DAILY HEALTH UPDATE: Thursday, May 29, 2014 Dr. Jeff Allyn, Berkley Chiropractic Clinic

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” ~ Walt Disney

Mental Attitude: Being Called “Fat” Increases Obesity Risk for Girls. New research suggests that if a girl is called “fat” by a parent, sibling, friend, classmate, or teacher at age 10, they are at a greater risk (1.66 times) of being obese in their late teens. Study co-author Jeffrey Hunger adds, "Being labeled as too fat may lead people to worry about personally experiencing the stigma and discrimination faced by overweight individuals, and recent research suggests that experiencing or anticipating weight stigma increases stress and can lead to overeating." JAMA Pediatrics, April 2014

Health Alert: Don't Binge Drink Even Once! The National Institutes of Health (NIH) warn that even one night of excessive alcohol consumption could cause bacteria to leak from the gut, increasing levels of bacterial toxins in the blood. These toxins can trigger an immune response leading to fever, inflammation, and even tissue destruction. According to lead author Dr. Gyongi Szabo, “We found that a single alcohol binge can elicit an immune response, potentially impacting the health of an otherwise healthy individual… Our observations suggest that an alcohol binge is more dangerous than previously thought.” National Institutes of Health, May 2014

Diet: Want Better Behaved Kids at Dinner? A new study has found that kids behave better during dinner if they chew their food instead of biting it. Investigators note that kids are more socially aggressive and disobedient when they have to hold and bite their food than when they use utensils and chew their food. The bottom line of the study is, if you want to sit down to nice quiet, relaxing meal with your kids, cut up their food and encourage them to eat with a fork.  Eating Behaviors, April 2014

Exercise: Just Stick with Crunches. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse have found that the traditional crunch is still the best way to work the abdominal muscles when compared with available abdominal exercise equipment and even exercises including the yoga boat pose, stability ball crunch, decline bench curl-up, captain's chair crunch, bicycle crunch, side plank, and front plank. Lead researcher Edward Stenger explains, "Obviously, lying on the ground doing the traditional crunch is not appropriate for everyone. But for the average person who wants to work his or her abdominal muscles to get stronger, have less back pain, and get better health benefits, all you need to do is get a comfortable spot on the floor, lie down, and do some crunches." American Council on Exercise, April 2014

Chiropractic: Highly Satisfied Patients! According to a recent survey of nearly 500 Australian chiropractic patients, 97% declared they would seek chiropractic care again in the future. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, April 2014

Wellness/Prevention: Men with Chronic Pain May be Vitamin D Deficient. If you’re male and are experiencing chronic widespread pain, then you may have low levels of vitamin D. A recent study showed that men with vitamin D deficiency were more than twice as likely to experience chronic widespread pain than men with normal vitamin D levels. Further research is needed to determine whether treating low vitamin D levels could prevent chronic pain from developing. Rheumatology, April 2014


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