Monthly Archives: November 2014

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 »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com You’re Texting Your Way To Back Pain Humans were designed to stand upright. And yet in this modern world, too many of us spend our days with our heads slumped over for a simple reason: we’re staring at the tiny screen of a smartphone.People spend an average of 2 to 4 hours each… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com  Weight Loss Relieves Symptoms in Knee OA Obese patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who maintain an initial weight loss report fewer symptoms compared with their baseline level of symptoms, Danish researchers reported in Arthritis Care & Research. The improvement in symptoms was similar regardless of the weight maintenance program followed; either a dietary… Read more »

Chiropractic Added to Joint Commission Standards on  Pain Management  The Joint Commission has revised its pain management standard to include chiropractic services. Clinical experts in pain management who provide input to the Commission’s standards affirmed that treatment strategies may consider both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches. Services provided by doctors of chiropractic (who were recognized in 2009 as “physicians”… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com  Initiative Links ‘Sugar Science’ to Your Health These days, sugar is pretty close to everywhere in the American diet. You probably know that too much sugar is probably not great for your health. Now, a new initiative from UC San Francisco is spelling out the health dangers in clear terms. The  project… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com  Shoulder Pain May Not Be A Rotator Cuff Tear! Nearly every patient who comes to my office with shoulder pain has the same question: “Do I have a torn rotator cuff tendon?” I understand their concern, but the reality for most patients is that tendon problems are not the cause of their… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com  For Women, Increase in Size = Increase in Your Breast Cancer Risk!The incidence of breast cancer in women age 25 to 39 has almost doubled in the last 30 years; growing by more than 2 percent annually. And while the incidence in older women has recently declined, it’s still much higher than… Read more »