Category: Whole Body Health
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Ultrasound Plus Exercise Is Effective In Helping Knee Arthritis
Ultrasound combined with exercise 3 times per week for a month, appears to be effective in providing pain, mobility, functionality and activity in patients with knee arthritis. ~ Dr. Broussard Efficacy of Continuous and Pulsed Therapeutic Ultrasound Combined With Exercises for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial Clin Rehabil , 269215520903786 2020 Feb 17 Patrícia Pereira…
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Are Diabetics Being Cheated?
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. A recent patient was concerned that despite watching her diet and taking her diabetes medication her hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) keeps going up. Remember, HbA1c is a lab test that shows the average level of blood sugar (glucose) over the previous 3 months. It shows how well you are controlling…
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Cycle Exercise May Help Improve Diabetic Neuropathy
Cycling exercise at 50-70% of heart rate reserve, 30-45 minutes, 3 sessions per week for 12 weeks my help improve symptoms of diabetic neuropathy. ~ Dr. Broussard Cycle exercise improves vascular function and neuropathic symptoms in patients with type 2 diabetes and peripheral neuropathy: A randomized controlled trial Experimental Gerontology — Gholami F, et al.…
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Most toothaches do not require antibiotics, new ADA guideline says
October 29, 2019 Antibiotics are not needed for most toothaches, the American Dental Association, or ADA, instructed in a newly published guideline, saying that antibiotics may do more harm than good in these cases. Previous research has shown that dentists prescribe around 10% of all antibiotics, and that most are unnecessary. Such overprescribing can contribute to…
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This article reports a possible risk factor for high blood pressure may be gum disease. ~ Dr. Broussard Review Links Periodontitis to Increased Odds for Hypertension October 23, 2019 Five of 12 interventional studies confirmed reduction in hypertension after periodontal treatment TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Periodontitis (PD) is a possible risk factor…
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A Warning From a Doctor Who Has Done Thousands of Steroid Injections for Arthritis
The extremely common treatment might be causing more harm than previously thought. JAMES HAMBLIN OCTOBER 17, 2019 After giving birth to a baby, a young woman told her nurses at Boston Medical Center that she was having pain in her hip. That happens sometimes after births, says Ali Guermazi, one of the doctors involved. As…
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Could Eating Local Food Reduce Blood Pressure and Diabetes Risk?
Published Friday 26 July 2019 By Tim Newman Fact checked by Isabel Godfrey A recent pilot study finds that consuming local foods with fewer additives might reduce abdominal fat, blood pressure, and diabetes risk. The study is small-scale, but the findings are intriguing. The food that we eat has a huge effect on our overall…
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How About a Broccoli Detox?
By: Austin Perlmutter, MD, Medical Student, Miller School of Medicine Since childhood we’ve been told to eat our broccoli, a request usually based on the claim that “it’s good for you.” Though we now have substantial research to back up this statement, new data from Johns Hopkins scientists may be one of the best reasons to keep this…
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Processed Meat, Lamb, Pork and Risk of Colorectal Cancer
This article suggests that lamb and pork are worse than beef in terms of their association with colorectal cancer. Processed meat was even worse than lamb and pork. ~ Dr. Broussard Red meat and processed meat intake and risk of colorectal cancer: A population-based case–control study European Journal of Cancer Prevention — Saliba W, et…
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Glucosamine Use Associated With Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk
This article in the British Medical Journal found that the people who used glucosamine for their arthritis also had lower risks of cardiovascular disease. ~ Dr. Broussard Association of habitual glucosamine use with risk of cardiovascular disease: Prospective study in UK Biobank BMJ — Ma H, et al. | May 17, 2019 In order to…