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Costa Mesa Chiropractor: Bottle Feeding and Increased Obesity
Costa Mesa Chiropractor weekly health alert:
Starting formula-fed babies on plain food too early might boost their risk of apropos portly by a time they strech age 3, according to a impending study.
The study, that followed some-more than 840 immature children, found that formula-fed infants introduced to plain food before 4 months of age had a 6.3-fold increasing contingency of obesity during age 3 (95% certainty interlude 2.3 to 6.9), Susanna Y. Huh, MD, MPH, of Children’s Hospital Boston, and colleagues reported online in Pediatrics.
However, a same didn’t reason for breastfed infants — who showed no impact of timing of plain food introduction on plumpness during age 3 (odds ratio 1.1, 95% CI 0.3 to 4.4), Huh and co-authors wrote.
The commentary from a longitudinal investigate support discipline recommending holding off on solids until during slightest 4 months of age and preferably to 6 months of age, a researchers noted.
“Additionally, it serve confirms a extensive long-term nutritional value of breast feeding during a initial 6 months of life,” commented Cliff Nerwen, MD, of Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York City, in a matter sent to reporters.
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Costa Mesa Chiropractor: Outdoor Exercise is Good for You
Costa Mesa chiropractor weekly health alert: A systematic examination carried out by a group during a Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry has analyzed existent studies and resolved that there are advantages to mental and earthy contentment from holding practice in a healthy environment. Their commentary are published in a investigate biography Environmental Science and Technology.
The investigate found that many trials showed an alleviation in mental well-being: compared with sportive indoors, sportive in healthy environments was compared with larger feelings of revitalization, increasing appetite and certain engagement, together with decreases in tension, confusion, annoy and depression. Participants also reported larger delight and compensation with outside activity and settled that they were some-more expected to repeat a activity during a after date.
However, nothing of a identified studies totalled a effects of earthy activity on earthy well-being, or a outcome of healthy environments on adhering to exercise. On change this examination has identified some earnest effects on self-reported mental contentment immediately following practice in a healthy environment, as against to those reported following practice indoors. This is a initial step towards vindicating a certain effects of programs such as a Green Gym and Blue Gym, and innovative interventions by medical practitioners that embody practice outside as partial of holistic treatments for those pang from basin and identical psychological ailments.
“The supposition that there are combined profitable effects to be gained from sportive in a healthy sourroundings is really appealing and has generated substantial interest. By regulating a information now accessible to us we have combined strength to a couple between mental and earthy contentment and outside exercise, though serve investigate and longer, tailor-made and focused trials are indispensable to improved know this link.”
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Costa Mesa Chiropractor: False Blueberries Beware
Costa Mesa Chiropractor Weekly health Alert:
A operation of feign blueberries are being used in a series of sell food items, even yet they enclose labels or photos suggesting that they enclose genuine blueberries.
The Consumer wellness Center reports that these “blueberries” are indeed a reduction of sugar, corn syrup, starch, hydrogenated oil, synthetic flavors and synthetic food dyes blue No. 2 and red No. 40. The companies that use a feign blueberries embody obvious manufacturers such as Kellogg’s, Betty Crocker and General Mills
According to a Los Angeles Times:
“… [T]he fakes were found in bagels, cereals, breads and muffins. Some products enclose genuine blueberries churned with fakes. For example, a blueberry bagels sole during Target enclose some genuine berries though a ‘blueberry bits’ listed in a mixture aren’t genuine blueberries … Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats Blueberry Muffin accumulation has no blueberries though does have ‘blueberry flavored crunchies’ done from a sugar-and-dye mixture mentioned above.”
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Recently I read an article on sciencedaily.com how caffeine improved memory loss in aged mice raised to develop symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The article began with the angle that “Coffee drinkers may have another reason to pour that extra cup.” It continued by discussing a sequence of studies published online July 6 in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease that proved that caffeine considerably decreased abnormal levels of the protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, both in the brains and in the blood of mice displaying symptoms of the disease.
But, before you make a decision to add another cuppa to your morning routine, let me add that also on the website, under “Related Stories,” were at least two articles reporting on studies that showed the non-beneficial effects of caffeine, “Morning Jolt of Caffeine May Mask Serious Sleep Problems,” and “Coffee Consumption Linked To Increased Risk Of Heart Attack For Persons With Certain Gene Variation.”
It seems to me that there are probably studies that will corroborate, or at least give credence to, any angle of thought, particularly when it is about age-related health issues. The “yin-yang” of caffeine benefits-deficits certainly aren’t, of course, the only ones. But, it did get me to considering about the likelihood that there will never be any “one thing” that will absolutely aid we, humans, in living longer, healthier lives. Humans are dynamic, biological creatures. We are actively engaged in life. We’re not bred in a cage! And, furthermore, though Alzheimer’s disease may be on the rise, obviously none of us has been “singled out to develop symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease,” therefore caffeine isn’t entirely the “one thing” that will reverse or prevent it.
The human body is an elegant, intricate system that is designed to function homeostasis, that is to say, balance. Consequently good health is cultivated by a healthy, balanced attitude towards living, instead of our being briefly convinced by the latest health study and “doing” or “overdoing” one specific thing fooling ourselves into believing that it will reverse all of the other immoderate and unwholesome things we have done to our bodies.
