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Heavy Exercise Tied to Slower Aging

by Dr Alex Jimenez DC, APRN, FNP-BC, CFMP, IFMCP | Anti Aging

Although scientists have yet to develop an effective pill that will stop aging, a study from Brigham Young University says you can do it yourself — if you exercise a lot and don’t mind sweating. Heavy exercise can cut aging in your cells by nine years.

The study, which was published in the medical journal Preventive Medicine, found that people who have consistently high levels of physical activity have significantly longer telomeres than those who have sedentary lifestyles, as well as those who are moderately active.

Telomeres are the pieces of DNA at the end of chromosomes that act as protective caps. Chromosomes, which protect our genes, get shorter every time a cell divides. Once a chromosome gets too short, it dies. Shortened chromosomes are associated with the diseases of aging and death.

“Just because you’re 40, doesn’t mean you’re 40 years old biologically,” said exercise science professor Larry Tucker. “We all know people that seem younger than their actual age. The more physically active we are, the less biological aging takes place in our bodies.”

Tucker analyzed data from 5,823 adults who participated in the CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, one of the few indexes that includes telomere length values for study subjects. The index also includes data for 62 activities participants might have engaged in over a 30-day window. Tucker used the data to calculate levels of physical activity.

Tucker found adults with high physical activity levels have telomeres with a biological aging advantage of nine years over those who are sedentary, and a seven-year advantage compared to those who are moderately active. To be highly active, women had to engage in 30 minutes of jogging per day (40 minutes for men), five days a week.

“If you want to see a real difference in slowing your biological aging, it appears that a little exercise won’t cut it,” he said. “You have to work out regularly at high levels.

“We know that regular physical activity helps to reduce mortality and prolong life, and now we know part of that advantage may be due to the preservation of telomeres,” Tucker said.

Researchers have been searching for other means to extend the length of telomeres. Scientists at Stanford University have found that a modified RNA protein can extend their lives.

RNA, or ribonucleic acid, helps transfer genetic information. Scientists modified RNA to contain the coding for an enzyme called telomerase, which is expressed by stem cells. When scientists treated skin cells with the modified RNA, the treated cells acted like much younger cells, multiplying as many as 40 times more than untreated cells.

“We have found a way to lengthen human telomeres by as much as 1,000 nucleotides, turning back the internal clock in these cells by the equivalent of many years of human life,” said Helen Blau, Ph.D., professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford.

Gallery+Story: CHAMPS! UTEP Women Track and Field Captures First C-USA Outdoor Title

by Dr Alex Jimenez DC, APRN, FNP-BC, CFMP, IFMCP | UTEP (Local) RSS

The UTEP women track and field team captured its first ever Conference USA Outdoor Championship scoring a total of 153 points on Championship Sunday.

“Our women’s team capturing their first outdoor title ever is a huge deal and to do it here at home makes it that much more special,” head coach Mika Laaksonen said. “We have a pretty well bunch team, we have scorers in multiple events and unfortunately a lot of them are seniors. So, we’re going to have to rebuild and rebuild in a hurry.”

On top of the women’s championship, Laaksonen was named the women’s C-USA Coach of the Year for the outdoor season.

Sophomore sensation Tobi Amusan led the Miners by scoring 24.5 team points. The Kenyan native took home two gold (100m hurdles and 4x100m relay), one silver (200m) and a fifth-place finish in the long jump. Amusan clocked 12.80 in the 100m hurdles and ran a personal-best 22.92 in the 200m.

Winny Koech added 20 points by capturing gold in both the 10,000m (35:44.15) and the 5,000m run (16:52.87). Lilian Koech garnered two silver medals in the 1,500m crossing the line at 4:30.42 and the 800m with at time of 2:08.96.

Linda Cheruiyot scored in two events, with an eighth-place finish in the 5,000m run with a time of 17:53.33 and a bronze medal finish in the 1,500m with a time of 4:31.78. Rebecca Oshinbanjo earned a sixth-place showing with a personal-best 13.95 in the 100m hurdles, adding three team points.

In the 400m, Ada Benjamin (52.76) and Florence Uwakwe (53.18) garnered a silver and bronze medal, respectively. The two miners also were a part of the 4x400m relay team, along with Yanique Bennett and Imani Adams, that placed second with at time of 3:37.70 adding eight points.

On the men’s side, the Miners finished in third place tallying 117 points.

With the top performance of the meet for the men, freshman Emmanuel Korir clocked 44.53 setting the world’s fourth-fastest time in the 400m. Korir broke the school record previously held by Bert Cameron (44.58, 1981). Korir ran the anchor leg of the mile relay, along with James Bias, Donivan Ortega and Asa Guevara that garnered a silver medal with a time of 3:06.94 for 10 points. Korir’s split-time was 44.1.

