Monthly Archives: June 2013

Did you know the late Jack LaLanne was a chiropractor?

www.chiropractic-lane.comwww.safety-lane.comI vaguely remember Jack LaLanne.  My mother and her generation was more familiar with him.  He was always the standard for fitness at any age, as far as a whole generation who grew up post- World War II was concerned.This was fitness without steroids, fitness from perseverance and proper food choices.As far as I am… Read more »

The Twofer In the Gym That Beats All

www.chiropractic-lane.comwww.safety-lane.com The Twofer In the Gym That Beats All There’s a new champ in the fitness ring with a one-two punch that would send Sugar Ray Robinson spinning. It’s an exercise combo that beats all the rest — zapping fat and lowering blood sugar better than either alone. The dynamic duo? Aerobics and resistance training…. Read more »

Outsmart Your Genes With These Five Habits

www.chiropractic-lane.comwww.safety-lane.com Outsmart Your Genes With These Five Habits There’s a good reason you greet your friends by asking, “Hi, what’s up?” not “Hey, how’re your genes hanging?” You instinctively know what science is steadily confirming: What you do every day has more impact on how you feel, and whether you live long or die young,… Read more »

Wash Your Hands – there may be BPA on them!

www.chiropractic-lane.comwww.safety-lane.com Do What Mom Says:Wash Your Hands – there may be BPA on them!         Bisphenol-A (BPA, for short) is an endocrine disruptor—meaning it disrupts your normal endocrine activities. In the case of BPA, it is found commonly–like in 98%– of food can linings, and in over 75% of fast food, gas station and restaurant… Read more »

What Happens in "Whiplash?"

www.chiropractic-lane.comwww.safety-lane.com What Happens in “Whiplash?“         Whiplash is a slang term for an injury that occurs to the neck after the head has been literally “whipped” either forwards and backwards or sideways after a sudden jar. Therefore, this can occur from a slip / trip and fall, a bar room brawl, as well as from… Read more »

Neck Pain – Where Does it Come From?

www.chiropractic-lane.comwww.safety-lane.com Neck Pain – Where Does it Come From?          Neck pain is a very common problem that can come from, well, a lot of places.  It can come from laying crooked while watching TV, it can come from sleeping in a draft, it can come as a response to a cold or flu, it… Read more »

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Risky Jobs

www. chiropractic-lane.comwww.safety-lane.com Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Risky Jobs         Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or CTS, is one of many “repetitive strain injuries” or RSI’s and it’s one of the most common work place injuries, second only to low back pain!  The term “Carpal Tunnel Syndrome” was first used in 1939 and since the 1950’s, this disabling… Read more »

Low Back Pain and Balance

www.safety-lane.com www.chiropractic-lane.com Low Back Pain and Balance         What do low back pain and balance have to do with each other?  Well, a lot!  First (and most obvious), poor balance can lead to falling, which is the number one cause of injuries after the age of 70 (which includes low back pain). Unfortunately, as we… Read more »

Five Ways to Get More Good Cholesterol

www.safety-lane.com www.chiropractic-lane.com Five Ways to Get More Good Cholesterol Like the adopt-a-highway folks who tidy up the nation’s roads, a housekeeping crew in your bloodstream works 24/7 to keep your arteries squeaky-clean. On the crew: Healthy HDL cholesterol, which goes after lousy LDL before it can morph into heart-threatening plaque. 1. Good HDL acts like… Read more »

Preventing Alzheimer’s with B Vitamins

www,safety-lane.com www.chiropractic-lane.com Preventing Alzheimer’s with B Vitamins In the News– May  2013- The National Academy of Sciences is reporting on promising research from Oxford University which may hold out great hope for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The authors show that a select group of AD patients, namely those with high homocysteine levels, appear to benefit… Read more »