A Facebook friend of mine, Irene, posted an interesting article recently (see the end of this blog for the link) which got me to thinking that therein lies a blog article! The basic message in the article is : May 20, 2013 — Researchers have pinpointed a catalytic trigger for the onset of Alzheimer’s disease – when [...]
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Sciatica is a condition commonly seen by chiropractors and although mechanical back pain is way more common, there is always a steady flow of patients with sciatica making their way into chiropractic offices. The Sciatic Nerve Sciatica essentially refers to compression of the sciatic nerve, the largest and longest nerve in the human body. The [...]
They say there are two types of people, those with back ache and those that are going to get it!!! That basically translates to the fact that lower back pain is basically an epidemic. The most common type of lower back pain is what is referred to as mechanical lower back pain. This relates to [...]
….continued Yesterday I was sharing some thoughts on Facebook around factors that predispose us to disease, disability and early death. Number one factor is stress. I was saying that there are 2 types of stress, acute stress i.e. usually an ‘emergency’ type of stress (an accident, a huge fright, a big dog chasing you etc.). [...]
I have just finished reading one of the final chapters in Dr Wayne Dyer’s book titled Inspiration – your ultimate calling. An excellent read by the way and one I highly recommend. You can purchase it under Recommended Products. He talks about the fact that there are no coincidences in life. Everything happens for a [...]
Unbalanced insulin production may be the single most important metabolic dysfunction related to chronic disease. Why does insulin have such wide-reaching effects? While it’s probably futile to debate which of the human hormones is the most important, we certainly should pay special attention to insulin – it’s been stated that the body’s inability to manage [...]
Exposure to radiation from cell phones during pregnancy can affect the brain development of offspring, potentially leading to hyperactivity, Yale School of Medicine researchers have discovered. “Although this study was done on mice, it’s the first experimental evidence that fetal exposure to radiofrequency radiation from cell phones does in fact affect adult behavior“, said senior [...]
Eating a portion of processed red meat daily can increase a person’s risk of dying young by up to 20%, according to a long – running US study of more that 120,000 people. The research was done by the Harvard University experts and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
It seems that consuming caffeinated coffee may significantly reduce the risk of Parkinson’s Disease in some men and women, depending on their genetics, according to research published by the Public Library of Science. On average, heavy coffee drinkers were found to have a 27% lower risk of developing Parkinson’s Disease, regardless of the genes they [...]
The whole concept of Male Menopause is something that is gaining more attention in scientific circles, but that is still not properly understood and rarely considered as a potential cause of altering physical and psychological states that occur in men with advancing years. Menopause in women is now well accepted as being responsible for many [...]