Wellness Care vs. Illness Care
By Edward Brown, DC, DABCIParker College of Chiropractic
The goal of illness care is to return the individual to ‘normal’ – characterized by an absence of disease or symptoms. Wellness care focuses on optimizing function in all aspects of the individual’s life – body, mind, and spirit… read more
Optimum Health
By Edward Brown, DC, DABCI Parker College of Chiropractic
Do you consider yourself to be in excellent health, or just fair? Are you able to perform all the physical activities you would like, or do you lack the strength and stamina you once enjoyed? Do you awaken refreshed and vibrant after a night’s sleep?.... read more
What is holistic health?
By Edward Brown, DC, DABCI Parker College of Chiropractic
Many feel that health care measures are holistic if they are preventive in nature. Others would argue that holistic refers to ‘natural’ remedies. And a few might equate anything unorthodox or not within the allopathic medical repertoire as being holistic. Obviously, the meaning of holistic health depends upon whom you ask… read more
Up to a third of breast cancers could be avoided
By Maria Cheng, AP Medical Writer Thu Mar 25, 612 pm ET
Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a conference said Thursday, renewing a sensitive debate about how lifestyle factors affect the disease....read more
6 Weight-Loss tricks that don't involve Dieting or (much) Exercise
By Deborah Kotz USNews.com Wed Mar 17:00
Eat hot soup before a meal. Don't eat heavily just before bed. Live like a city dweller. Try a dash of chili pepper. Limit caloric beverages. Weigh yourself once a day... read more
FDA Approved Diabetes Drug Despite Hints at Cancer Risk
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter , Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010
Studies in rats showed that some animals treated with Victoza did develop thyroid tumors. "Some of these tumors were cancerous," Mahoney said.…read more
Intense treatment doesn't help diabetics
By Marilynn Marchione, Ap Medical Writer, Sun Mar 14, 7:20 pm ET
Adding drugs to drive blood pressure and blood-fats lower than current targets did not prevent heart problems, and in some cases caused harmful side effects…. read more
Marathoners Face Greater Risk of Artery Problems
HealthDay News, Sat. march 13, 2010
New research by Greek doctors who found that marathon runners have increased stiffness of the large arteries, suggesting that some types of high-intensity exercise may actually be bad for the heart, potentially leading to hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, heart attack and even death....read more
Are Flu Shots Effective at Preventing Illness?
By EBEN HARRELL Eben Harrell– Mon Mar 1, 2:20 pm ET
Jefferson and colleagues have published several systematic reviews of existing studies on the efficacy of influenza vaccines. Weighing the data, they conclude that there is insufficient evidence to indicate that flu vaccines reduce infection rates or mortality, even in the elderly….read more
7 Ways to Raise Your Risk of Stroke
Stephanie Pappas, livescience.com– Tue Mar 16, 9:35 am ET
Genetics, age and race play a role in stroke, as do many other factors, both controllable and uncontrollable. Recent research has teased out more and more of these risk factors, from how you eat to where you live….read more
New Bone Drug May Prevent Fractures But Raise Clot Risk
HealthDay news , Deb 24, 2010
Like other anti-osteoporosis drugs already on the market, the drug -- called lasofoxifene -- also boosts the risk of blood clots, the researchers found. … read more
Running Shoes Linked to Joint Strain
By Kate Francis, Reviewed by Quality Health's Medical Advisory Board
While running is no doubt beneficial for overall health, injuries are common, and in a recent study, researchers found that running shoes may actually put more of a strain on your joints than if you were to run barefoot or even to walk in high-heeled shoes.... read more
5 Bogus Diets That Will Do More Harm Than Good
By Style Caster, on Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:55am PST
Instead of relying on exercise and following the credo "everything in moderation," we turn to miracle solutions, diet supplements, and calorie deprivation. The results are the following bogus diets that may work in the short term, but may also cause severe harm to your body over time.... read moreExercise Reduces Anxiety of Chronic Disease
By Racheal Rettner, LiveScience February 22, 2010 04:03 pm ET
Exercise may benefit the mental well-being of those with chronic illnesses such as heart disease and cancer, a new study suggests.…read more
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