El Paso, TX. Chiropractor Dr. Alex Jimenez looks at back pain medications and their effect on sleep. Can you relieve spine pain and get a good night�s rest? Sure some drugs get in the way. Prescription medications are among the most recommended nonsurgical treatments for back and neck pain. While these drugs might help alleviate what ails your back, your… Read More
Throwing punches in the ring is only part of the reason why professional boxers have knockout bodies. They also sculpt their strong physiques with tons of cross training—with a focus on building a rock-solid core. “Core conditioning is crucial for boxing,” says Chris Algieri, a professional boxer and two-time world champion. “Most of the power in a punch comes from… Read More
When you're on a diet, you may gravitate to the "diet" food section at the supermarket, but beware: Diet foods can destroy your diet and make you fat. Although labeled "diet" or "low-fat," they may be high in sugar and can make you gain weight, not lose it. Researchers from the University of Georgia fed rats a diet high in… Read More
Can a new exercise regimen boost your brain health if you're over 50? Possibly, suggests a new research review that found middle-age folks can improve their thinking and memory skills by adopting regular moderate-to-vigorous routines involving aerobic and resistance exercise. "When we combined the available data from [39 previous] studies, we were able to show that undertaking physical exercise was… Read More
Just put one foot in front of the other and you'll boost your brain at the same time. That's the conclusion of a small study that found the impact of a foot while walking sends pressure waves through the arteries that increases blood supply to the brain. "New data now strongly suggest that brain blood flow is very dynamic," said… Read More
Related Articles TEXARKANA � The UTEP men�s golf team defeated Southern Miss (4-1, semifinals) and Charlotte (4-1, finals) in match-play format to win the 2017 Conference USA Men�s Golf Championship at the Texarkana Country Club on Tuesday. It is the first conference title since 1985 and only the second in program history. The Orange and Blue also punched their ticket… Read More
Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is commonly associated with aging. As you get older, your discs, like other joints within the body, can degenerate (break down) and become problematic: That's a natural part of growing older, the body begins to deal with years of strain, overuse, and perhaps even misuse. Nonetheless, DDD can appear in people as young as 20, so… Read More
Korir etched himself into the UTEP recordbooks with the second-fastest time in program history, just .02 seconds behind Bert Cameron�s time of 44.58 set in 1980. Related Articles UTEP�s freshman Emmanuel Korir was named Conference USA Athlete of the Week after his performance on Saturday at Kidd Field, announced the league office Tuesday afternoon. The Kenyan clocked the nation�s second-fastest… Read More
Seattle, take a bow. Jackson, hit the gym. A new study ranking the nation�s 100 fattest cities has found residents of the Mississippi city topped the scales nationally, while Jimi Hendrix�s hometown has the smallest proportion of overweight residents. The analysis, by Wallethub.com, found that 70 percent of Americans aged 15 and older are overweight or obese � in line… Read More
Researchers in the USA have developed an ingenious system that uses virtual reality to help prevent falls by detecting and reversing balance impairments in elderly people. The sense of balance declines in elderly people, as well as in those with neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis. This leads to greater reliance on visual cues to maintain balance and prevent falls.… Read More
More bad news for plus-sized Americans: Obesity is the leading cause of preventable life-years lost in the nation, a new study finds. Obesity steals more years than diabetes, tobacco, high blood pressure and high cholesterol -- the other top preventable health problems that cut Americans' lives short, according to researchers who analyzed 2014 data. "Modifiable behavioral risk factors pose a… Read More
A nutrient in meat and eggs may conspire with gut bacteria to make the blood more prone to clotting, a small study suggests. The nutrient is called choline. Researchers found that when they gave 18 healthy volunteers choline supplements, it boosted their production of a chemical called TMAO. That, in turn, increased their blood cells' tendency to clot. But the… Read More
Related Articles The Reno Aces scored in five different innings Monday and beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 12-1. It was the second Monday in a row that Reno handed El Paso an 11-run loss, as the Aces beat the Chihuahuas 13-2 last Monday in Reno. Reno scored five runs in a nine-batter first inning, the second consecutive game the Aces brought… Read More
Related Articles TEXARKANA – The back nine of the Texarkana Country Club golf course was the breakaway point for the UTEP men’s golf team as they pulled away from their tie with North Texas to take sole possession of first place in the final round of stroke play at the Conference USA Men’s Golf Championships and the top seed going… Read More
El Paso, TX. Chiropractor Dr. Alex Jimenez takes a look at sit/stand desks to see if they help with back pain and burn calories. Regular utilization of sit-stand desks at work can help burn off calories and stop weight gain when coupled with other low-intensity tasks, according to findings from a current study in Occupational Medicine. The sit- stand desks… Read More