Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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Passing on Breakfast OK for Weight Loss
This study, funded by people who make breakfast foods, found that some people can skip breakfast and still lose weight. ~ Dr. Broussard Skipping breakfast may not be such a barrier to weight loss, a randomized controlled trial found. by Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today June 05, 2014 Skipping breakfast may not be such…
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What is the Best “Dose” of Chiropractic Type Treatment for Chronic Back Pain?
For people with chronic back pain (pain for more than 12 weeks), 12 chiropractic type treatments over 6 weeks provided the most cost effective relief. ~ Dr. Broussard Cost analysis related to dose-response of spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low back pain: outcomes from a randomized controlled trial – Full Text Article J Manipulative Physiol…
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Turmeric for Arthritis
This study suggested that curcumin (the active ingredient in turmeric root) may help to reduce inflammation and pain in arthritis patients, thereby, reducing the amount of arthritis medicine they have to take. In this study, they used C3 Complex, 1,500 mg, 3x/day for 6 weeks. ~ Dr. Broussard May 30, 2014 Curcuminoids, the bioactive components…
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Physical Therapy Doesn’t Help Hip Arthritis
This article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that physical therapy does not help people with hip arthritis better than a sham treatment, which raised questions about the value of using physical therapy for patients with hip arthritis. ~ Dr. Broussard Effect of physical therapy on pain and function in patients…
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Help Knee Pain By Strengthening The Hips
This study concluded that using hip exercises are superior to knee exercises. They exercises the patients 3 times a week for 8 weeks. The exercises that worked best were for the hip adductors and external rotators. Here’s a video on how to exercise the hip abductors, and another one for strengthening the hip external rotators.…
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Sitting Is the New Smoking
by Laird Harrison May 09, 2014 Physical inactivity ranks higher than smoking, obesity, or high blood pressure among the causes of heart disease in Australian women older than 30 years, a new study shows. “Programmes for the promotion and maintenance of physical activity deserve to be a much higher public health priority for women than…
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Resistance Exercise May Help Your Anxiety
In this article published in Frontiers in Psychology, the authors provide support for the use of resistance exercise in the clinical management of anxiety. ~ Dr. Brousssard The anxiolytic effects of resistance exercise Front Psychol. 2014; 5: 753. Published online 2014 Jul 10. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00753 PMCID: PMC4090891 PMID: 25071694 Justin C. Strickland Abstract Numerous studies…
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10 Scientific Reasons You Should Be Eating More Eggs
Kris Gunnars, Authority Nutrition May. 6, 2014, 12:11 PM Eggs are among the few foods that I would classify as “superfoods.” They are loaded with nutrients, some of which are rare in the modern diet. Here are 10 health benefits of eggs that have been confirmed in human studies. 1. Eggs Are Incredibly Nutritious Eggs…
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Spinal Stabilization Exercises Help Back Pain Due To Degenerative Disc Disease
Spinal stabilization exercises are effective for reducing pain in people with back pain due to degenerative disc disease. I have a set of “Core Stabilization Exercises” that you can download on my Exercise Instructions page on this website. ~ Dr. Broussard Effects of Spinal Stabilization Exercise on the Cross-sectional Areas of the Lumbar Multifidus and…
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Why do some intervertebral discs degenerate, when others (in the same spine) do not?
This article discusses the process of disc degeneration and the reasons discs degenerate. The good news is that they conclude that moderate mechanical loading, strengthens all spinal tissues. ~ Dr. Broussard Clin Anat. 2015 Mar;28(2):195-204. doi: 10.1002/ca.22404. Epub 2014 Apr 19. Adams MA Abstract This review suggests why some discs degenerate rather than age normally.…