(HealthDay News) -- Healthy aging of the brain relies on the health of your heart and blood vessels when you're younger, a new study reports. People with risk factors for heart disease and stroke in middle age are more likely to have elevated levels of amyloid, a sticky protein known to clump together and form plaques in the brains of… Read More
Hundreds of thousands of veterans of the Persian Gulf War returned home with puzzling health issues that doctors couldn't explain. Now, 25 years later, Gulf War Illness (GWI) continues to affect 25-32 percent of the 700,000 U.S. veterans who served in the 1990-1991 war. The condition is characterized by symptoms such as chronic headache, cognitive difficulties, debilitating fatigue, widespread pain,… Read More
Surgery is a common approach to treat carpal tunnel syndrome. But, physical therapy may work just as well, a new study indicates. Researchers found that physical therapy -- particularly so-called manual therapy -- improved hand and wrist function and reduced pain as effectively as a standard operation for the condition. Moreover, after one month, physical therapy patients reported better results… Read More
You could do cartwheels down the centre of a bus or train in peak hour and no one would notice, thanks to our latest modern addiction that has us all continually looking down. And apparently, because of this need to be glued to our smartphone screens, a new survey by the Chiropractors' Association of Texas�suggests that it has created a… Read More
The types of cooking oils you eat may be sabotaging your health, making you lazy and setting you up to develop Type 2 diabetes, says a Canadian researcher. Consuming high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) but not monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), can make you lazy and fat, especially if you're a woman, says Sanjoy Ghosh, a professor at the… Read More
Being physically inactive raises the risk of losing the ability to perform activities of daily living - both before and after a stroke - according to results from a long-term U.S. study. "Physical activity reduced the risk of dependence in both basic activities of daily living (for example, dressing and getting across a room) as well as instrumental activities of… Read More
Related Articles El Paso County Sheriff�s Office Detention (EPCSO) Officer Luis Trevino, along with WarriorsEdge Boxing are hosting a Boxing Skills Seminar Saturday, April 15th, and Sunday, April 16th, 2017. Detention Officer Trevino and the staff at WarriorsEdge have turned boxing into an outlet to help and mentor children and teens. They use boxing to introduce children and teens to… Read More
[embedded content] Skill: Clear Complicated Strength: 15 Moments to Locate Biggest: Suspend Energy Clear + Energy Clear + Clear Metcon: For Time: 15-12-9-6-3 Burpee pullups (L3: C2B) Deadlifts (RX: 225/155)(SC:165/105) *For RX and L3, pullup club ought to be above ranking reach Additional Function: 1) KB Sumo Squats- 3�10 2) Cedar Store- 3�1-moment 3) Large KB Shrugs- 3�10 4) Dead… Read More
When most people think of injury or inflammation, they think of a sprained ankle or injured low back due to acute trauma. However, inflammation is a far more serious health issue. In fact, it can be said that inflammation is the root of all disease. Read More
The ability of turmeric to fight cancer has been extensively researched. In fact, over 1,500 published studies show that curcumin, turmeric�s active ingredient, is an effective treatment for over 100 different types of cancer. The fact that mainstream medicine hasn�t embraced turmeric as a non-toxic cancer therapy is nothing short of outrageous. But a new study, in which curcumin outperformed… Read More