Women who are at least 35 years old when they give birth are much more likely than younger mothers to experience a variety of major pregnancy complications, a recent study confirms.
While previous research has linked what’s known as advanced maternal age to problems like high blood pressure and diabetes during pregnancy and a higher risk of death and severe complications for babies, the current study offers fresh insight into the severe health issues faced by older mothers, said lead study author Dr. Sarka Lisonkova.
“This is important for counseling women who contemplate delaying childbirth to their forties,” Lisonkova, of the University of British Columbia Children’s and Women’s Health Center in Vancouver, said by email. “While a delay of childbirth by a few years does not make a large difference in the early thirties, a few years delay in the late forties increases the risks significantly.
For the study, researchers examined data on all singleton births to 828,269 women in Washington State from 2003 to 2013.
After adjusting for other factors that can influence pregnancy outcomes like whether it’s a first-time pregnancy or if women are obese or used assistive reproductive technology, researchers compared age-specific rates of maternal death and severe complications like obstetric shock or amniotic fluid entering the mother’s bloodstream.
Compared with mothers aged 25 to 29, women aged 35 to 39 were 20 percent more likely to have severe complications, and the odds were more than quintupled for women 50 and older, researchers report in PLoS Medicine.
Women 35 and older were also eight times more likely to have amniotic fluid enter their bloodstream, a complication that can cause a life-threatening allergic reaction, the study found.
Mothers 40 and older were almost 16 times more likely to have kidney failure and almost three times more likely to have obstetric shock, when organs don’t get enough blood and oxygen, the study found. These women were also almost five times more likely to either have complications from interventions done to help deliver the baby or be admitted to intensive care units.
The study wasn’t a controlled experiment designed to prove how maternal age directly influences the odds of complications. Researchers also didn’t have enough cases to determine how age directly influences maternal deaths.
Even so, the findings add to evidence linking advanced maternal age to a higher risk of problems for mothers and babies, said Dr. Nanette Santoro, a researcher at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora who wasn’t involved in the study.
While many of these problems can be managed surgically, the study highlights some rare complications that are harder to treat and can be fatal like renal failure and amniotic fluid entering the bloodstream, Santoro said by email.
“Based on this study and others, the ideal age to get pregnant is between 25 and 29 years,” Santoro said. “Since we’ve just entered the first era in human history where the U.S. birth rate is higher for women aged 30 to 35 than for women aged 25 to 29, we will be seeing more aged-related risks to women who conceive at later ages.”
Around 80% of the population is plagued at one time or another by back pain, especially lower back pain. Associated leg pain (called lumbar radiculopathy or sciatica) happens less frequently. Pain could be debilitating and bothersome, restricting daily activities. Leg and back pain can result from a number of reasons, not all of which originate in your spinal column.
With the aim of this particular article, we’ll concentrate on lumbar radiculopathy, which refers to pain in the low extremities in a dermatomal pattern (see picture below). A dermatome is a special place in the lower extremity that’s nerves going from a particular lumbar nerve to it. Compaction of the origins of the spinal nerves in the lumbar region of the back causes this pain. Diagnosing leg and lower back pain begins with assessment and a detailed patient history.
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Diagnosing Lower Back Pain and Sciatica
Your medical history helps the issue is understood by the physician. It is essential to be specific when answering medical questions linked to pain beginning but recalling every detail is often not critical. Keeping records of your medical history, including medical issues, medicines you’re taking and surgeries you have had in the past is helpful.
Journal Symptoms
Seeing your leg and back pain, it may be helpful to keep the activities that aggravate your pain, a journal of your actions, when the pain began documenting and those who alleviate your symptoms. It’s also important to ascertain whether your back pain is than visa versa or your leg pain. If you are experiencing any numbness or weakness in your legs or any difficulty walking, maybe you are asked. Remember, understanding the reason for your issue is founded on the advice you supply.
Most of the individuals describe radicular pain as a burning or sharp pain that shoots down the leg. This is what many people call sciatica. This pain may or may not begin in the low back. Leg pain caused by nerve roots that are compressed normally has routines that are particular. These routines of pain is determined by the degree of the nerve being compressed. After reviewing your history, your physician will perform a physical examination. This will assist the doctor determine in case your symptoms are due to an issue that’s caused by spinal nerve root compression. To assist you understand the exam performed by your doctor lets pause to get an instant anatomy lesson.
