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safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Body Mass and Lumbar Disc Degeneration The Study: Body mass index is associated with lumbar disc degeneration in young Finnish males: subsample of Northern Finland birth cohort study 1986The Facts:a. The authors sought to determine if BMI (body mass index), smoking and activity level are associated with disc degeneration.b. They studied 558… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Depression = Low Zinc Levels in Blood People who are depressed have lower concentrations of zinc in their peripheral blood compared with nondepressed individuals, a meta-analysis suggests.The pathophysiological relationships between zinc status and depression, and the potential benefits of zinc supplementation in depressed patients, warrant further investigation.Walter Swardfager, PhD, from the… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Simple Tips to Protect Yourself While Shoveling SnowFollow some simple tips to protect yourself while shoveling snow. 1. Use a fencer’s stance when pushing or lifting snow. It will help you protect your lower back.2. If the temperature is in the low 20′s the snow will be powder like and light. If the temperature… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Back Pain: 5 Crucial Tips to Avoid Bad Office Chairs  As you take a few minutes to consider your current back pain chair, you may want to start shopping. A quick search on any search engine leads to hundreds of options for chairs for back pain. Some of these may be… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Keeping Fit as a Gamer: Even the Geeks Can Keep Trim, a guest post  by Elizabeth Reed. As my career choice keeps me in a computer chair for 10 hours per day, I don’t get much exercise. Since I pride myself as a semi-advanced gamer, my hobbies keep me in the sitting… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Heart Disease = Dementia For Older WomenOlder women with a history of heart trouble were more likely to develop thinking and memory problems than those without heart disease, it was found in a new study.Women who’d had a heart attack, in particular, were twice as likely to see declines in their… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com This was a fascinating article in DISCOVER magazine: Why Women’s Immune Systems Are Stronger Than Men’s By Gemma Tarlach | December 23, 2013 2:00 pm Women overreacting is an old and tired stereotype — but there’s some truth to it, at least immunologically speaking. In a new study, researchers found that women’s immune… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Consuming Curry Reduces Tendonitis Drugs are the usual prescription for treating tendonitis inflammation. But a new study discovered a more natural approach. Researchers note that “these results demonstrate, for the first time, a potential role for curcumin in treating tendon inflammation.”  Curcumin is found in the Indian spice turmeric and is… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Children and Spinal Pain While most adults have experienced back or neck pain at some point in their lives, back and neck pain in children can go unnoticed or overlooked. Childhood spinal pain can often be viewed as “growing pains” when the underlying cause can be more debilitating. A new study… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Red Meat Associated with Diabetes A new study found that “red meat consumption, particularly processed red meat, is associated with an increased risk of T2D (type 2 diabetes).”The authors estimated that “substitutions of one serving of nuts, low-fat dairy, and whole grains per day for one serving of red meat per… Read more »