2020 Jan 21

A Natural Approach to Pain Relief

By |2020-01-22T12:42:25-05:00January 21st, 2020|Categories: Chiropractic, Exercise, Massage Therapy, Nutrition|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |2 Comments

In this video Dr. Dean Smith discusses a natural approach to pain relief with emphasis on lifestyle. This a broad overview of how nutrition, exercise, sleep, smoking, stress, chiropractic and other factors can influence our pain. Below are some practical resources to help you implement some of the pain relieving strategies discussed in the video: [...]

2018 Jan 12

Exercise in the Prevention and Treatment of Almost Every Chronic Disease

By |2018-01-12T12:39:31-05:00January 12th, 2018|Categories: Exercise|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Exercise in the Prevention and Treatment of Almost Every Chronic Disease

Exercise may be described as a 'polypill' to prevent and/or treat almost every chronic disease, with obvious benefits such as its low cost and practical lack of adverse effects. As opposed to exercise though, no drug intervention has proven efficient to maintain muscle fitness, a key factor to ensure independent living throughout all stages of life. [...]

2017 Oct 8

Physical Inactivity in Chronic Diseases

By |2017-10-08T09:14:11-04:00October 8th, 2017|Categories: Exercise|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Physical Inactivity in Chronic Diseases

Would it surprise you to know that physical inactivity is an actual contributing cause to at least 35 unhealthy conditions, including the majority of the 10 leading causes of death in the U.S.?  Well, it is true. Importantly, physical inactivity, itself, often plays an independent role as a direct cause of speeding the losses of [...]

2015 Dec 27

Helping women to good health: breast cancer and lifestyle

By |2015-12-27T09:43:31-05:00December 27th, 2015|Categories: Exercise, Nutrition|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Helping women to good health: breast cancer and lifestyle

Breast cancer (BC) remains one of the commonest cancers - 12.5% of women will be diagnosed with BC during her lifetime. There are strong links between environmental/lifestyle factors and breast cancer, suggesting that changing these factors may result in decreasing cancer risk. Evidence shows that in addition to genetic predisposition and estrogen exposure, a number [...]

2014 Apr 9

Cut Your Risk of Dementia by More than 60%

By |2014-04-09T22:21:15-04:00April 9th, 2014|Categories: Exercise, Nutrition, Seniors|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Cut Your Risk of Dementia by More than 60%

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 [...]

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