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