Kettlebells Strengthen the SpineStrengthening the spinal muscles is essential for health and fitness. Functional kettlebell training is resistance training that strengthens the spine. Kettlebell training is an extremely effective type of exercise to increase functional strength, ballistic power, endurance, and flexibility in the entire body, especially the spinal and core muscles.(Exercise shown is Anchor Squats.)WHAT EXACTLY ARE KETTLEBELLS?Kettlebells are round… Read More
Nearly half of all deaths from heart disease, stroke and diabetes in the United States are associated with diets that skimp on certain foods and nutrients, such as vegetables, and exceed optimal levels of others, like salt, a new study finds.Using available studies and clinical trials, researchers identified 10 dietary factors with the strongest evidence of a protective or harmful… Read More
NEVER HAVE, NEVER WILLJoin Drs. Jason Deitch and Tom Klapp as they lay out the rationale for remaining one of the few drug-free options for improving health and wellbeing.Dr. Klapp says there are three drivers for chiropractors who are trying to bring drugs into the profession…all based on false premises:Schools teaching a medical/allopathic approach instead of the chiropractic approachUnsuccessful chiropractors who… Read More
Several lumbar spine (lower back) disorders may cause sciatica. Sciatica is usually referred to as light to severe pain in the left or right leg. Occasionally doctors call a radiculopathy that is sciatica. Radiculopathy is a medical term used to spell out pain, numbness, tingling, and weakness in legs or the arms caused by a nerve root issue. It’s known… Read More
It’s spring and many people will be heading back to the gym in the hope of busting cellulite, a seemingly unshakeable curse for many women. However, cellulite, which has both genetic and hormonal causes, can be improved with a comprehensive long-term strategy. Here are a few facts and fictions about the dreaded “orange-peel effect” before you get started.EXERCISE GETS RID… Read More
Governments could boost the consumption of healthy food by making it cheaper, as well as requiring that unhealthier food be more expensive, a new review suggests.The findings are based on an analysis of 30 studies. Eleven studies looked at what happened when unhealthier foods were taxed. Nineteen studies explored what people choose to eat when subsidies lowered the price of… Read More
Many grease-resistant fast-food wrappers and boxes contain potentially harmful chemicals that can leach into food, a new study contends.Testing on more than 400 samples from restaurants nationwide revealed that nearly half of fast-food wrappers and one out of five paperboard food boxes contained detectable levels of fluorine, said lead researcher Laurel Schaider. She’s an environmental chemist at the Silent Spring… Read More
Oh, My Aching Back! Back Sprains and Strains and How to Treat ThemAbout 80% of us experience back pain of some kind during our lifetime. In many cases, pain occurs in the lumbar spine (the lower back), because this really is the region that carries the most weight, particularly when moving, twisting, and bending. Back sprains are caused when ligaments—the… Read More
Parkinson’s disease can cause tremors, stiffness and trouble with walking. But a new study suggests that regular exercise can slow the progression of the disease. Even those with advanced Parkinson’s can benefit from activity, the study authors said.The research included more than 3,400 patients in North America, the Netherlands and Israel who were followed for more than two years. During… Read More
More Americans are looking beyond Western medicine to help relieve their back, neck, and spinal joint pain, including osteoarthritis of the backbone. In this specific article, we discuss Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), which is also called Complementary and Integrative Medicine.INTERCHANGEABLE TERMSWhen an option (not mainstream) practice is combined with standard (mainstream) medicine, it’s called “complemental” or “integrative” health care.… Read More
The ability of turmeric to fight cancer has been extensively researched. In fact, over 1,500 published studies show that curcumin, turmeric’s active ingredient, is an effective treatment for over 100 different types of cancer.The fact that mainstream medicine hasn’t embraced turmeric as a non-toxic cancer therapy is nothing short of outrageous. But a new study, in which curcumin outperformed conventional… Read More
Eight, 8 oz. glasses of water a day: it’s a rule that’s been burned into our brains for years as the ideal amount of fluid to drink each day. Yet no matter how many times experts say that’s not quite accurate, many still believe “8×8” is the magic amount.The truth: How much water you should drink each day really, truly… Read More
Complementary and alternative medicine, abbreviated as CAM, is described as a variety of healing medicines and practices which are available outside of conventional treatments. CAM practices are believed to provide a much more natural and holistic treatment approach for the wide array of injuries and conditions that exist today. In fact, back pain is one of the most common complaint… Read More
You get up with it. You go to sleep with it. An incredible number of men and women live with chronic back or neck pain every day. What’s chronic pain? It is technically defined as pain that lasts for 12 weeks or more—even after pain isn’t any longer acute (short-term, serious pain) or the injury has healed.ACCURATE ANALYSISGetting an exact… Read More
Viewers can’t get enough of the informative clip that sees a chiropractor helping a patient suffering from lower back pain. Dr Jeffrey Gerdes of the ChiroCare and Rehab centre based in North Carolina, US, talks his way through the demonstrationHis patent tells him: “I’m getting excruciating pains in my back and they’re very instant and they’re immobilising.“It’s so excruciating that I… Read More
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