Weekly Health Update for the Week of September 6, 2010

WEEKLY HEALTH UPDATE

Week of: Monday, September 6th, 2010

Courtesy of: James Stapleton, D.C. & David Dahlkamp, D.C. (502) 633-1073 - www.ShelbyCountyChiropractic.com
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Mental Attitude: Improve Your Mind. Oxidative stress may play a key role in Alzheimer's disease. Oxidative stress occurs when the production of free radicals exceeds the antioxidant capacity of a cell. Walnuts contain linolenic acid (omega-3 fatty acid) and are high in antioxidants. According to the FDA, "research shows eating 1.5 ounces of walnuts per day, as part of a low saturated fat and low-cholesterol diet, and not resulting in increased caloric intake, may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease." Mice on a diet without walnuts showed memory deficits, anxiety-related behavior, and severe impairment in spatial learning ability, position discrimination learning ability and motor coordination. Mice with walnuts in their diet showed significant improvement in learning, memory, emotional regulation and motor coordination. Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease, 2010

Health Alert: NFL Players Are 8 Times More Likely To Develop Lou Gehrig Disease! As reported on HBO's Real Sports, repeated head trauma suffered by NFL players produces toxic proteins that migrate to the spinal cord resulting in a disease very similar to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). According to a Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology article, the damage is made worse if the players don't rest after a concussion. It's suspected Lou Gehrig may have developed his name sake illness from at least six documented instances when he was knocked unconscious on the field. (He never took a day off).HBO's Real Sports

Diet: Get Your Vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased odds of cognitive impairment and dementia later in life (a 42% higher risk for those deficient in vitamin D).University of Exeter Peninsula Medical School (UK), 2010

Exercise: Exercise And A Beer Belly? Sit-ups and crunches will strengthen core muscles and help hold in belly fat, but won't eliminate it. The way to lose belly fat is to lose weight. Aerobic exercises are best to reduce body fat. Visceral fat is more metabolically active and breaks down faster than other fat, so when you start losing weight, you lose it in the midsection first. Mayo Clinic

Chiropractic: Why Get Adjusted? A simple analogy is working out -- it must be done continuously or you lose your muscular strength and development. With the spine, maintaining proper motion is needed as we constantly overwork the joints. All the small jobs performed throughout the day add up and cause the muscles around the spine to shorten, trapping chemicals in the muscle and leading to adhesion formation in just a few days.

Wellness/Prevention: What's Wrong With A Beer Belly? Beer bellies are linked to type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. Subcutaneous fat around the waist, thighs, hips and buttocks is not as dangerous as visceral fat that surrounds organs. Visceral fat within the abdominal wall is measured by waist circumference and when it exceeds 35 inches for women and 40 for men, it increases risk of heart disease, metabolic syndrome and overall mortality. Mayo Clinic

Quote: "Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war." ~ Donald Trump

Weekly Health Update for August 9, 2010

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WEEKLY HEALTH UPDATE
Week of: Monday, August 9th, 2010
Courtesy of:
James Stapleton, D.C. & David Dahlkamp, D.C.
(502) 633-1073 - www.ShelbyCountyChiropractic.com
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Mental Attitude: Massage, Physiological State and Chronic Headaches. Researchers have shown the psychological and physiological state of patients with tension headaches improves within 24 hours after receiving a 30-minute massage on trigger points in the neck.
Journal of Manipulative Physiological and Therapeutics, September 2009

Health Alert: Antifungal Properties Of Vitamin B3! Infections by the yeast Candida albicans represent a public health problem and a common complication in immunodeficient individuals such as AIDS patients, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and recipients of organ transplants. C. albicans enzyme, (Hst3), is essential to the growth and survival of the yeast. Nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, strongly reduced C. albicans virulence.
Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, University of Montreal, July 2010

