by editor on September 12, 2011
GENERAL HEALTH I consider this one of our most very important Vahl Chiropractic Wellness Center Blogs. Over the last two or three decades we have been being repeatedly told to take a small baby asprin daily for cardiovascular health. However, despite what you’ve heard from decades of radio, TV, and magazine commercials, the last thing your heart may [...]
by editor on August 2, 2011
Regular physical activity — even walking — may be key to maintaining a sharp mind as we get older, two new studies suggest. While that’s not a new discovery, the studies plug critical gaps in the scientific literature and corroborate previous reports linking exercise to reduced rates of mental impairment in older adults. The message [...]
by editor on August 2, 2011
A recently released study offers new proof that older adults who keep active may be helping to reduce their odds of losing their mental abilities. “We looked at an objective measure of physical activity — most previous studies looked at self-reported levels of physical activity, which always has some inherent error,” said the lead researcher [...]
by editor on June 17, 2011
Wine lovers tend to have a preference when it comes to red wine or white, and there’s really no winning the debate when the individual palate is the judge. But when it comes to the health benefits of wine, is there a winner? Studies have shown the benefits of moderate alcohol consumption (we’re talking one [...]
by editor on April 12, 2011
GENERAL HEALTH BUT ESPECIALLY WOMENS HEALTH In some of our earlier Blogs I have discussed some of the problem with the very larger over use of antidepressants and their serious side effects. We even discussed that 50% of the persons perscribed antidepressants have never even been disgnosed with depression. Then last year, I told you [...]
by editor on January 20, 2011
Heart attack risk with pain drugs NSAIDs are used to treat chronic pain in conditions such as arthritis People taking high daily doses of two common painkillers are at increased risk of heart attack and stroke, say Oxford researchers. But the British Medical Journal study says the risk is moderate, with only an extra three [...]
by editor on January 7, 2011
WOMANS HEALTH by the by the VAHL CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER Women who eat more than three servings of fish per week are less likely to experience a stroke, a new study suggests. Specifically, fish-lovers in Sweden were 16 percent less likely to experience a stroke over a 10-year period, relative to women who ate fish [...]
by editor on January 6, 2011
Our goal at the VAHL CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER is to help you keep healyhy in these tough economic times. We hear a lot about healthcare. But no matter what your opinion on the new healthcare laws, the truth is that modern medicine still focuses on disease instead of wellness. In our opinion, at the VAHL [...]