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chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Animal Protein = Higher-level Functional Capacity The Study: Animal protein intake is associated with higher-level functional capacity in elderly adults: the Ohasama study    The Facts: a. The authors sought to determine if there was a relationship between how much protein consumption and brain function in elderly subjects. b. The subjects were from Japan…. Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Adopt Healthy Habits Early to Curb CVD Risk in Diabetes Patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes who succeeded in improving their diet and becoming more physically active during the next year had a significantly lower risk of having a cardiovascular disease (CVD) event within 5 years, a new study suggests. The… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com How Running May Preserve Thinking Skills Into Old Age Aerobic exercise in your 20s may protect the brain in middle age, according to a US study. Activities that maintain cardio fitness – such as running, swimming and cycling – led to better thinking skills and memory 20 years on. Scientists say the… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Anti-Anxiety Drugs Tied to Higher MortalityA large study has linked several common anti-anxiety drugs and sleeping pills to an increased risk of death, although it’s not certain the drugs were the cause.For more than seven years, researchers followed 34,727 people who filled prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications like Valium and Xanax, or sleep… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Vegetarians Less Healthy, Lower Quality Of Life Than Meat-Eaters Vegetarians may have a lower BMI and drink alcohol sparingly, but vegetarian diets are tied to generally poorer health, poorer quality of life and a higher need for health care than their meat-eating counterparts. A new study from the Medical University of Graz in Austria finds… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Young Male Smokers May Raise Obesity Risk in Their Future SonsMen who start smoking before the age of 11 risk having sons who are overweight, British researchers have found, adding to evidence that lifestyle factors even in childhood can affect the health of future offspring. The scientists said the findings, part of… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com As Statins Boost Erectile Function, Adherence May Rise Too Among men with high cholesterol and erectile dysfunction, a short course of statin therapy was associated with improvements in both measures, shows a new meta-analysis.The study was presented here today at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2014 Scientific Sessions and simultaneously published… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Celiac Disease Linked to Almost Doubled Risk of CADCompared with the general population, individuals with celiac disease were almost twice as likely to have CAD, according to a large retrospective study presented here today at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2014 Scientific Sessions [1]. Even patients younger than aged 65 years… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Study Links Muscle Strength to Teenagers’ Heart HealthAlthough most clinicians may recommend dietary modification and physical activity to patients who want to lose weight, “muscular strength capacity may be an equally important component of metabolic fitness among children and adolescents because it provides protection against insulin resistance,” the researchers write.They conclude, “[G]reater… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com More Evidence Links Arterial Stiffness and Brain AmyloidEvidence is mounting that arterial stiffness may be the driving force connecting hypertension with amyloid accumulation, and eventually cognitive impairment and dementia.A previous study, published last year in Neurology, showed that arterial stiffness is related to the amount of β-amyloid (Aβ) present in the brain… Read more »