Category: Whole Body Health
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Lifestyle Change Cost-Effective for T2D Patients
MedPage Today by Parker Brown August 22, 2014 Overweight patients with type 2 diabetes who were assigned diet and exercise goals reduced their healthcare costs by an average of more than $500 a year, a study found. Over 10 years, their costs were 7% less than those given diabetes support and education alone, according to…
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Low Back Herniated Discs Can Affect The Jaw Joint
The whole body is connected in some way. An article published in BMC Research Notes found that people with a herniated disc in their lower back have an associated abnormal movement in their jaw joints. ~ Dr. Broussard Effects of intervertebral disc disorders of low back on the mandibular kinematic: kinesiographic study BMC Res Notes…
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Eating Your Way to Better Dental Health
How diet can remineralise your teeth and save you visits to the dentist BY ROSEMARY BYFIELD, EPOCH TIMES August 6, 2014 Updated: August 6, 2014 When his baby daughter developed tooth cavities, Ramiel Nagel was shocked. How could this happen when, as a health-conscious individual, he had given her the best start in life and…
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Weight Watchers Tops in Efficacy Vs. Cost
– Among the most popular diet programs and drugs, Weight Watchers trims the most bulge for the buck, according to a new cost-effectiveness analysis. by Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today July 23, 2014 Among the most popular diet programs and drugs, Weight Watchers trims the most bulge for the buck, according to a new cost-effectiveness…
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Could Vitamin D Play a Role in Blood Pressure?
Low levels of vitamin D may play a causal role in the development of hypertension, researchers found. by Parker Brown June 26, 2014 Low levels of vitamin D may play a causal role in the development of hypertension, researchers found. Each 10% increase in vitamin D concentration was associated with lower diastolic blood pressure (-.29…
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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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Green Tea’s Impact on Cognitive Function Now Visible
by Megan Brooks Green tea appears to boost memory by enhancing functional brain connectivity, a new imaging study suggests. A study led by Stefan Borgwardt, MD, PhD, from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Basel, Switzerland, shows that drinking a green tea extract enhances memory performance, a finding that researchers suggest may have important clinical…
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More People Pick Elimination Diets to Discover Food Sensitivities
– The Fad and Science Behind Not Eating Entire Food Groups for Weeks at a Time By Sarah Nassauer April 16, 2014 The adage that you are what you eat doesn’t quite ring true for some people. A growing group is swearing by the idea: You are what you don’t eat. Elimination diets—which call for cutting…
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Chiropractic and the Common Cold
Chiropractic methods are utilized for many complaints, of which the majority of research-based evidence supports conditions related to the musculoskeletal system – that is, neck, back, upper and lower limb conditions. However, when applied to certain areas of the spine, spinal manipulation can have other beneficial effects that are also supported by research. One of…
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Chiropractic and Pregnancy
Chiropractic techniques are applied to MANY patient types, from infants and children to 80, 90, and even 100 year-olds! Obviously, gender is not a factor as both men and women seek chiropractic care and receive similar positive benefits. But, what about chiropractic care for the pregnant female patient? Are there reasons chiropractic should be avoided?…