According to a new study, activity in the brain changes during deep sleep in a manner that allows the cerebral spinal fluid to rinse out the waste products that can accumulate during the waking hours. Sleep medicine specialist Dr. Raman Malhotra … [Read more...]
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“You don't have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it'll go.” — Yogi Berra … [Read more...]
New Tool Can Predict Five-Year Risk of Kidney Disease
The Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium has developed a new risk calculator tool that can predict how likely you are to develop chronic kidney disease within five years based on variables such as age, blood pressure, and fasting blood glucose … [Read more...]
Teenagers with Neck and Back Pain
Evaluations of 305 adolescents revealed that 8.6% currently had back pain, 47% had back pain in the last year, and 65.1% had an episode of back pain in their lifetime. The researchers add that 5.9% of participants currently had neck pain, and the … [Read more...]
E-Bikes Can Provide a Worthwhile Workout
Pedal-assist bikes (also known as e-bikes) can provide basically the same level of workout as regular bikes. In this study, researchers pitted e-bikes against regular bikes on a six-mile test loop and found that riders were able to enter the … [Read more...]
Sweetened Beverages Can Stiffen the Arteries
An analysis of data from the Brisighella Heart Study has identified an association between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and increased arterial stiffness. Past research has linked the hardening of the arteries with an elevated risk for poor … [Read more...]
Don’t Let Babies Sleep on an Incline
The Consumer Product Safety Commission warns parents not to let a baby sleep in rockers, pillows, car seats, or any other product that holds an infant at an incline greater than ten degrees. Researchers report that lying on an incline can activate a … [Read more...]
Waist Size Linked to Dementia Risk
Researchers reviewed data concerning 872,082 seniors and found that for every five-centimeter increase in waist circumference, an individual’s risk for dementia diagnosis over the next five years increases by about 5%. Obesity, November 2019 … [Read more...]
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“Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus ten thousand times is skill.” — Shinichi Suzuki … [Read more...]
Easing Hot Flashes
The Cleveland Clinic reports that about two-thirds of menopausal women in North America suffer from hot flashes. To relieve hot flashes, the clinic recommends identifying and avoiding triggers such as heat, smoking, caffeine, sugar, spicy foods, … [Read more...]
Spondylolisthesis and Spinal Alignment
Spondylolisthesis is a spinal condition that occurs when one spinal vertebra slips over the one immediately underneath it. In a recent study, researchers reviewed lateral lumbar radiographs of 104 patients with low back pain and found that high … [Read more...]
Pick Up the Pace for Better Cognitive and Overall Health
New research that looked at data concerning nearly 1,000 individuals who participated in a 40-year study suggests that a faster walking pace is associated with higher scores on cognitive assessments, a more robust immune system, and healthier teeth … [Read more...]
Home Cooked Meals Linked to Fewer Harmful Chemicals (PFAS).
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of chemicals found in packaged foods, which past animal studies have been linked to reproductive and developmental problems, liver and kidney disease, adverse effects on the immune system, and … [Read more...]
Todays Funny
The Birth of Chiropractic Medicine - comic. … [Read more...]