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Everyone knows that exercise has health benefits, but for seniors, it is especially important. A new study shows that it doesn’t just make the elderly healthier, but helps them prevent disability. Part of the problem is traditional exercise can be difficult for older adults with issues like chronic pain or arthritis. Exercise Counseling can help senior citizens find ways to stay active and healthy. Moderate Exercise Makes All The Difference A new University of Florida…
Your muscles are a series of interconnected, complex tissues that are full of protein filaments of actin and myosin, that also enable you to blast away calories and fat for a healthy lifestyle. So, in order to yield the best results from your exercise routines, you must know how your muscles work. 1. Muscles can be almost 70% water. Why is this important? Because staying sufficiently hydrated is important in building muscles. Never skimp on…
If you’re one of millions of people who suffer from ongoing pain in your neck, back, joints and other areas of your body, then you most likely feel the frustration of being told the x-rays show nothing wrong, your blood work looks fine, and a script for pain relievers should fix you right up. Ongoing pain could mean: arthritis TMJ fibromyalgia stressed joints inflammation from repetitive motion muscle spasms from stress at your job a…
Maybe you exercised a lot before getting injured. Maybe you hardly exercised but realize that you want to become more fit. However, you are just coming back from an injury. You know that you have to take it easy but you need more help. At Lake Pointe Chiropractic and Wellness Center, we offer exercise counseling along with help to make you pain free. It is important to stretch. You should spend several minutes stretching your…
Should I pour a glass of skim, 1 %, 2 %, or whole milk? We can all agree that the low-fat diet craze has come and gone, but for many people who are trying to live a healthy lifestyle, milk and other dairy products have to be low-fat. Many weight-conscious individuals have developed a preference for lower-fat milk and other dairy products such as yogurt or cottage cheese. But new research indicates that full-fat dairy…
Feeling unwell can be a frightening experience. We tend to wake up in the morning assuming that our bodies will experience the world today the same way it did yesterday. When we realize something is different–whether it’s pain that wasn’t there before or a new food sensitivity–we know our bodies are trying to tell us something. Whether it’s a polite reminder or an urgent warning, it is a mystery and our first impulse is to…
It’s no secret that sugar is bad for your teeth, bad for your waistline and that excessive consumption of refined sugar is a contributing factor to type 2 diabetes. But did you know that sugar can be damaging to your health in other ways? Recent studies have increasingly linked excessive sugar in the diet to inflammatory processes in the body. For diabetics, the situation becomes a catch-22 wherein inflammation increases insulin resistance, keeping blood glucose…
The discovery of antibiotics has been a huge success in the evolution of modern healthcare. Millions of people have benefited from their life-saving “germ” killing abilities. Unfortunately, the over-use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of new antibiotic resistant “super bugs”. And now, new evidence is suggesting antibiotics could be contributing to weight gain. Research About Antibiotics and Weight Gain In the new book “Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling our…
Each year, millions of Americans suffer from chronic headaches. These painful headaches not only cause these individuals to suffer, but they can also prevent them from leading normal lives and completing day-to-day activities. This leads individuals to resort to powerful pain medications just to get by. Pain medications only masks the pain of chronic headaches. However, chiropractic care helps heal the body to prevent headaches from reoccurring. How Holistic Treatments Works At Lake Pointe Chiropractic, we…
Ear infections are the most common ailment in young children and babies, with over 10 million new cases each year. Statistics show this painful illness affects half of all children at least one time before they are a year old. The numbers shift to two-thirds of all children before they turn three. Ear infections are also the number one reason parents or guardians take their children to the pediatrician. Let’s face it. Ear infections are…
