A number of studies have shown that exercise can remodel the brain by prompting the creation of new brain cells and inducing other changes. Now it appears that inactivity, too, can remodel the brain. Until about 20 years ago, most scientists believed that the brain’s structure was fixed by adulthood, that you couldn’t create new …
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Jan 31
Chiropractic helps Leonardo DiCaprio after filming ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
Leonardo DiCaprio needed “a lot of chiropractic work” after filming ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’. The 39-year-old actor portrays notorious stockbroker Jordan Belfort in the movie, and he was advised by the banker on how to act in a scene where he had to crawl to a car while on drugs – and he found …
Jan 21
5 Creative Ways to Cope With Food Cravings
How are the New Year’s Resolutions going? If you are finding it hard to focus on healthy eating, here are 5 ways to cope with food cravings: Use your mind to curb a craving. Sniff! A 2012 study found that smelling jasmine (a non-food odor) reduced chocolate cravings, so this suggests that smelling something that doesn’t …
Jan 10
MRI Shows Chiropractic adjustments increase joint motion, reducing pain
Research helps to explain why Chiropractic is so effective for low-back pain. Using MRI scans, researchers were able to document the immediate effects of a Chiropractic adjustment. Patients with low-back pain have restricted mobility in the lumbar spine that results in degenerative changes and fibrous adhesions within the joints of the vertebrae. Researchers hypothesized that …
Jan 03
Walk 2000 Extra Steps a Day to Keep Heart Problems at Bay
Happy New Year! Are you ready to make 2014 the best year yet? Well journey of a thousand miles begins with 1 step, and walking is a great way to protect your heart. According to results published in The Lancet, scientists are reporting that walking an additional 2,000 steps per day, equivalent to 20 minutes …
Dec 20
Secret to better health? Less meat, more veggies.
A new French study lends support to the concept that cutting down on meat and dairy products, including cheese and egg yolks, and replacing them with fruits and vegetables could decrease the risk of diabetes. Meat and dairy products trigger stomach acids linked to the development of diabetes. Fruits (such as peaches, pears, apples, bananas, …
Dec 13
Exercise of any sort is beneficial no matter how old you are!
Are You A Senior And Don’t Like Going To The Gym? Try Some Exercises At Home: Researchers in Sweden observed nearly 4,000 60-year-olds for an average of 12.5 years, and monitored how frequently they performed “non-exercise physical activity” such as home repairs, cutting the lawn or hedge, car maintenance, going hunting or fishing, cycling and …
Dec 06
Exercise During Pregnancy Can Create A “Smarter” Baby
We already know that exercise may ward of Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s, Diabetes, Obesity etc. Could be that it also helps to create a “smarter” baby? Quite likely if the mother exercises moderately at least 20 minutes a day, three times a week during the second and third trimester, according to this new study. Through a …
Nov 29
Why Medicating A Fever May Not Be The Best Choice
Many of us grew up learning that when you have a fever, you should take medication to “bring it down”. But is that really what we should be doing? Not necessarily. Normal body temperature is around 98.6°F or 37°C, give or take a degree or two. For most adults, a fever is considered to be …