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About 1 in 10 couples trying to have a baby suffer from infertility. The National Institutes of Health notes that advancing age is the primary cause of infertility, but there are other factors that can affect the chances of having a baby including excessive alcohol consumption, smoking, exposure to environmental toxins, certain medicines, radiation treatment…
Read MoreA recent article published in the American Family Physician notes that spinal manipulative therapy can provide short-term improvement in patients with acute or chronic low back pain and is comparable to other standard treatments. For patients with neck pain, the current research shows cervical manipulation/mobilization provides better short-term pain relief and improved function when compared…
Read MoreStaying fit during adolescence may pay dividends throughout life. In this study, researchers reviewed health data concerning 1,079,128 Swedish men from age 16 to about age 46 and found that those with poor cardiorespiratory fitness as they entered adulthood were over three times more likely to be out of the workforce due to disability by…
Read MoreThe results of a new study involving 171 mother-child pairs suggest that taking a daily 600mg DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) supplement during pregnancy may help protect kids from high blood pressure in childhood. The findings may lead to changes in the amount of DHA found in prenatal supplements, as current levels are usually much lower. JAMA…
Read MoreResearchers from Trinity College Dublin and St. James’s Hospital report that human hair can be used to measure vitamin D. This is important, as traditional blood analysis captures only a moment in time, while hair can reflect vitamin D status over several months capturing the large seasonal differences in vitamin D status. Study co-author Dr.…
Read MoreThe findings of a multi-decade study involving over 800 Swedish women suggest that being more physically and mentally active in middle age is associated with a reduced risk for dementia in old age. Neurology, February 2019
Read MoreAmong a group of 176 office workers, those who participated in a three-month program aimed at improving their sitting posture were less likely to report neck pain, back pain, elbow pain, and knee pain during the course of the study. Journal of Education and Health Promotion, December 2018
Read MorePulmonary function tests performed on fifteen healthy males revealed that when participants adopted a forward head posture (FHD), they had significantly lower forced vital capacity, expiratory and inspiratory reserve volumes, forced expiratory volume at one second, and peak flow rate. Doctors of chiropractic routinely check for FHD and recommend exercise and ergonomic modifications to address…
Read MoreExperts recommend taking 10,000 steps per day as part of a healthy lifestyle. In a recent study involving 48 kidney dialysis patients, researchers observed that the more steps per day a patient took, the less likely they were to experience fatigue and insomnia. Unfortunately, the data show that most of the patients in the study…
Read MoreAccording to a new study, severely obese patients who consumed olive oil at least once per week had lower platelet activation, which reduces the propensity of blood to clot, lowering the risk for heart attack or stroke. American Heart Association, March 2019
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