Jonah Koech (3:44.64) and Michael Saruni, running a personal-best 3:46.15, took home gold and silver medals in the 1,500m run. The duo returned in the 800m, Saruni captured gold with a time of 1:47.48. Koech followed for a fifth-place finish with a time of 1:55.36. Both Miners combined for a total of 32 team points.

Bias clocked placed seventh in both the 400m (47.43) and the 200m (21.37), adding four team points.

In the 5,000m final, Antony Kosgei (15:15.73) captured the silver medal, Cosmas Boit (15:17.22) garnered bronze and Daniel Cheruiyot (15:23.13) with a seventh-place finish, combined for 16 team points.

The NCAA West Regional meet will take place in two weeks in Austin, Texas.

For live updates and breaking news be sure to follow @UTEPTrack on Twitter and uteptrack on Instagram.

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’s Tobi Amusan takes the 100 meter Hurdles Gold medal at the 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’ Women capture the gold medal in 4X100 at the 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’s Tobi Amusan takes the 100 meter Hurdles Gold medal at the 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’s Jonah Koech (#410) takes the lead in in the Men’s 800 meter dash at the 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’s Tobi Amusan hold up her 4X100 Gold medal at the 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’s Izzie Ramsay at the Women’s HIgh Jump at the 2017 CUSA Outdoor Track & Field championships at Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’s Tobi Amusan takes the lead on the last leg of the Women’s 4X100 Final at the 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

Izzie Ramsay prepares for the 4×100 Women’s Final at 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’s Izzie Ramsay at the Women’s HIgh Jump at the 2017 CUSA Outdoor Track & Field championships at Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

Izzie Ramsay prepares for the 4×100 Women’s Final at 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’s Tobi Amusan takes the lead on the last leg of the Women’s 4X100 Final at the 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’s Izzie Ramsay at the Women’s HIgh Jump at the 2017 CUSA Outdoor Track & Field championships at Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

Izzie Ramsay prepares for the 4×100 Women’s Final at 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’s Izzie Ramsay at the Women’s HIgh Jump at the 2017 CUSA Outdoor Track & Field championships at Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’s Jonah Koech (#410) raises his hands in vitcory in the Men’s 800 meter dash at the 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’s Jonah Koech (#410) raises his hands in vitcory in the Men’s 800 meter dash at the 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’ Women capture the gold medal in 4X100 at the 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’s Samantha Hall takes the gold medal in the Women’s Discus Throw at 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’s Tobi Amusan takes the 100 meter Hurdles Gold medal at the 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP’ Women capture the gold medal in 4X100 at the 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Finals Kidd Field El Paso Texas

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

UTEP Women�s Team in Second Place After Day Three

by Dr Alex Jimenez DC, APRN, FNP-BC, CFMP, IFMCP | Chiropractic

After three days of the 2017 Outdoor Conference USA Championships, the UTEP women�s team have recorded 44 points for second place, while the men have tallied 36 points for third place.

The women�s team is looking to capture their first outdoor title.

The UTEP women picked up 16 total points in two events on the afternoon: Samantha Hall defended her title in the discus throw with a toss of 54.40m (178-06) for 10 points and Fayon Gonzales launched the disc out to 46.44m (152-04) for seventh-place, adding two points. Tobi Amusan leaped out to a mark of 5.81m (19-00.75) in the long jump to finish in fifth place, garnering four team points.

2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

On the men�s side, Brandon Moss garnered silver in the long jump with a mark of 7.44m (24-05) earning eight points. Scoring in the 3,000m steeplechase, Daniel Cheruiyot took home silver with a time of 9:02.70, followed by Cosmas Boit crossing the line in 9:15.69 for seventh place. The two combined for 10 team points.

Qualifying to Sunday�s finals were a slew of Miners. Lilian Koech and Linda Cheruiyot both crossed the finish line simultaneously with the top qualifying time of 4:35.28 in the 1,500m.

Amusan (13.07) and Rebecca Oshinbanjo (13.75) placed first and sixth in the 100m hurdles.

Florence Uwakwe (54.07) and Ada Benjamin (54.17) both qualified for the 400m final. Lilian Koech clocked 2:12.70 in the 800m for the third qualifying spot.

In the 400m hurdles, Yanique Bennett crossed the finish line with the fastest-time of 59.21.

UTEP�s Samantha Hall takes the gold medal in the Women�s Discus Throw at 2017 CUSA Track and field meet, Kidd Field El Paso Texas

Jonah Koech (3.55.67), Michael Saruni (3:55.71) and Cosmas Boit (3:57.93) each qualified for the 1,500m final. Saruni also qualified for the 800m final with a time of 1:53.87, along with teammate Jonah Koech (1:51.65).

