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Constipation May Be Improved by Self-Applied AcupressureApplying external pressure to the perineum in conjunction with standard constipation treatment can improve bowel function and quality of life for people suffering from the common digestive condition, a study has shown.In a randomized trial of 91 patients, the self-acupressure technique improved constipation symptoms at 4 weeks in 72%… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Home Cooking Decreases Calorie Intake New research on healthy eating has found that home cooking is better than restaurant fare, and that kids who are offered more nutritious food in school cafeterias rarely eat it. In the study on meals, researchers found that people who eat the most home-cooked ones end up… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.comCalorie Counting To Treat Dementia? Calorie-Restricting Diets Help Slow The Aging Process Dietary restrictions are generally touted as an efficient way to reduce our risk of heart disease, hypertension, and stroke. However, little is known about the impact it could have on memory and learning. A recent study conducted by neuroscientists at NYU… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Obesity Tied to Brain Volume LossBeing overweight or obese is associated with poorer brain health in cognitively healthy adults in their 60s, according to new data from the long-running Australian PATH Through Life Study.After adjustment for multiple factors, participants who were overweight or obese had smaller hippocampal volume at baseline and experienced… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.comVitamin D Deficiency Predicts Cognitive DeclineA new study supports a link between low levels of vitamin D and increased risk for cognitive decline, prompting calls for clinical trials to test whether vitamin D supplementation may delay or prevent dementia.In a group of cognitively intact older adults, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels below 75… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Antibiotics in Children Increase Risk for Juvenile Arthritis Exposure to antibiotics during childhood significantly increases the risk for juvenile idiopathic arthritis in a dose-dependent manner, say investigators reporting at the American College of Rheumatology 2014 Annual Meeting in Boston. They suggest that alterations in the human microbiome might be implicated in the… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com  One in Five With Type 2 Diabetes Nonresponsive to ExerciseAbout one in five people with type 2 diabetes do not respond favorably to exercise, a new literature review finds.Taken together, the data suggest that between 15% and 20% of patients with type 2 diabetes will not experience improvements in HbA1c, insulin sensitivity,… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Obesity ‘Costing As Much As Smoking’ The worldwide cost of obesity is about the same as smoking or armed conflict and greater than both alcoholism and climate change, research has suggested.Some 2.1bn people – about 30% of the world’s population – were overweight or obese, the researchers added.The report said there was… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Increased Dietary Fiber Intake Aids Weight Loss“We found that counseling patients to eat a high-fiber diet resulted in many other healthy changes to diet, including reduced sugars, sugary beverages, fat, sodium and cholesterol intake,” Pagoto said. “We may not need to counsel patients on every aspect of diet because some dietary changes produce healthy collateral… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com How Winter Sports Will Hurt Skiers’ and Snowboarders’ Bodies The rest of the country may be waiting on the first snowfalls of winter, but Cache Valley is already enveloped in it — meaning winter sports season is closer than ever. And as hundreds of local residents and out-of-towners alike head to the… Read more »