Exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle, particularly as part of disease prevention rather than cure. Lifestyle interventions including diet and exercise are the first line of defense against issues like diabetes, and the associated metabolic diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and hypertension. The benefits are typically thought of in terms of weight [...]
Apparently so. A new randomized controlled study analyzed the impact of consuming a dark roast coffee blend on the level of spontaneous DNA strand breaks. Quantifying spontaneous DNA strand breaks is a well established marker of health risk. Eighty-four healthy men were randomized to consume daily for 4 weeks either 750 ml of fresh coffee brew or 750 ml of [...]
To cut your risks of developing dementia by more than 60%, a new study suggests following five healthy lifestyle behaviors. Most important is getting regular exercise, followed by: not-smoking achieving healthy bodyweight eating a healthy diet low alcohol intake The study tracked the health habits of 2,235 men over a 35-year and found that exercise [...]
Low back and pelvic pain in pregnant women is often considered a 'normal' part of the pregnancy. However, the high prevalence of this problem (50-80% of women) and the impact that this may have on their quality of life, as well as the fact that back pain during pregnancy is commonly linked to low back [...]
The therapeutic and restorative benefit of chiropractic on functional abilities has been well established in clinical efficacy studies. Functional health changes are measured by a number of factors some of which include the number of limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental ADLs (IADLs), and changes in well-being. Slowing the rate of functional decline, [...]
Approximately 70% of the population will have back pain at some point. Low-back pain (LBP) with associated leg pain due to a herniated intervertebral disc is one of the most severe and disabling forms of back pain. Many treatment options are available including chiropractic care, medication and surgery. A recently published cohort study examined 148 patients [...]
Neck pain is a common condition, affecting 30% to 50% of people within a 12 month period. Neck pain also accounts for more than 10 million ambulatory medical care visits per year in the United States. At least one-half of persons with neck pain report chronic or recurrent neck problems at 1 to 5 years [...]
There is strong scientific evidence detailing the beneficial effects of regular exercise, which are likely to go well beyond reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors. Furthermore, exercise benefits can overcome those of common drugs when one considers that exercise combines preventive, multi-system effects with little adverse consequences and at lower cost. Exercise, and especially contracting muscle, is certainly a source of numerous drug-like molecules with [...]
Medicine has progressed very rapidly over the recent years. Communicable diseases, which were the leading causes of mortality, are not so anymore, especially in developed countries. Currently, non-communicable diseases are more prevalent, and most of them are related to changes in our daily habits (such as reduced physical activity and consumption of an unhealthy diet) and degenerative processes. Most of these [...]
Heel pain is one of the most common problems of the foot, accounting for up to 15% of foot-related symptoms presenting to physicians and 1% of all visits to orthopedic surgeons. The clinical manifestations can be disabling, and despite its high incidence, the specific cause of plantar fasciitis is poorly understood although it may be associated with systemic disease, local changes to the [...]