Diet: Worst Foods in Your Fridge - Hot Dogs and Sausage. "Processed meats" like hot dogs and sausage are a staple in many homes. Hot dogs and sausage tend to contain lots of sodium (520-680 milligrams per 2-ounce serving) and fat (up to 23 grams total fat and 7 grams saturated fat per serving). According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), most Americans take in more than double the recommended amount of sodium. Substitute with lower-fat and lower-sodium meats (roasted poultry, pork tenderloin, roast beef and shrimp) or grilled vegetables (portabella mushrooms, eggplant, or roasted red pepper). Or, try lower-fat options like "light" franks, turkey kielbasa, or soy-based sausage substitutes. Elaine Magee, MPH, RD

Exercise: Reduce Heart Disease Risk! In the US, 81.1 million adults (one out of every three) have a heart or blood vessel disease. A combination of counseling, extended follow-up with a healthcare provider and self-monitoring of diet and exercise is the most effective way to help embrace lifestyle changes that can lower your risk for heart and cardiovascular diseases.
Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, July 2010

Chiropractic: The Amazing Human Body! Your body wards off sickness and heals itself 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That is why taking good care of it is so important (especially, before you get sick). Periodic chiropractic check-ups and adjustments can keep your body healthy, fit and feeling good.

Wellness/Prevention: Symptoms Are Not An Indicator Of Health. If you are symptom free, are you perfectly healthy? Consider the healthy looking person who suddenly dies of a heart attack. Obviously they were not healthy.

Quote: "It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision." ~ Helen Keller

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WEEKLY HEALTH UPDATE

Week of: Monday, July 5th, 2010

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Mental Attitude: Multivitamins Can Add Sparkle. Non-elderly adults who took multivitamins and minerals had significantly improved mental health, reduced subjective stress and increased 'vigor', with a strong trend towards an overall improvement in mood. According to David Kennedy, PhD of Northumbria University, "There is a wealth of evidence that suggests a relationship between micro-nutrients and psychological functioning. Vitamin C, for example, is the brain's most prevalent antioxidant and is found at its greatest concentrations in neuron-rich areas." Northumbria University, May 2010

Health Alert: Got Health Insurance? Many non-elderly adults in the US lack health insurance. 20% of men ages 18-64 (21.2 million) are uninsured, compared with 17.2 million women in the same age group. Those most likely to lack health insurance are younger, unmarried men. Men are less likely to have health insurance than women at every age range. Married men lack health insurance in greater numbers than married women before the age of 65, with 18.4% of married men from the age of 26-34 lacking insurance. Center for Economic and Policy Research, Institute for Women's Policy Research, June 2010

Diet: Cheese Found To Improve The Immune Response Of The Elderly. Cheese can help preserve and enhance the immune system of the elderly persons by acting as a carrier of probiotic bacteria. Daily intake of probiotic cheese can slow the age-related deterioration of the immune system known as immunosenescene. This deterioration means the body is unable to kill tumor cells and reduces the immune response to infections. Infectious diseases, chronic inflammation disorders and cancer are hallmarks of immunosenescene. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, May 2010

Exercise: Stretching Exercises At Your Desk For The Shoulders And Upper Back. Extend one arm out straight in front of you. Grab the elbow of the outstretched arm and pull it across your chest, stretching your shoulder and upper back muscles. Hold. Release. Stretch out the other arm in front of you -- repeat.

Chiropractic: How Important Is An Adjustment? "90% of the stimulation and nutrition to the brain is generated by the movement of the spine"~Dr. Roger Sperry (Nobel Prize, Brain Research, 1981)

Wellness/Prevention: The Fear Of Falling. One in four people over age 70 suffer from gait disturbance. Gait disturbance is defined as unsteadiness during walking that is worse than the normal slowing of old age. Fear is often a precipitating or aggravating factor. A vicious cycle often arises in which fear of falling leads to avoidance of movement. This can result in reduced fitness, lower confidence in one's own balance, increased fear, and increased danger of a fall. Depression and a markedly impaired quality of life can result. Deutsches Aerzteblatt International, May 2010

