Boost your happiness
Count your blessings once a week: Write down the five best things in your life. Research shows that this will boost your mood; it may also help broaden your attention span and sharpen cognition. Remember, Thanksgiving is almost upon us!
Source: Men’s Health, November 2011
Power up your iced tea
Squeeze a lemon wedge into your iced or hot tea. The acidity can boost antioxidant concentrations in green tea by 20 percent, according to a study in Food Chemistry. Researches believe the same trick works with all kinds of tea. Men’s Health, June 2011
It’s nice outside! Get walking!
Walking 40 minutes per day 3 times a week may improve your memory, says a new study.
Men’s Health, May 2011
Shed pounds easily!
People who halved their daily TV time burned an extra 120 calories a day, a recent Stanford University study found. Doing this could help you lose 12 pounds in a year. Start the new year off right!
Source: Men’s Health Magazine
Go Nuts for the Holidays!
Cashews, almonds, or walnuts are all rich in monounsaturated fats, so they’re more filling than pretzels or chips, and they are good for your heart. Keep some on hand this Holiday season.
Feel better!
Squeeze your eyes shut for 2 seconds, and then open them as wide as you can for 2 seconds. You’re first contracting your orbicularis muscles, then the levator and Muller’s muscles. This combination can help relieve eye strain and release feel good endorphins.
Of course, Chiropractic manipulation works very well to relieve all types (physical, emotional, or chemical) of stress.
Stop by our office today to see how regular chiropractic care can improve your health and perhaps ease some of your holiday tension.
Source: Men’s Health Magazine, November 2010
Pills In Peril?
Move your multivitamin. The high humidity in a kitchen can make your multivitamins less effective, say scientists at Purdue University. When they subjected vitamin C to 86 percent humidity- the level in a kitchen where a pot of water is boiling- the vitamin began to degrade in 1 week. C is a marker for how other vitamins would fare under similar conditions, say the study authors.
Source: Men’s Health Magazine, June 2010
Can Chiropractic help disc injuries?
The chiropractic approach to disc problems is to help restore better motion and position to the spinal joints. Besides reducing disc bulging, better spinal function can help decrease inflammation and begin the slow process of healing in the surrounding soft tissues.
While results cannot be guaranteed, many patients have avoided needless surgery or a dependency on pain pills, by choosing conservative chiropractic care.
Skip the salt!
Yes, salt adds flavor to food. But by minimizing its role in your diet, you reduce your risk of the most common types of kidney stones, and also improve your heart health.
Larry Lipshultz, M.D. Men’s Health Magazine June, 2010
Think before you text message.
When you send a text message your thumb is not the only body part taking a beating. Texting can bring on shoulder and neck pain in men, say Temple University scientists, and a likely cause is typing with slumped shoulders for extended periods of time. So raise your cell phone to eye level occasionally; this draws your shoulders back and puts less stress on your spine.
Source: Men’s Health June, 2010
