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safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK  http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Dr. Lane’s Top Five Foods for Lowering Blood Pressure 1. Asparagus: This vegetable is the number one choice for lowering blood pressure because it is rich in potassium. Although many other foods are high in potassium – bananas, citrus fruits, dried apricots, fish, whole-grain, legumes – asparagus is also a natural diuretic, which… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK  www.healthy-lane.com Changes in the physical exam portion of the Commercial Drivers License. The United States Department of Transportation has required that this exam be done by a certified medical examiner (CME) as of May 21, 2014. Now the exam is changing again and it will become more difficult to pass it as… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Regularly Breaking a Sweat May Protect Against Stroke Failing to regularly work up a sweat through exercise may raise risks for a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), a new study confirms. The study found that participants who were inactive had a 20% increased risk for stroke compared with those who… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V 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… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V World War DC As you all probably know by now, there is a movie out called “World War Z” starring Brad Pitt. What you may not know is that he plays a character named after me, Gerry Lane. [I actually spell my name “Jerry Lane” but you know Hollywood –  always… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V After a Sprain, Rest and Treat Before You Walk On It! An estimated 28,000 ankle injuries occur daily in the United States, most of them through sporting activities, including jogging on uneven surfaces. But while no one suggests remaining sedentary to protect your ankles, experts wisely warn against purposely putting them… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Low Vitamin D Tied to Aging Problems A new study has found that low vitamin D levels in people over 55 are associated with an inability to perform ordinary tasks of daily life. Dutch researchers studied two groups of older people — one of 725 men and women aged 55 to… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1Irdxdk; Whiplash: What Are The Odds of a Permanent Injury?         I’m sure you’ve heard someone claim, “…you’re not really injured – you’re just going for a big settlement!”  Or, “…that person isn’t really hurt, they’re just in it for the money!” Though there are cases that may fit this scenario, the majority… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Babies and Vitamin D Vitamin D deficiency is widespread among infants and most pediatricians remain unaware of the problem. Only 5 to 13 percent of breast-fed infants receive at least 400 IU of Vitamin D per day, the amount currently recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.         Human breast milk is actually relatively… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V MRI Findings, Disc Degeneration and Low Back Pain The Study: MRI Findings of Disc Degeneration are More Prevalent in Adults with Low Back Pain than in Asymptomatic Controls: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.     The Facts: a. Both symptomatic and non symptomatic people have visible degenerative changes on imaging.    b. The… Read more »