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safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Alzheimer’s Epidemic Fatiguing Caregivers WorldwideGovernments around the world need to make dementia caregiving a priority by implementing national plans and by initiating urgent national debates on how to deal with the growing number of older adults who will need care in the coming years, a new international report advises.The World Alzheimer’s… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Perils of Growth Hormone for ‘Antiaging’Is growth hormone the magic elixir that can stop the aging processverbial “Fountain of Youth?”; Not according to the scientific literature. In fact, when misused for this purpose, clinical data indicate that the risks far outweigh any minimal potential benefits. For this reason, the US Food and Drug… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Long Work = Heart Disease A British study found that “working 11 hours or more per day had a 1.67-fold increased risk for CHD (coronary heart disease) compared with participants working 7 to 8 hours per day.” These findings support the idea that there is more to life than just work…. Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Alcohol = Pancreatic Cancer A new study found “evidence that alcohol consumption, specifically liquor consumption of 3 or more drinks per day, increases pancreatic cancer mortality independent of smoking.” A similar study found that drinking only two or more soft drinks a week increased the risk of pancreatic cancer by 87%…. Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Alcohol Related Most Cancers A European study found that “an important proportion of cases of cancer can be attributable to alcohol consumption, especially consumption higher than the recommended upper limits.” The “upper limits” were defined as one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men. Read Study via… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Physical Activity and Bone Mass The Study: Physical activity during life course and bone mass: a systematic review of methods and findings from cohort studies with young adults  The Facts:a. The authors were interested in the effect of physical activity on bone mineral density in young adults. b. They reviewed the existing… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com 1/3 of Gastric Bypass Patients Cure Diabetes Publication of a new, albeit retrospective, study has shown that almost a third of obese patients with type 2 diabetes undergoing gastric bypass were effectively “cured” of their diabetes, being in complete remission as per the strict definition possible that was maintained for 6… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Vitamin B = Lower Stroke RiskUnlike other similar reports that failed to find a significant effect of vitamin B supplementation on stroke risk, an updated meta-analysis has shown that taking these vitamins to lower homocysteine levels significantly reduces the stroke rate.Just to be clear, folate (vitamin B9) and vitamin B12 are… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com This study points out that loneliness and isolation can be a killer.  We are social being and we need other people nearby, even if not to interact with but to calm us.  We must keep interaction with the elderly as a priority if we love them and want them to be around… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Two That Do Great Things For Your VisionResearchers from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston found out 17 years ago  that specific carotenoids, namely lutein and zeaxanthin, were most strongly associated with a reduced risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).  Both carotenoids have yellow pigments, though they are found primarily in dark… Read more »