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Salt: What is it good for? Absolutely…something!Let me give you a little history on the subject.The first recorded written history we have on salt is around 4700 years ago in the Peng-Tzao-Kan-Mu, the earliest known treatise on pharmacology published in China. It speaks about over 40 different kinds of salt, extracting procedures and putting it… Read more »

Five Ways to Protect Your Baby from Obesity Drs. Roizen and Oz posted a very nice article today that I want all parents to be aware of: they note five ways to protect your baby from future obesity. Childhood obesity now effects 18 percent for kids 6 to 11 in North America. So is the… Read more »

Keeping mentally busy tied to less memory lossPeople who spend a lot of time reading, writing and otherwise seeking and processing new information lose their thinking and memory skills more slowly as they age, a new study suggests.Researchers found being “cognitively active” both early and later in life was tied to better performance on memory… Read more »

Drink more water, lose more weight? Dieters who drink more water have greater weight loss, according to a new review of several prior studies. Researchers said there is not yet enough evidence, however, to say for sure that drinking more water will help people shed the pounds.  This study is actually a review of prior water… Read more »

People eat less after harder workouts: small study High intensity workouts may curb people’s appetite shortly afterward, according to a small study. The researchers found that overweight men ate about 200 fewer calories following a vigorous workout than after rest. Some studies have shown that high intensity exercise is tied to appetite suppression and changes in… Read more »

In-Lab Study Links Sleep Deprivation to Weight Gain   Restricting sleep to 4 hours a night for 5 consecutive nights led to more weight gain for sleep-restricted participants than for control participants, according to results from a large, diverse, in-laboratory assessing sleep’s effect on weight, calorie intake, and meal timing. The study was published in… Read more »

Physical Fitness in Youth Curbs Suicide Risk in Later LifePhysical fitness in youth significantly reduces suicide risk in later life, new research suggests.A large, population-based study showed that low cardiovascular fitness in early adulthood was associated with a 2-fold increased risk for suicidal behavior through up to 42 years of follow-up.“Findings from our study highlight… Read more »

Just 1 in 3 US Patients Has Control of Blood pressure and CholesterolCHARLESTON, SC — Less than one in three patients in the US have their blood-pressure and cholesterol levels under control, according to a new analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES)[1]. Researchers say there exist significant opportunities for reaching national… Read more »

Refined Carbohydrates May Trigger Food AddictionConsumption of a meal that has a high glycemic index (GI) appears to stimulate key brain regions related to craving and reward, a finding that supports the controversial hypothesis of food addiction, new research suggests.High glycemic index foods are those that raise blood sugar levels after eating. Foods with a… Read more »

I read a very interesting study from the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine which found that chiropractic services offered at on-site health centers may promote lower the use of of certain health care services, while improving function in the patient’s muscle and skeletal system.. It reminds us that there is a wonderful opportunity in the occupational health side of our… Read more »