'chicago chiropractor' Category
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Feb172010
Chronic Health Conditions On the Rise in U.S. Children
As a chiropractor I treat many children who have suffered an injury due to an accident or as the result of a sport or other play activity. However, what might surprise you is that I also have begun seeing children in my clinic who have weight-related musculoskeletal problems (conditions that in the past usually didn’t [...]
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Jan112010
Blind From Birth, a Woman Is Able to See After Chiropractic Treatment
People who have been around the Chiropractic profession for a while sometimes get rather accustomed to seeing astounding results. Still, the success story of Laura Hattier and the lifechanges for her following Chiropractic adjustments is one for the books. When Laura was born, she was completely blind. The doctors told her parents there was no [...]
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Jan082010
No Evidence that Chiropractic Causes Stroke According to Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation
Amidst a great deal of emotion and rhetoric coming out of Connecticut this week regarding the stroke issue The Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation has just released a very clear position statement on the issue of chiropractic and strokes. Atlanta, GA, January 07, 2010 –(PR.com)– According to the Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation there is no human [...]
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Jan062010
Don't Let Arthritis Keep You From Exercise
Though movement can often be painful if you have arthritis, achy knees and joints are not reason enough to stop exercising. In fact, not exercising can make the symptoms of arthritis much worse. Regular, modest exercise improves joint stability and strengthens muscles, according to the December issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource. In addition, exercise [...]
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Dec172009
Christmas Cholesterol Epiphany: 'Myrrh' May Have Cholesterol-Lowering Properties
ScienceDaily — Laboratory experiments suggest that the resin of certain trees of the Middle East, known commonly as the “myrrh” of the Christmas story, may have cholesterol-lowering properties. Research published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health discusses the hypocholesterolemic effects of myrrh and other plant products. Myrrh is a rust-coloured [...]
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Dec132009
Treat Anxiety and Boost Energy with Diaphragmatic Breathing
Breathing properly can make a huge difference both mentally and physically. Unfortunately there are several barriers that may prevent you from breathing from your abdominal area. Poor posture, stress and anxiety and even tight clothing may prompt you to breathe using your chest muscles rather than the diaphragm. Diaphragmatic breathing, also called belly breathing, is [...]
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Dec102009
Cheese (in moderation) may help you stay slim, study shows
Good news for my fellow cheese lovers: A study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that women who indulged daily in one ounce of full-fat cheese gained fewer pounds over time than their peers who refrained. Self.com, which shares this little slice of information, says that conjugated linoleic acid found in whole dairy may [...]
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Dec062009
Can Exercise Reduce the Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease?
Officials at the new Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute announced today the center's participation in a novel Parkinson's study aimed at determining the physical and neurological impact of simple exercise on Parkinson's patients. Participants' brains will be monitored to determine if increased physical activity actually helps protect the neurons in the brain [...]
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Dec032009
Breast-Feeding Can Help Mom's Heart Decades Later
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter 20-year study shows it cut risk factors linked to diabetes, cardiovascular trouble (HealthDay News) — Breast-feeding, even for just a couple of months, can significantly lower a woman’s risk of metabolic syndrome — a dangerous cluster of heart disease risk factors — years later, reports a new study appearing online Dec. [...]
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Nov262009
Studies: Fighting global warming reduces diseases
Cutting global warming pollution would not only make the planet healthier, it would make people healthier too, says officials, as they releases studies calculating the health benefits of a less sickly climate. Slashing carbon dioxide emissions could save millions of lives, mostly by reducing preventable deaths from heart and lung diseases, the studies show. [...]