Monthly Archives: June 2014

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Alcohol Remains a Leading Cause of Premature Death Excessive alcohol drinking accounts for 1 in 10 deaths among working-age adults in the United States, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC says excessive drinking includes binge drinking (4 or more drinks on an… Read more »

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Medications  that you Commonly use can raise your blood pressure!More than 30 percent of Americans and nearly 20 percent of Canadians have high blood pressure (HBP), which is above 140/90 and are at increased risk for diabetes, heart attack, stroke, impotence, skin wrinkling and memory loss. Unfortunately, almost 20 percent of you who… Read more »

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Older Moms Will Live Longer Did you have a baby at an older age?  Older moms are much more likely to live longer and healthier according to a recent study. Women who were declared to be of “advanced maternal age” even as their bellies swelled with life, who chased after a toddler… Read more »

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Gestational Diabetes Prevalence HighThe prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the United States may be as high as 9.2%, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).“The true prevalence of [GDM] is unknown,” write Carla DeSisto, MPH, from the CDC, and colleagues, but the closest… Read more »

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Taste Buds Decline With Age; A Link With Diabetes The number of taste buds on the tongue declines as people age, and this may be important because the fewer the taste buds, the higher the fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level, new research shows. “We found that the number of taste buds on… Read more »

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Clean Air Linked to Fewer DeathsAir quality has improved significantly in the past 20 years because of federal and state laws and regulations, and researchers in North Carolina have found an associated decline in rates of death from respiratory disease.A study, published Monday June 23, 2014 in The International Journal of Chronic… Read more »

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Weekend WarriorsIs is a good idea to go full-out on weekends, exercising and working out to make up for your largely sedentary habits during the week?By and large, exercising occasionally is better than never exercising at all. According to a telling 2004 study, men who worked out only on weekends — the… Read more »

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Genetic Links Between Schizophrenia and Cannabis UseGenes that increase the risk of a person developing schizophrenia may also increase the chance they will use cannabis, researchers said on Tuesday after studying more than 1,000 users of the drug.The results chime with previous studies linking schizophrenia and cannabis, but suggest the association may… Read more »

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Evidence That Musical Training = Boost Executive Brain Function New research provides more evidence that musical training enhances executive function (EF), especially in the areas of cognitive flexibility, working memory, and processing speed, and this may explain the link to academic achievement.The finding makes sense as such training involves sustained attention, goal-directed… Read more »

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Emotional EatingI recently got a new patient in my office.  She is a pleasant but obese young woman.  She stated that her weight was normal until about a year ago when she began to “emotionally eat”.  This was a term I had heard before. but I decided to learn more. According to… Read more »