Understanding the Anatomy of the Spine
The spine is comprised of 33 vertebrae (bones piled on top of each other in a “building-block” fashion) that have 4 distinct areas: cervical (neck), thoracic (upper/mid back), lumbar (low back), and sacrum (pelvis).
Discs are cushion-like tissues that separate most vertebrae and act as the back’s shock absorbing system. Eaach disk is comprised of a tough outer ring of fibers known as the annulus fibrosus, plus a soft gel-like center known as the nucleus pulposus.
There are 7 flexible cervical (neck) vertebrae that help to support the head. Twelve thoracic vertebrae attach to ribs. Next, are 5 lumbar vertebrae; they are large and carry nearly all the body weight. The sacral region helps disperse the body weight to the pelvis and hips.
The spinal cord is placed within the protective components of spinal canal. Spinal nerves exit the spinal canal through passageways between the vertebral bodies and branch from the spinal cord. The passageways are called neuroforamen. Nerves supply sensory (permitting you to touch and feel) and motor information (allowing the muscles to function) to the complete body.
In another article (click the Continue Reading link below), we discuss how your doctor determines what’s causing your lower back pain and sciatica, which is critical to the appropriate treatment strategy and symptom relief.
Comments by way of a Spine Specialist
Lumbar is a familiar problem that results when nerve roots are compressed or irritated. This excellent article discusses the basic anatomy and clinical manifestations of lumbar radiculopathy, which will be regularly referred to generically as sciatica. These symptoms can be due to a selection of causes such as disc bulges, degenerative narrowing of the space for the nerves (spinal stenosis or foraminal stenosis), spinal instability, deformity of the vertebrae, or herniated disc fragments outside the disc space.
In 70-80% of patients, sciatica is ephemeral, and works out with nonsurgical treatments for example anti-inflammatory drugs, physical therapy, exercise, spinal manipulation, or alternative nonsurgical modalities. Surgical intervention is required by a proportion of patients with sciatica in cases where nonsurgical treatments have failed to supply sufficient pain relief, and there is pathology [cause] that is present compressing the nerves. A tiny proportion of patients need urgent surgery. If an extremely large lumbar disk herniation causes serious nerve damage, with paralysis or acute bowel or bladder incontinence, then emergency surgery might be needed.�Curtis A. Dickman, MD
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Additional Topics: Lower Back Pain After Auto Injury
After being involved in an automobile accident, neck injuries and aggravated conditions, such as whiplash, are some of the most commonly reported types of injuries, due to the force of the impact. A study discovered, however, that the seat of a vehicle can often lead to injuries as well, causing lower back pain and other symptoms. Lower back pain is also among one of the most common types of automobile accident injuries in the U.S. alone.
Irritating problems such as hot flashes and night sweats cause distress in many women at menopause, and a new study published in the journal Menopause found that hot flashes are associated with a higher body mass index (BMI)
The study of 749 Brazilian women aged 45 to 60 years showed that obese women suffered more severe hot flashes than women of normal weight. The hot flashes caused them to stop certain activities and also decreased their work efficiency.
The data support the “thermoregulatory theory,” which proposes that BMI is positively associated with vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, because body-fat tissue acts as a strong heat insulator. The insulation makes the distribution of heat more difficult, which then causes obese women to suffer more hot flashes.
The study also confirmed associations between an increased BMI and other symptoms, such as joint and muscular pain and more intense urinary problems.
“This study supports earlier studies that found that women who are heavier tend to have more hot flashes, particularly close to menopause,” says Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, executive director of The North American Menopause Society.
“In some studies, but not all, weight loss and exercise have both been shown to reduce hot flashes in women who are obese, thus giving women even more reason to create a healthier lifestyle for themselves,” Pinkerton said.
A recent study also published in Menopause found that women who have frequent hot flashes may be at an increased risk of heart disease, especially those in younger midlife (40 to 53 years). The study found that hot flashes may signal poor vascular function that can lead to heart disease. “Hot flashes are not just a nuisance, says Pinkerton. “They have been linked to cardiovascular, bone, and brain health.”
A new UK study has found that obesity in childhood has long-term health implications that could last well into adulthood.
