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DDT: Pesticide linked to Alzheimer’s

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com DDT: Pesticide linked to Alzheimer’sExposure to a once widely used pesticide, DDT, may increase the chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease, suggest US researchers.A study, published in JAMA Neurology, showed patients with Alzheimer’s had four times the levels of DDT lingering in the body than healthy people. The results showed those with Alzheimer’s… Read more »

Women Who Eat Faster Get Bigger

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Women Who Eat Faster Get Bigger When your mother told you to chew your food and eat slowly, she knew what she was talking about. A new study looked at whether how fast you eat has an impact on your body mass index (BMI). This is the calculation that determines if… Read more »

Even a Little Exercise Can Increase Your Life

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Even a Little Exercise Can Increase Your Life Want to live longer? It’s actually easier than you think. One new study found that “compared with individuals in the inactive group, those in the low-volume activity group, who exercised for an average of 92 min per week or 15 min a day,… Read more »

Eating the Right Foods Better at Lowering Cholesterol

  safety-lane.com 07105  chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com   Eating the Right Foods Better at Lowering Cholesterol A pair of studies found that eating the right foods is more effective at lowering the “bad cholesterol” (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol or LDL-C) than avoiding the wrong foods and just as effective as cholesterol lowering drugs. The first study compared those… Read more »

Sunscreen Chemicals Cause Endometriosis?

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Sunscreen Chemicals Cause Endometriosis? A recent study published in Environmental Science and Technology found that certain ingredients in most sunscreen products could be contributing to endometriosis in women. Endometriosis is a painful gynecological condition that affects 5% – 10% of women, particularly during child-bearing years. Severe cases can result in lesions… Read more »

Progesterone for Hot Flashes Appears Safe for the Heart

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Progesterone for Hot Flashes Appears Safe for the HeartA randomized, placebo-controlled trial in healthy women in early menopause who had hot flashes suggests that three-month therapy with oral micronized progesterone alone (without estradiol) poses little or no short-term cardiovascular risk.Lead author Dr Jerilynn C Prior (Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation… Read more »

Vitamin D Supplementation Is Not Needed for Healthy People

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Vitamin D Supplementation Is Not Needed for Healthy PeopleThere is little reason to prescribe vitamin D supplements to healthy adults to reduce the risk of diseases or fractures, say researchers writing in the Lancet.They found no significant reduction in risk in any area after analyzing more than 100 trials.They added that… Read more »

Pain Sensitivity Related to Brain Structure

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Pain Sensitivity Related to Brain StructureAn individual’s sensitivity to pain appears to be related to the amount of gray matter in certain regions of the brain, a new study suggests.“This is the first time that a relationship has been shown between pain sensitivity and brain structure. This initial discovery adds to… Read more »

Baby Heart Disease Risk ‘shaped early in pregnancy’

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Baby Heart Disease risk ‘shaped early in pregnancy’ A baby’s development in the womb in the first weeks of life is critical for future heart health, research suggests. A link between poor growth in the first trimester and early risk factors for heart disease has been identified for the first time…. Read more »