As a doctor of chiropractic, I believe that every single day we have an opportunity to make decisions that will assist us to live longer, healthier lives, healthy choices for our body and mind. When it comes to what is good for our body, we know what actually “feels” right and what doesn’t. So, I just wanted to offer some thoughts for you to keep in mind the next time you reach for that extra cup of coffee or second glass of red wine. There is no “one thing” that will do “everything” for your good health.
Chiropractors, like me, agree that “motion is life.” We, humans, were designed to walk, to run, to dance, and to move all the muscles of our body for our entire lifespan. So, naturally, it follows that we either “move it or lose it!” Our aging “Baby Boomer” population is discovering just how true this cautionary advice is when it comes to energy, vitality, mobility, and good health in later years. With every year of our life, we have much to gain from being physically active…and plenty to lose by living an immobile or sedentary lifestyle.
As our age-related risks of chronic disease increase, regular physical activity can actually slow down the trend. In addition, research has shown that people who have already developed coronary artery disease, osteoarthritis, high blood pressure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Type 2 diabetes, and other age-related chronic diseases can benefit substantially by increasing their physical activity and, therefore, often can manage their chronic illness with fewer medicines.
Furthermore, some studies suggest that the cardiovascular benefits an individual gets from physical activity may also help the brain stay healthy. “Physical activity influences the frontal region of the brain,” says Dr. Bradley Hatfield, professor of Sports Psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park. So, if you’ve been wondering what the best thing is that you can do to keep your brain young, the answer may be for you to take a long walk. A key factor is that exercise thickens the brain tissue and builds more synapses in the brain. The brain has 10 billion nerve cells, called neurons, and on average, neurons are connected to each other through 10,000 synapses. Every time we exercise, more synapses form and the active brain gets stronger.
On a regular basis, being physically active increases the quality of life (period). Some of the benefits include improved energy levels, mental sharpness, balance, strength, flexibility, and weight control. Moreover, regular aerobic exericise has been shown to help in the management of depression, anxiety, and stress.
So, even though the facts point conclusively to the validity of the “move it or lose it!” warning, they also confirm that it is never to late for you to “move it” and regain your health!
You may have read on this website, or elsewhere, about recent studies that have shown that physical activity is requisite to getting and staying healthy, especially as we age. But, if you’ve been inactive for awhile, even the idea of exercise might seem “exhausting.” The best way, then, to approach this much-needed addition to your lifestyle is, literally and figuratively, to do it one step at a time. A smart “first step” is to see a health care professional, like your chiropractor, for a full physical examination. Once it is confirmed that you won’t make matters worse through movement, then the next step is simply to start moving a bit each day.
Any movement is a step towards better health and physical fitness. Walk a lap (or two) around your house or apartment. Put that TV remote away and get up to change the channels. As your body becomes accustomed to moving again, you will probably discover that you actually want to move more. Then you can slowly add additional movement to your daily routine. Increase the walk around your house to a walk around the block, a walk in the park, or even a walk through the shopping mall. Walking with a friend can often help to keep you on track(especially on those days when you’d rather sit and veg, then get your body moving). If you are physically able, take the stairs instead of using the elevator as often as you can. Park farther away from the entrance to the supermarket and make it a goal to put more and more parking spots between you and the entrance.
After a few weeks of regular physical activity, you will begin to feel the healthful benefits of movement. Then you’ll be ready for new ways to build flexibility, fitness, and muscle strength. Your chiropractor can advise you on how to become more physically active and help you to development an individualized program.
Are you ready for this? For years (and years) chiropractors like me, plus nutritionists and other health-conscious professionals have been advising men, women, and children to lay off the fast foods. Everyone is aware already of the artery-clogging, fat-producing effects of a fast food diet. So, tell you something you don’t know, right? Well, here it is: It’s not just the fast food, itself, that can shorten your life span, but the wrapper it comes in that is a risk to your health and longevity, as well!
Add to the growing list of chemicals showing up in human blood, chemicals called diPAPs. They’re found in the compounds that make food wrappers grease-proof. These chemicals are fairly new and scientists don’t know yet if they are harmful to human health. But diPAPs break down into another worrisome chemical, called PFOA (perfuorooctanoic acid), which is in a class of compounds called perflurochemicals, and may be carcinogenic.
PFOA and PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate, another perflurochemical) are resistant to oil and water, which makes them perfect for use as fast food wrappers, and as liners on nonstick pans, microwave popcorn bags, and pizza boxes, not to mention carpets clothes, and electronics among many other applications. The problem is that these compounds end up in the environment, our food and our bodies.
“The take-home message is that some chemicals that make our lives easier, better and more satisfying end up in our bloodstream with unknown toxicological consequences,” said Scott Mabury, a chemist at the University of Toronto. “We should be smart enough to design chemicals that do what we want them to do without causing a chemical pollution problem.” Imagine that — designing chemicals that wouldn’t harm our bodies or pollute the environment. I wonder why no one has thought about that until now?
For the complete article, go tohttp://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/05/15/food-wrapper-chemical.html?campaign=w01-101-ae-0001