Carried out by a team from the University of Surrey, the researchers collected data from 18 studies which included over 300,000 children in total with an average age of 10.
The team looked at the measurements of the children’s body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and skin fold thickness, and compared them to results from the same participants 25 years later as adults.
They found that participants who were obese as children were predisposed to ‘pre-diabetes’ — a condition in which the body cannot adequately metabolize glucose and which can lead to diabetes — and thickening of arteries in adulthood.
An increase in the thickening of these arteries also increases an individual’s risk of experiencing a cardiovascular condition such as heart disease in later life.
The children’s BMI was also found to be a good predictor of high blood pressure in adulthood, and could also help predict other illnesses later in life that are associated with obesity.
However, due to the limited data available the team were unable to determine if waist circumference and skin fold thickness were also indicators of future health conditions.
Commenting on the findings lead author Dr Martin Whyte said, “It is worrying that obesity is becoming endemic in our society.”
“The adverse effects of adult obesity are well known but what we have found is that obesity in childhood can cause lasting arterial damage which could potentially lead to life threatening illness. This is something that we need to address to protect adult health and reduce pressure on the NHS.”
Childhood obesity is on the increase in the UK, with figures from the NHS National Child Measurement Programme indicating that 19.8 percent of 10-11 year olds were classed as obese in 2015/16, a rise of 0.7 percent on the previous year.
The findings can be found online published in the journal Obesity Reviews.
It’s no secret that sitting for long stretches�isn’t great for your body. Research has linked it to heart disease, obesity, diabetes, even�cancer. But there’s another health risk from sitting all day that most people don’t know about: gluteal amnesia, or�dead butt syndrome.
It almost sounds like a joke, but it’s not uncommon, says Andrew Bang, a chiropractor at the Cleveland Clinic�s Wellness Institute: �I see the injury all the time in varying degrees.”
Dead butt syndrome develops when the gluteus medius�one of the three main muscles in the booty�stops firing correctly.�That can happen if you spend too much time parked in a chair, explains Kristen Schuyten, a physical therapist at Michigan Medicine. “But it can�also occur in very active individuals who just don�t engage the glute muscles enough,� she adds.
Since the gluteus medius�normally helps stabilize the pelvis, gluteal amnesia can lead to�lower back�pain and hip pain, as well as knee and ankle issues, as the body tries to compensate for the imbalance.
Dead butt syndrome has to do with reciprocal inhibition�the process that describes the give-and-take relationship between muscles on either side of a joint. “In general, when one muscle contracts, a nerve signal is sent to its opposing muscle to relax,� says Bang.
When you spend hours on end in a seated position, your hip flexors are contracting while your glutes�rest.��Over time, we�re basically training our glutes to be weak,� Bang says.
The same type of muscle imbalance�can happen in highly active people who have very strong�quads or hamstrings. Bang has�even seen marathon runners develop dead butt syndrome
One�way practitioners�diagnose the condition is with�the Trendelenburg test, a physical exam in which a person lifts�one leg in front of them while standing. �If the pelvis dips down on the side of the body where the leg is lifted, that indicates weakness in the gluteus medius on the opposite side,� says Bang.
The curve in a person’s�back can also suggest�gluteal amnesia. While the lumbar spine�(or lower back) should naturally form an S shape, more extreme curvature�may signal that the hip flexors are so tight they�re pulling the spine forward,�says Bang.
Try to take frequent breaks from your chair throughout the day. Get up and walk around, or do some stretches at your desk.�Schuyten recommends setting hourly reminders on your phone,�to prompt you to squeeze your butt muscles at regular intervals.
And when you work out, don’t forget to target that booty. Along with squats and�bridges,�lying-down leg lifts are a good move to add to your routine, says Bang.��Start on your left side with your right leg lifted and the big toe pointing toward the floor as you lift,� he�says. �This angle isolates the gluteus medius and minimus�muscles the most, so you�ll feel it within 10 to 15 lifts of the leg.� Add a band or ankle weight for extra resistance.
Above all, the best way to avoid gluteal amnesia is to mix up your daily routine, says Bang. Sit on an exercise ball for part of the day. Spend some time standing up, working at a high countertop. �Whatever you do, just don�t allow your body to get into a repetitive cycle,� he says.
