Archive for the ‘chiropractic’ Category

Getting Slim By Eating Fats? That All Depends…

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

As a chiropractor, I always advise weight loss for my overweight patients, not only as a way to keep organs such as the heart healthy, but every system of the body, including the musculoskeletal system (my specialty). Excess weight puts a burden on every part of the human body, including ...

Exercise May Stave Off Mental Decline

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Regular workouts protected cognitive function of older adults in two studies By now, everyone should know that exercise is good for both body and mind. Exercise enhances and strengthens every function of the body and "keeps the cobwebs" from forming in the mind. Still not sure about exercise and ...

No Evidence that Chiropractic Causes Stroke According to Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Amidst a great deal of emotion and rhetoric coming out of Connecticut this week regarding the stroke issue The Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation has just released a very clear position statement on the issue of chiropractic and strokes. Atlanta, GA, January 07, 2010 --(PR.com)-- According to the Foundation for ...

For Better Health in New Year, Add Exercise to Your Day

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Thirty minutes is all it takes, says exercise expert   (HealthDay News) -- Want to feel more fit in 2010? A professor of health and exercise science at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., says adding a half hour of exercise a day is the ...

Obesity, Inactivity Keeping Heart Health Stats Down

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Treatments have improved, but Americans fall down on prevention, experts say. By Ed EdelsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- While physicians and surgeons are getting better at treating heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems, too many Americans are ignoring the basic rules for preventing ...

Soy Beneficial for Breast Cancer Survivors: Study

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Surprising finding shows it reduces risk of death, recurrence By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Regular, moderate consumption of soy foods can help lower the risk of death and cancer recurrence in women who've had breast cancer, new research shows. What's ...

FDA seeks plan to curb opioid pain killer abuse

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drug regulators asked on Friday for manufacturers of prescription pain medications to provide more specifics on an industry plan to curb growing abuse of morphine, methadone, oxycodone and other opioid drugs.The Food and Drug Administration in February had asked manufacturers including Johnson & Johnson and King ...

Heavy kids may suffer back pain, spinal disc woes

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - Add severe back pain and spine abnormalities to the list of problems overweight and obese adolescents can develop. Among a group of young people who came to an emergency department for severe back pain, researchers found that many had abnormalities in the lower spine. Most ...

Stifled Anger at Work Doubles Men's Risk for Heart Attack

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

More open on-the-job interaction might ease the problem, researchers say By Ed EdelsonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Men who bottle up their anger over unfair treatment at work could be hurting their hearts, a new Swedish study indicates. Men who consistently ...

Stifled Anger at Work Doubles Men's Risk for Heart Attack

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

More open on-the-job interaction might ease the problem, researchers say By Ed EdelsonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Men who bottle up their anger over unfair treatment at work could be hurting their hearts, a new Swedish study indicates. Men ...