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The Fitness Logic of Cross-Training
There's a very prevalent misconception in the amateur fitness logic ranks that mastering one type of exercise will result in whole-body fitness. An avid runner may think she’s reached the pinnacle...
Chiropractic Care and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
After years of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, large numbers of U.S. servicemen and women have returned home with a wide range of physical and psychological injuries. While the American media has...
Ending the Vicious Cycle of Chronic Back Pain and Depression
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Back pain can be crippling. It’s difficult to get out of bed, you can’t take part in the activities you used to enjoy, and you may feel like you’re trapped....
One Fish, Two Fish, Good Fish, Bad Fish? Making the Right Seafood Choices for You and Your Family
There’s no question about it — seafood has become complicated. Issues ranging from genetically modified organisms, potentially toxic herbicides and pesticides and long-term soil depletion to...
Use it or Lose it: Five Tips for Maintaining Your Sense of Balance Beyond Middle Age
If you are middle-aged (40-60, by some definitions) or older, here's 15-second self-test for you. Do you often find yourself needing to sit down or steady yourself against a table when putting on...
Soluble Versus Insoluble Fiber: What’s the Difference?
Dietary fiber is a very important component of any healthy diet. Technically, fiber refers to the portions of plants that are edible but that resist digestion. Increased dietary fiber has been shown...
Growing Up Healthy: Musculoskeletal Milestones in Baby’s First Year
One of the primary concerns for parents with a newborn is ensuring that the baby grows and develops normally. This is extremely important, since growth in the first year has a significant impact on...
Endurance Sports Provide a Boost to the Body’s Nervous System
It’s well known that training in certain sports can improve a person's endurance. If you're a runner, for example, you know that as you continue to run every day or according to whatever training...
What Is “Swayback” and How Can It Be Treated?
“Swayback” is the common term for excessive lordosis (aka hyperlordosis). It is a spine disorder that involves an extreme inward curvature of the lumbar area—that is, just above the hips....
Exercise as Medicine: Spotlight on Walking
Do you want to become healthier and stay healthy longer? (Spotlight Walking) Take a walk. That is the message of two important new studies. In the first, from Tel Aviv University in Israel,...
What Being Angry Does to Your Health
Mental health researchers in California have estimated that one in five Americans has an anger management problem. If so, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis just published in the...
Glucosamine, Chondroitin or Glucosamine Chondroitin for Joint Pain?
If you suffer from joint pain—especially in the knees, hips, and elbows—you’re in very good company. In fact, an estimated 27 million Americans with osteoarthritis "share your pain”. With a...