SUGAR GROVE, Il.- UTEP men�s golfer Frederik Dreier earned PING All-Region Division I honors, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced on Saturday. Dreier, who wrapped up his collegiate career at the NCAA Washington Regional on May 17, earned a spot on the Central Regional list. He was the only UTEP honoree and one of the two Conference USA golfers to be recognized this year, with Middle Tennessee�s Joey Savoie making the Southeast Regional list.
Dreier helped lead the Miners to the Conference USA championship with his seventh place finish, the first conference title since 1985 and only the second championship in program history. The victory ticketed the team to the NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2004, where they finished in ninth place. Dreier shot 7-over 220 (76-68-76) to end his second appearance at the NCAA Regional with a share of 27th place.
A staple in the Miner�s lineup for four years, Dreier played in 46 tournaments while tallying 72.8 collegiate career stroke average. He was named the C-USA Golfer of the Year for the second consecutive year, the first Miner to accomplish the feat and only the third golfer in C-USA to repeat the honor. He also gained C-USA First Team recognition. Dreier has been ranked as high as no. 4 on the Arnold Palmer Cup European rankings and has been on the Danish national team since 2011.
A complete list of the all-region teams are below.
Division I PING All-Region Teams
Northeast
Cole Berman, Georgetown
Bennett Buch, Maryland
Tim Colanta, Maryland
Michael Davis, Princeton
Ryan Davis, Penn State
Robert Deng, Harvard
Eric Dietrich, Connecticut
Anton Frondelius, Wagner
Lloyd Jefferson Go, Seton Hall
Jimmy Hervol, Connecticut
Chris Houston, Rhode Island
JD Hughes, Penn State
Charles Huntzinger, Penn State
Dawson Jones, Rhode Island
Peter Kim, Army
David Kocher, Maryland
Jonathan Lai, Yale
Logan Lowe, George Washington
Sam Madsen, Georgetown
Cole Miller, Penn State
Gen Nagai, Seton Hall
Matthew Naumec, Boston College
Gregory Royston, Harvard
Kendrick Vinar, Harvard
Billy Walthouse, Rhode Island
East
Eric Bae, Wake Forest
Derek Bard, Virginia
James Clark, Georgia Tech
Ryan Cole, James Madison
Patrick Cover, UNCW
Chandler Eaton, Duke
Stephen Franken, NC State
Ben Grif n, North Carolina
Mark Lawrence Jr., Virginia Tech
Isaiah Logue, Liberty
Alexander Matlari, Duke
Jacob McBride, NC State
Paul McBride, Wake Forest
Bryson Nimmer, Clemson
Andrew Novak, Wofford
Matt Oshrine, Duke
William Rainey, College of Charleston
Doc Redman, Clemson
Luke Schniederjans, Georgia Tech
Benjamin Shipp, NC State
Alex Smalley, Duke
Jimmy Stanger, Virginia
Cameron Young, Wake Forest
Carson Young, Clemson
Will Zalatoris, Wake Forest
Southeast
Dawson Armstrong, Lipscomb
John Augenstein, Vanderbilt
Sam Burns, LSU
Trace Crowe, Auburn
Cristobal Del Solar, Florida State
Luis Gagne, LSU
Harry Ellis, Florida State
Broc Everett, Augusta
Lee Hodges, Alabama
Sam Hors eld, Florida
Theo Humphrey, Vanderbilt
Keenan Huskey, South Carolina
Phillip Knowles, North Florida
Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt
Cooper Musselman, Kentucky
Gordon Neale, Florida
Peng Pichaikool, Mississippi State
Brandon Pierce, LSU
Davis Riley, Alabama
Joey Savoie, Middle Tennessee
Matthias Schwab, Vanderbilt
Greyson Sigg, Georgia
Scott Stevens, South Carolina
Braden Thornberry, Ole Miss
Alejandro Tosti, Florida
David Wicks, Jacksonville
Ben Wolcott, Ole Miss
Central
Braden Bailey, Baylor
Zach Bauchou, Oklahoma State
Cameron Champ, Texas A&M
Brad Dalke, Oklahoma
Cooper Dossey, Baylor
Frederik Dreier, UTEP
Doug Ghim, Texas
Gavin Hall, Texas
Chase Hanna, Kansas
Grant Hirschman, Oklahoma
Viktor Hovland, Oklahoma State
Garrett May, Baylor
Max McGreevy, Oklahoma
Fredrik Nilehn, Texas Tech
Zachary Olsen, Oklahoma State
Alvaro Ortiz, Arkansas
Matthew Perrine, Baylor
