DAILY HEALTH UPDATE: Saturday, May 03, 2014 Dr. Jeff Allyn, Berkley Chiropractic Clinic

“Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.” ~ Ray Bradbury

Mental Attitude: Bullying Also Happens to Popular Teens. Contrary to popular belief, researchers have found that the risk  of being bullied increases as adolescents climb their school’s social ladder and then abruptly plummets once they reach the pinnacle. Being the victim of bullying can lead to harmful psychological, social, and academic consequences, along with higher levels of anxiety, anger, and depression. Researcher Dr. Robert Faris adds, "Most of these adverse consequences were worse for high-status targets, because while socially marginal youth are often brutally tormented, a single bullying event may be particularly psychologically and socially damaging for popular students, who feel that they have farther to fall." American Sociological Review, April 2014

Health Alert: Cause of Alcohol-Related Muscle Weakness Found! The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that the muscle weakness observed after long-term alcohol abuse is the result of alcohol interfering with a gene involved with mitochondrial repair and muscle regeneration. Mitochondria are the organelles that provide cells with most of their energy. Alcohol appears to greatly reduce a damaged mitochondria's ability to self-repair which leads to weakness in skeletal muscle cells in particular. Studies involving rats show that long-term alcohol consumption can decrease the mitochondria's ability to repair itself by as much as 50%. National Institutes of Health, April 2014

Diet: Eat More Fruits & Vegetables to Lower Premature Death Risk. A long-term study found that most people eat less than four fruits and vegetables each day. However, participants who ate at least seven portions a day had a 42% lower risk of death from all causes during the eight-year data collection period. Lead author Dr. Oyinlola Oyebode explains, "We all know that eating fruit and vegetables is healthy, but the size of the effect is staggering."  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, March 2014

Exercise: Stronger Muscles Equals Healthier Kids. Preteens with strong muscles have lower levels of bad (LDL) cholesterol and tryglycerices, higher levels of good (HDL) cholesterol, and slightly lower blood pressure and blood sugar readings than their less-fit peers. Pediatrics, March 2014

Chiropractic: Tips to Prevent Back Pain. To prevent back pain, the American Chiropractic Association recommends maintaining a healthy diet and weight, remaining active, avoiding prolonged inactivity, warming-up or stretching before exercising or performing other physical activities, maintaining proper posture, wearing comfortable shoes, sleeping on a mattress of medium firmness, lifting with the knees while keeping the object close to body, quitting/not smoking, and working with your chiropractor to ensure that your computer workstation is ergonomically correct. American Chiropractic Association, 2014

Wellness/Prevention: Does Marriage Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease? Based on data from over 3.5 million men and women, people who are married are less likely to develop cardiovascular disease compared to single, widowed, or divorced individuals. Overall, individuals who were married had a 5% lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease than those who were not.  NYU Langone Medical Center, March 2014

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(This information is brought to you in conjunction with www.Chiro-Trust.org, it is solely advisory and should not be substituted for medical or chiropractic advice. Any and all health care concerns, decisions, and actions must be done through the advice and counsel of a health care professional who is familiar with your updated medical history.)