Quote: "No Illness which can be treated by diet should be treated by any other means." ~ Moses Maimonides (1135-1204)

WEEKLY HEALTH UPDATE
Week of: Monday, June 28th, 2010
Courtesy of:
James Stapleton, D.C. & David Dahlkamp, D.C.
(502) 633-1073 - www.ShelbyCountyChiropractic.com

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Mental Attitude: Hydrotherapy, A Natural Way to Reduce Stress. Relaxing in a hot bath relieves sore muscles and joints, reduces stress and tension, and promotes a good night's sleep. Add some soft music and lighting and naturally scented bath salts or bubble bath to create an inexpensive and convenient spa experience in the privacy of your own home. Monique N. Gilbert, B.Sc.

Health Alert: Life Style And Cancer! Poor diet, too much alcohol, smoking and increasing obesity could be leading to an epidemic of esophageal and upper stomach cancer. Since the 1970s, the incidence of this cancer has increased 50% in men and 20% in women. British Journal of Cancer, May 2010

Diet: Calcium In Early Life Is Important. During an 18-day trial involving newborn pigs, researchers found markedly lower levels of bone density and strength in pigs fed a calcium-deficient diet, compared to pigs that received more calcium. When researchers looked at certain stem cells in bone marrow, they found many of these cells in the calcium-deficient pigs appeared to have already been programmed to become fat cells, instead of bone-forming cells. Because these programmed mesenchymal stem cells replicate to provide all the bone-forming cells for an animal's entire life, very early calcium deficiency may have predisposed the pigs to have bones that contain more fat and less mineral, possibly making those pigs more prone to osteoporosis and obesity in later life. This suggests that calcium nutrition of the neonate may be more important to lifelong bone health, due to its programming effects on mesenchymal stem cells. Health professionals may want to think about osteoporosis not as a disease of the elderly, but as a pediatric disease with later onset. The big message is that calcium nutrition, or mineral nutrition as a whole, needs to be a priority from day one. North Carolina State University, May 2010

Exercise: 4 Ways To Slow Aging - #4 Swimming. Regular swimming builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness. Swimming tones your upper and lower body because you're using almost all of your major muscle groups. There is low risk for swimming injuries because there's no stress on your bones, joints or connective tissues.

Chiropractic: Posture, One Last Time. "Loss of cervical curve stretches the spinal cord 5-7 cm and causes disease." ~ Dr. Alf Breig, Neurosurgeon

Wellness/Prevention: Food-Borne Illnesses Love The Summer. Leaving food out in the sun too long can put a damper on your summer picnic. Because bacteria like warmth and food, leaving out items containing dairy or mayonnaise (even for a few minutes) puts you at risk for contracting a food-borne illness. Although deli meats last longer in the heat due to high salt content, it is recommended you put all foods away right after you are done eating.
Methodist Hospital Houston, May 2010

Quote: "Leave your drugs in the chemist's pot if you can cure the patient with food." ~ Hippocrates

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Shovel With Care

In many parts of the country, with winter comes snow and the need to remove it. The best idea is probably to pay a neighborhood kid a few bucks and let him do the heavy lifting. If you are going to shovel yourself, you should check first with your regular physician to make sure it’s an activity that’s okay for your general state of health. But if you must do it yourself, here are a few tips to keep in mind so that you’re not setting yourself up for multiple chiropractic sessions down the road:

• Shoveling can be a workout. Wear layered clothing. It will keep muscles warm and loose. And as you perspire, you can shed a layer.

• Bend your knees when lifting heavy snow. Let your leg muscles, which are the strongest muscle group in the body, do the work.

• Don’t toss snow over to a pile. Walk it over. The wrenching motion of throwing is not good for your back.

• Rest frequently. Injuries are more apt to occur when you’re tired.

• If you feel any chest pain or shortness of breath, stop immediately.

• If the forecast calls for snow in the morning on a work day, allow yourself extra time in the morning so you’re not rushing around on icy footing.



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