Emmanuel Korir cruised to the 400m final with the fastest qualifying time of 46.67. James Bias qualified for both the 200m (21.26) and the 400m (47.63) final.

Sunday�s action begins at 1:00 p.m. with the men�s discus final.

For live updates and breaking news be sure to follow @UTEPTrack on Twitter and uteptrack on Instagram.

Chocolate Bars Are About to Get Smaller

by Dr Alex Jimenez DC, APRN, FNP-BC, CFMP, IFMCP | Health, Nutrition, Wellness

It’s makeover time for the chocolate bars you’ve loved since you were a kid. On Thursday, some big-brand candy companies made a joint announcement that they�ll be shrinking the package size of their products, which in turn will lower the total calorie count. The label on the front of the bar will also list the exact number of calories inside.

The changes, to be completed by 2022, are all part of an effort to tackle the high rates of obesity in the U.S. The companies made the announcement at a meeting organized by the Partnership for a Healthier America; participating brands include Mars Chocolate, Wrigley, Nestle USA, Ferrero, Lindt, Ghirardelli, Russell Stover, and Ferrara Candy Company.

Healthy Changes for Chocolate Bars

Here�s a rundown of how the candy counter is going to change. First, half of the individually wrapped products made by the above brands will be available in smaller single-serving packages that have no more than 200 calories. Calorie counts will also be easier to read and understand, as they’ll be printed right on the front of the package. The calorie count will cover the entire bar or bag. Also, no more serving-size mumbo-jumbo.

Information about candy will be easier to access as well. A new website known as, AlwaysATreat.com, will become a digital resource to help consumers understand what ingredients go into the candy and chocolate and the will help have any questions answered.

Currently, most of the individually wrapped products these companies sell already have less than 250 calories per package, so the change won�t seem drastic. But with more size options, people can more easily choose how they�d like to indulge.

�Educating the public about food products, even candy, is key to helping consumers make informed choices,” says Libby Mills, RD, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. But despite the changes, “consumers need to remember that smaller portions with nutritional information on the packaging doesn�t mean that the candy item is healthy.�

The scope of our information is limited to chiropractic and spinal injuries and conditions. To discuss options on the subject matter, please feel free to ask Dr. Jimenez or contact us at 915-850-0900 .

Additional Topics: Weight Loss Eases Back Pain

Back pain and symptoms of sciatica can affect a majority of the population throughout their lifetime. Research studies have demonstrated that people who are overweight or obese experience more back complications than people with a healthy weight. A proper nutrition along with regular physical fitness can help with weight loss as well as help maintain a healthy weight to eliminate symptoms of back pain and sciatica. Chiropractic care is also another natural form of treatment which treats back pain and sciatica utilizing manual spinal adjustments and manipulations.

Koech Garners First Career Gold Medal in the 10,000m

by Dr Alex Jimenez DC, APRN, FNP-BC, CFMP, IFMCP | UTEP (Local) RSS

UTEP�s Winny Koech set the pace during the 25-lap race, crossing the finish line to garner the Miners� first gold medal (10,000m) at the Conference USA Championships on Friday evening.

Koech ran a time of 35:44.15 to gather 10 precious team points. Teammate Gladys Jerotich finished in fifth place with a time of 37:57.56 to grab five points.

On the men�s side, Antony Kosgei took silver with a time of 31:05.55, raking in eight points. Evans Kiprono clocked 31:36.33 to place fifth, adding another four points.

Lucia Mokrasova garnered silver in a valiant effort on day two of the C-USA Championship in the women�s heptathlon. The junior still earned the Miners eight crucial points.

Mokrasova finished with a final tally of 5,525 points. The heptathlete battled against Elizabeth Dadzie (Middle Tennessee) for the conference title for the second consecutive year. Mokrasova collected a mark of 5.52m (18-01.5) in the long jump, a heave of 39.79m (130-06) and an 800m time of 2:30.86 to close out the event.

The Miners had two third-place showings in the men�s and women�s hammer throw with a couple of personal-bests.� Senior Fayon Gonzales tossed 56.82m (186-05) in her last competition as a Miner. In his first conference championship, Karol Koncos rocked 64.29m (210-11), both garnering six team points.

The men�s team sits in second place with 18 points, while the women�s team hangs on to first place with 28 points through three events.

Saturday�s action will showcase plenty of action as the Miners will have Tobi Amusan, ranked No. 2 in the in the country in the 100m hurdles, Michael Saruni, No. 3 in the nation in the 400m and Emmanuel Korir, ranked first in the country in the 800m.

The action kicks off at 1:00 p.m. MT. For Live updates and breaking news be sure to follow @UTEPTrack on Twitter and uteptrack on Instagram.

