of the 2000 patients who were checked, 726 had elevated blood pressure scores; however, 87% of these findings went unremarked … [Read more...]
Mental Attitude: Depression and High-Fat Diets
In addition to causing obesity, rich foods can actually cause chemical reactions in the brain that ultimately lead to depression. Researchers observed that mice that received a higher-fat diet showed signs of being anxious by avoiding open areas, as … [Read more...]
Quote of the Week
"The only failure one man should fear, is the failure to do his best." ~ DD Palmer … [Read more...]
Wellness/Prevention: Increasing Fiber
Only 1% of adolescents consumed the recommended daily intake of fiber, 28 grams for females and 38 grams for males. On average, they consumed only one-third of the recommendation. Those who don't eat enough fiber tend to have bigger bellies and … [Read more...]
Chiropractic: Take A Deep Breath
Chiropractic care can increase the ability for the lungs to inflate and the ribcage to move, helping you breathe better. … [Read more...]
Exercise: Good Reasons
Exercise improves respiratory muscle strength, improves muscle endurance, reduces your risk of having a stroke, and helps you burn excess calories. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health, 1996 … [Read more...]
Diet: Hurry and Get Curry
The spice turmeric is an ingredient in curries and has been used for 2,500 years as a major part of the Ayurvedic system of medicine in India. A compound found in the spice called curcumin can increase the levels of a protein known to be vital in the … [Read more...]
Health Alert: I’ll Have Another
There is good evidence that moderate alcohol consumption protects against heart disease, but when all of the chronic disease risks are balanced against each other, the optimal consumption level is much lower than many people believe. Researchers … [Read more...]
Mental Attitude: Eating Together?
Family dinners are associated with lower incidences of teen depression, substance use, and delinquency. Family meals may afford a regular and positive context for parents to connect with kids emotionally, to monitor their social and academic … [Read more...]
Dairy Farmers Use Chiropractors – Increases Milk Output
Dairy farmers use Chiropractors to keep cows comfortable in attempt to boost milk output. View the video on YouTube … [Read more...]