Monthly Archives: October 2013

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Obesity Quadruples Knee Arthritis Risk Does this really come as a surprise.  If you subject a joint (the knee) to constant stress it will warp (develop osteoarthritis).  In the body, this is called “Wolff’s Law” A new study found that “obesity is a risk factor for many conditions, including knee OA (osteoarthritis).”… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Many Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet I am not a vegetarian but studies show that it can have many benefits.  What I have learned is that we can all benefit from trying to be “more vegetarian” and/or try to eat less meat to get many of these same benefits. There are… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Overweight at Midlife = Dementia Later On Evidence continues to suggest that our health habit earlier in life impact our health later on. A study of people over age 65 found that “both overweight and obesity at midlife independently increase the risk of dementia, AD (Alzheimer disease), and VaD (vascular dementia).”… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Pistachios Improve Erectile Function Who doesn’t love pistachio nuts?  Well now there more to these nuts than we thought! Research has determined that a “3-week pistachio diet applied to patients with ED (Erectile Dysfunction) resulted in a significant improvement in erectile function parameters.” The improvement was seen in men who ate 100 grams (about… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Psoriasis and What Can Be Done About ItPsoriasis is a chronic auto-immune skin condition that results in dry, flaky, red and itchy skin. According to the National Institutes of Health, about 7.5 million Americans have psoriasis. It occurs more frequently in Caucasians than other races and while people of any age… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Mid-life stress ‘precedes dementia’Mid-life stress may increase a woman’s risk of developing dementia, according to researchers.  This study notes women specifically.In a study of 800 Swedish women, those who had to cope with events such as divorce or bereavement were more likely to get Alzheimer’s decades later.The more stressful events there… Read more »