According to research published in the August, 2003 issue of Brain, Behavior and Immunity, obesity and depression can increase inflammation that can lead to heart disease. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a chemical that indicates the presence of inflammation, specifically inflammation that can irritate the lining of the arteries and lead to heart disease. A high Read More …
Chiropractic a Question of Balance.
Perhaps the best known form of maual therapy is chiropractic. There are many techniques and professions that address the musculoskeletal system, using it to have a profound effect on health. Posture and Muscle Balance To simply say that poor posture stresses the spine doesn’t really convey how much of a burden poor posture is on Read More …
Change Your “Oil”
Many doctors who practice using natural health care feel that changing the type of fat and oil in an individual’s diet is perhaps the most important issue in health care. We now know just how terrible trans fats are for your health, but it wasn’t so long ago that cardiologists were advising patients to eat Read More …
Blood Pressure
Blood pressure should be checked periodically because it can be abnormal without causing any symptoms. Failing to find and adequately treat high blood pressure (hypertension) increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. Many things affect blood pressure, including neural, glandular, kidney and cardiovascular factors. High blood pressure can be caused by hardening of the Read More …
Anti Migraine Drugs Might Cause More Pain than Relief
Certain Migraine Medications may not be Good for Heart Patients Researchers in the Netherlands found that some migraine medications cause the coronary arteries (the blood vessels feeding the heart) to contract. Narrowing of the coronary arteries caused by heart disease may result in chest pain or even heart attacks in an individual taking certain migraine Read More …
Anger and Breathing
Anger is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Research published in the journal Thorax (2006; 61(10):863-8) indicates that hostility and anger constricts the airways and may actually cause pulmonary function to decline over time. The subjects of the research were 670 men. Their level of hostility was determined by using the Cook Medley Hostility Scale. Read More …
Cardiovascular Health
This report is meant for general information. It is not as a substitute for diagnosis or treatment. If you suspect that you have a health problem, see your physician. This is one area in which, if you suspect problems, you want to do a more traditional cardiac workup or make a referral to a cardiologist. Read More …
Working in Rotating Shifts May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk
Research appearing in the September, 2006 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology links working rotating shifts to an increased incidence of prostate cancer. People who work rotating shifts have been known to have increased risk in some cancers, like breast cancer and colon cancer. This study looked at over 14,000 Japanese workers in the Read More …
Vitamin K Possesses Anti Tumor Activity
Research appearing in the International Journal of Oncology (2005; 26(3):713-20 (ISSN: 1019-6439)) shows that vitamin K has some anti tumor activity. The tests were performed on human hepatocarcinoma cells (or HCC, cancer cells from the liver). This was not a human study. The effect was tested in vitro (i.e. in a Petrie dish) and in Read More …
Vitamin C Protects Against Cancer
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 1991;53: 2701-282s “Vitamin C and Cancer Prevention: The Epidemiological Evidence:, Vitamin C offers protection for non-hormone dependent cancers. Of 46 studies on vitamin C in cancer, 33 of them have demonstrated that vitamin C offers protection. Of 29 studies, 21 showed that the consumption of fruit may also be protective.