Posts By: chirolane

This blog is heavily edited from the following article:The true cost of my weight-loss surgeryBy Gary Weiss  @Money January 30, 2014: 5:03 PM ET SourceWhen the doctor asked me how long I wanted to live, I lied. “Seventy,” I said.It was May 2010, and I was undergoing my annual physical. Topic A, as usual, was my… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com What’s water weight?Having too much sodium in the body and being sedentary can play a big role in water weight. Water weight can make your fingers swollen and ankles puffy The kidneys hold on to excess water to counteract salt To avoid it, get moving and drink plenty of water Chances… Read more »

I stole this from the New York Times (http://nyti.ms/1iR0fZu)This is a great answer to a common question! How do I prevent my knees from hurting when I descend stairs? Reader Question • 1549 votes A If it’s any comfort, you have company. Most people with knee arthritis — meaning some degeneration of the cushioning cartilage… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com High Estrogen, Diabetes Linked to Dementia in WomenPostmenopausal women with elevated estrogen levels are at increased risk of developing dementia, and those who also have diabetes may face an even greater threat of cognitive decline, a new study suggests.The study results are surprising, given that the prevailing belief is that estrogen… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Nearly 1 in 4 Children Start Kindergarten Overweight or ObeseMore than 10 percent of children was already obese when they start kindergarten, study findsA new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found 12 percent of children start kindergarten already obese.Nearly one in four children start kindergarten either overweight… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Coffee, Even Decaf, Linked to Lower Type 2 DiabetesCoffee consumption is strongly associated with a reduced risk for type 2 diabetes, regardless of whether the coffee is caffeinated or not, according to a new meta-analysis of 28 prospective studies, published in the February issue of Diabetes Care.“Compared with no coffee consumption…… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Medical Care a Financial Hardship for 1 in 4 US Families  In 2012, more than 1 in 4 families (26.8%) in the United States felt the financial burden of medical care, according to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition,… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Nutrigenomics You Are What You Eat (Dr. Oz and Roizen reprint) You are what you eat. That’s the heart of a new science called Nutrigenomics, which looks at how diet switches certain of genes on or off.  Your diet transforms your genes’ attitude (and the attitude of your gut bacteria’s genes, too). Certain… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Type 2 Diabetes Risk, Shared in MarriageRisk for type 2 diabetes is shared, with around a 20% increased risk for individuals whose partners have the disease, confirms a new study, whose authors suggest that behavioral and environmental factors might have a significant role to play. “If you diagnose diabetes in one… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Hormone Replacement = Increased Pancreatitis RiskUse of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been associated with an increased risk for acute pancreatitis in a prospective study of more than 30,000 women in Sweden.Women who had ever used HRT had a 57% increase in the risk for acute pancreatitis compared with women who… Read more »