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Pregnant Women Should Take Iodide Supplements

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Pregnant Women Should Take Iodide SupplementsPregnant women should take an iodide-containing supplement to protect the brain development of their babies, according to the leading U.S. group of pediatricians.Iodine, which the body can get from iodide, is needed to make the thyroid hormones that are required for children’s brain development before and after… Read more »

Even Short-term Weight Loss During Lifetime = Heart Health

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Even Short-term Weight Loss During Lifetime = Heart HealthWeight loss at any adult age — even if it is not maintained — is worthwhile because it may confer long-term cardiovascular health benefits, according to a unique, 60-year epidemiological study.The newly reported research examined the effect of lifelong patterns of weight change —… Read more »

Olive Oil Might Have Protective Effect Against Air Pollution

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Olive Oil Might Have Protective Effect Against Air PollutionOlive oil supplements produce cardiovascular effects that could protect healthy people from vascular endothelial dysfunction related to exposure to particulate matter in the air, a new study shows.Endothelial dysfunction is a risk factor for cardiovascular events and progression of atherosclerosis.“For people living in areas… Read more »

High Blood Pressure Brings Stroke and Dementia

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com High Blood Pressure Brings Stroke and Dementia  The Study: Hypertension: a harbinger of stroke and dementia   The Facts: a)      Hypertension is known to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality. b)      The biggest risk factor for stoke is hypertension. c)      Elevated blood pressure causes changes… Read more »

Migraine Linked to Double Risk for Silent Stroke

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Migraine Linked to Double Risk for Silent StrokeAdults with migraine have an increased risk for ischemic silent brain infarction relative to their migraine-free peers, a new study confirms.“Migraine is a neurovascular condition of the brain, with a small increased risk of silent brain infarctions, a risk factor for clinical stroke,” lead author… Read more »

Low Blood Sugar is a Bigger Problem Than High Blood Sugar in Elderly

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Low Blood Sugar is a Bigger Problem Than High Blood Sugar in ElderlyA study showing that hospital admission rates for hypoglycemia now outpace those for hyperglycemia among older adults in the United States, first reported at the American Diabetes Association meeting last year, has been published in JAMA Internal Medicine to coincide… Read more »

Less TV and More Exercise = Less Chance of Diabetes After Pregnancy

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Less TV, More Exercise = Less Chance of Diabetes After Pregnancy Although women with a history of gestational diabetes are at exceptionally high risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus, if they keep active and minimize the amount of TV they watch, they may lower this risk, researchers report.In new research — a large… Read more »

E-cigarettes Boost Quitting Success Among Smokers (REUTERS)

E-cigarettes boost quitting success among smokers, study finds LONDONTue  May 20, 2014 9:53am EDT 35 COMMENTS Tweet Share this Email Print 1 OF 2. A woman displays a package of E-cigarette, an electronic substitute in the form of a rod, slightly longer than a normal cigarette, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on March 25, 2008. CREDIT: REUTERS/REGIS… Read more »

Handshakes are germ bombs – embrace the fist bump!

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Handshakes are germ bombs – embrace the fist bump!There’s a movement afoot to end handshaking.  I am not the first  person to bring to your attention that hands, doorknobs, surfaces – they are all laden with germs!The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 80% — 80%! — of all infections… Read more »

Inactivity = Greatest Heart RISK FACTOR For Women Over 30

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Inactivity = Greatest Heart RISK FACTOR For Women Over 30Just one thing separates you from a short life and a long life, a healthy future and an unhealthy future, a future of many chronic diseases and a future of fewer diseases and those will be manageable: MOTION!Heart disease is the single biggest… Read more »