“…The American Cancer Society study finds that women who sit for more than six hours a day were about 40% more likely to die during the course of the study than those who sat fewer than three hours per day. Men were about 20% more likely to die.
What’s particularly interesting about recent research is the [...]
#9: Chiropractic Alleviates Pain – Chiropractors address the underlying cause of pain disorders, headaches, low back pain and sports injuries by treating the cause, not covering the symptoms. Quite often, those painful conditions are linked to dysfunctional areas in the spine known as vertebral subluxations – where movement is restricted or spinal bones are misaligned. [...]
Breast milk may be tremendously important to mother-baby bonding. New research shows that breast-feeding mothers are more likely than formula-feeding moms to bond with their infants, and also demonstrate stronger brain responses when they hear their baby cry.
Researchers divided a group of new mothers into breast-feeders and formula-feeders, and performed functional MRIs (fMRI) on them [...]
Nearly 48 million people are sickened by contaminated food each year in the United States. Many people don’t realize that even produce can sometimes be the culprit in outbreaks of food-borne illness.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offers the following tips for protecting yourself:
Wash your hands for 20 seconds with warm water and soap [...]
“Heart patients who used common pain relievers called NSAIDs even briefly are at much higher risk of having a repeat heart attack or of dying than those who stay away from the drugs, which include such widely used over-the-counter medications as ibuprofen and naproxen, a new study concludes.
The research, published Tuesday in the American Heart [...]
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Here are some exciting happenings at the Heshmat Pain Management Clinic:
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> Patient Appreciation Day in June!
> June 13th and June 29th book your appointment and Dr. Heshmat
> will pay your copay for you! Come see Dr. Heshmat on one of those
> days and you will not have to pay [...]
5 to 8 times stronger than vitamin E and stronger than vitamin C, this ‘antioxidant breakthrough’ may help boost your immunity, maintain normal cholesterol levels, and put the brakes on aging.*
Turmeric:
Just as it’s important to select and consume wholesome, unprocessed organic foods, you should do the same with herbs and spices.
Avoid breezing down the spice [...]
Eat more vegetables. Stress less.
Take the kids out to the park more often. You may already have a long list of resolutions for the new year. This year, honor your spine, too. With the help of your doctor of chiropractic, these simple steps can promote a healthier back for the new year.
Consider replacing your [...]
Snorers are often told to sleep on their sides rather than on their backs. This is because if you are lying on your side, the base of your tongue will not collapse into the back of your throat, obstructing breathing.
However, for some snorers, changing sleep position may not make a difference. There are two types [...]
Most men don’t want to talk much about this.
Yet, it’s something far too important to a man’s health to simply ignore. And the women who love and deeply care for their husbands, male friends and relatives, should be concerned about this as well.
By age 60, as many as 90% of American men may have less-than-optimal [...]