How Chiropractic Treatment Helps Posture

by Dr Alex Jimenez DC, APRN, FNP-BC, CFMP, IFMCP | Chiropractic, Posture

Posture is position of the body while standing, sitting or lying down. Good posture, also referred to as neutral spine, has many health benefits, including the avoidance of injury back pain. Chiropractic can help improve and maintain posture.

Why is Posture Important

Appearance benefits with good posture are obvious, but there are many less-obvious health benefits you should know. Good posture can:

Maintain correct alignment of bones and joints
Reduce stress on ligaments, minimizing risk of injury
Prevent muscle strain, overuse and pain
Conserve energy as muscles are used more efficiently
Decrease abnormal joint wear

Research has shown that poor postures may increase feelings of depression, affect your digestive tract and influence confidence and stress levels.

Signs You have Poor Posture

There are many indicators of poor posture, but some of the more common are hunched shoulders, rounded shoulders, rounded upper back, forward head carriage and arched lower back. Another indicator is back pain. Unsure if you have good posture? Talk to your chiropractor or schedule an appointment for a spinal examination.

Factors That Contribute To Poor Posture

There are several common factors linked to poor posture:

Stress
Obesity
Pregnancy
Weak postural muscles
Abnormally tight muscles
High-heeled shoes

How To Maintain Or Correct Posture

The first step is awareness! Bring your attention to your posture as you sit, stand or lie down. If you�re sitting, keep both feet on the floor or a footrest, don�t cross your legs and use low-back support. While standing, keep your knees slightly bent, relax your arms and pull your shoulders back. When lying down it�s critical to choose the right mattress and pillow, and avoid sleeping on your stomach.

Importance Of Chiropractic Care &�Therapies

Your chiropractor can help you to maintain and correct your posture through chiropractic adjustments, exercises and recommendations on proper positions during different activities.

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How Coffee Might Slow Down Aging

by Dr Alex Jimenez DC, APRN, FNP-BC, CFMP, IFMCP | Health, Nutrition, Wellness

To the age-old question �Is coffee bad for you?�, researchers are in more agreement than ever that the answer is a resounding �no.�

A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine found that older people with low levels of inflammation � which drives many, if not most, major diseases � had something surprising in common: they were all caffeine drinkers.

�The more caffeine people consumed, the more protected they were against a chronic state of inflammation,� says study author David Furman, consulting associate professor at the Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection at Stanford University. �There was no boundary, apparently.�

Coffee and Aging

In the study, Furman and his colleagues analyzed blood samples from 100 young and old people. The older people tended to have more activity in several inflammation-related genes compared with the younger group � no surprise, since as people get older, inflammation throughout the body tends to rise. Chronic diseases of aging, like diabetes, hypertension, heart problems, cancer, joint disorders and Alzheimer�s, are all believed to have inflammation in common. �Most of the diseases of aging are not really diseases of aging, per se, but rather diseases of inflammation,� Furman says. The more active these genes were, the more likely the person was to have high blood pressure and atherosclerosis.

What�s more, even among older people, those with lower levels of these factors were more protected against inflammation � and they had something else in common too. They all drank caffeine regularly. People who drank more than five cups of coffee a day showed extremely low levels of activity in the inflammatory gene pathway. Caffeine inhibits this circuit and turns the inflammatory pathway off, the researchers say.

The goal isn�t to make every trace of inflammation disappear, the scientists stress. In fact, inflammation is an important function of the immune system, which uses it to fight off infections and remove potentially toxic compounds. But with aging, the process isn�t regulated as well as it is in a younger body. �Clearly in aging something is breaking down, and we become less effective at managing this inflammation,� says Mark Davis, director of the Stanford institute. �But now in this paper, we identify a particular pathway that was not associated with inflammation before. We are able to point, with a much higher resolution picture, at aging and the things that should be markers for inflammation.�

The key will be to figure out when the inflammatory response starts to spiral out of control. In an upcoming study, Furman and others will soon investigate the immune systems of 1,000 people; he hopes to use that information to develop a reference range of immune-system components to tell people whether their levels are normal, or if they�re at higher risk for developing chronic conditions driven by inflammation. In the meantime, following the example of caffeine-drinking adults with lower levels of inflammation � by having a cup of joe or two � might be a good idea.

Additional Topics: What is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic care is an well-known, alternative treatment option utilized to prevent, diagnose and treat a variety of injuries and conditions associated with the spine, primarily subluxations or spinal misalignments. Chiropractic focuses on restoring and maintaining the overall health and wellness of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. Through the use of spinal adjustments and manual manipulations, a chiropractor, or doctor of chiropractic, can carefully re-align the spine, improving a patient�s strength, mobility and flexibility.

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