September 20th, 2009
Sports injuries traditionally increase in September coinciding with back-to-school. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that 3.5 million children and teens are hurt annually playing organized and/or school sports with foot and ankle injuries accounting for one third of all injuries.
Summer vacation is partly to blame. After a couple months off of school, students often don’t prepare adequately for the fall sports season, returning too rapidly to their sport. Because children’s bodies are still developing, their muscles, bones and ligaments aren’t as stable as the same in an adult, thus upping the ante for injuries to occur.
Sometimes youths tough out their injuries and put themselves at risk. Or sometimes the injury and the resulting symptoms don’t seem to add up.
Higher Health Chiropractic treats youngsters to seniors. Call our office if you’re experiencing symptoms from aches and pains to headaches and stress. We’ll evaluate your condition and make recommendations for treatment or refer you to one of the several physician/surgeons we work with ongoing.
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September 20th, 2009
Health care breakthroughs are big business. We know this because such news is reported in the Business Section of newspapers and magazines. Discussions relate primarily to the potential impact on the company’s share price and revenues. Possible benefits to patients are a secondary concern compared to the amount of money involved.
Business coverage of these issues is yet another reminder of how far health care has moved away from its original and sole focus on treatment. Sadly, the bottom line has become the bottom line. And yet, there may be real breakthroughs on the horizon. Advances in DNA analysis and nanotechnology may bring us closer to a world of personalized treatment for cancer and other disorders. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 20th, 2009
Chronic disease is a major problem in U.S. health care. More than one-third of Americans have one or more chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. The personal costs to patients and families are often severe, daily, and ongoing. The economic costs to society are almost $1 trillion annually.1
Heart disease includes high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, coronary artery obstruction, angina, and heart attacks. Most of these conditions represent a chain of events. Left untreated, of course, high blood pressure is a leading cause of heart attack and stroke. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 20th, 2009
Kids can get checked, too. Do kids need regular blood pressure check-ups or regular tests of their blood glucose levels? Probably not – these simple procedures can be done during a child’s annual physical. But kids are very active and more frequent chiropractic check-ups are usually a good idea. Most of us were introduced to chiropractic care when we were adults – and we had to play catch-up for however long a period of time before we really began to feel healthy again. If we began chiropractic care as a younger adult, it probably didn’t take too long to restore good health. If we were older – well, the process probably took more time. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 20th, 2009
We’re in the middle of several deadly epidemics in the United States. Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease are affecting more and more people every year. Recent statistics show that two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. Thirty percent of American children are obese. Approximately 21 million Americans have diabetes. One child out of every 500 has type I diabetes. In America, 72 million adults have high blood pressure. These are shocking statistics, considering that U.S. health care expenditures totaled $2 trillion in 2006. That’s 2 TRILLION dollars. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 20th, 2009
We all know that 30 minutes per day of strenuous exercise will provide many health benefits. Recent Federal guidelines from the Department of Health and Human Services1 have even made this official.
The real question for most of us is how to find the time to exercise regularly and consistently. All we have is 24 hours each day to get done all the things we need to get done. Exercising often takes a back seat to work, shopping, cooking, cleaning, getting the kids ready for school and ready for bed, and all the other million-and-one little details that demand our attention every day. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 20th, 2009
Kids don’t have that strong a relationship to vegetables. Kids will go through the motions, pushing broccoli spears and lima beans around their plate a few times, but few veggies actually reach the inside of a kid’s mouth.
And yet, we want our kids to eat vegetables on a regular basis. The best way to do this is to serve fresh veggies daily, and make sure WE eat all the vegetables on our plates!
Why bother? It turns out that vegetables – all kinds of vegetables – contain super-powerful ingredients that help keep us healthy and help us ward off a wide range of serious illnesses.1,2 These magical substances – phytochemicals – give fruits and vegetables their big nutritional kick! Read the rest of this entry »
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