Chandler Phillips, Texas A&M
Ivan Ramirez, Texas Tech
Hannes Ronneblad, Texas Tech
Scottie Schefer, Texas
Hunter Shattuck Baylor
Sam Stevens, Oklahoma State
Kristoffer Ventura, Oklahoma State
Nick Voke, Iowa State
Hayden Wood, Oklahoma State
Midwest
Fernando Barco, Purdue
Nick Carlson, Michigan
Justin Doeden, Minnesota
Austin Eoff, Purdue
Michael Feagles, Illinois
Will Grimmer, Ohio State
Nick Hardy, Illinois
Timmy Hildebrand, Purdue
Ian Holt, Kent State
Chase Johnson, Kent State
Raymond Knoll, Iowa
Edoardo Lipparelli, Illinois
Ryan Lumsden, Northwestern
Dylan Meyer, Illinois
Kyle Mueller, Michigan
Charlie Netzel, Michigan State
Bjarki Petursson, Kent State
Austin Squires, Cincinnati
Gisli Sveinbergsson, Kent State
Matthew Walker, Iowa
Sam Weatherhead, Michigan State
Daniel Wetterich, Ohio State
Josh Whalen, Kent State
Peyton White, Ohio
Dylan Wu, Northwestern
West
Viraat Badhwar, Stanford
Shintaro Ban, UNLV
Aaron Beverly, Sacramento State
Andrej Bevins, New Mexico
Chun An Yu, Arizona State
Wyndham Clark, Oregon
Roy Cootes, Pepperdine
Sean Crocker, Southern California
Jared du Toit, Arizona State
Patrick Fishburn, BYU
Harry Hall, UNLV
Rico Hoey, Southern California
Franklin Huang, Stanford
Maverick McNealy, Stanford
Collin Morikawa, California
John Oda, UNLV
Corey Pereira, Washington
Rhett Rasmussen, BYU
PJ Samiere, San Diego State
Hayden Shieh, Santa Clara
Justin Suh, Southern California
Sahith Theegala, Pepperdine
Tim Widing, San Franciscio
Brandon Wu, Stanford
Norman Xiong, Oregon
Carl Yuan, Washington
Still taking sleeping pills to get a good night’s rest? New research suggests there’s a better way: Hit the gym.
Rush University clinical psychologist Kelly Glazer Baron tells CNN a growing body of evidence over the past decade has confirmed that regular exercise helps people sleep better than medication.
“In one study we did, for example, older women suffering from insomnia said their sleep improved from poor to good when they exercised. They had more energy and were less depressed,” he said.
Most sleep studies have confirmed sleep quality is enhanced in people who get the recommended amount of exercise — 2½ hours a week of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise, along with strength or resistance training.
Brisk walking, light biking, and using a treadmill or elliptical machine all increase heart rate and cardiovascular fitness, which aids sleep quality.
Experts also recommend not exercising within six hours of bedtime, which can hinder sleep.
Scoliosis is defined as the abnormal, lateral deviation of the spine with a minimal Cobb angle of 10� in the coronal plane. It may be characterized as either non structural or structural scoliosis.
Non-structural scoliosis is identified as a non-progressive curve resulting from a leg length discrepancy, herniated disc or improper bearing which can be corrected by removing the causing factor. Structural scoliosis is identified by not only its vertebral distorted shape, but by a vertebral rotation towards the convex side, where the spinal processes also rotate toward the concave side, additionally, including rib deformity along with the convex sided ribs shifting posterior and superior while the concave sided ribs changing anterior and inferior.
After diagnosis, a person with scoliosis may present a pelvis that is not leveled in the transverse plane with unequal shoulder height, a thoracic or lumbar hump, and an asymmetrical lumbar triangle, loss of lumbar lordosis or loss of balance in the sagittal and coronal planes.
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Scoliosis in the Modern World
Scoliosis approximately affects up to 2 to 3 percent of the population and it may be classified as congenital, neuromuscular, degenerative or idiopathic. Furthermore, scoliosis diagnosed after skeletal maturity, between the ages of 20 to 50, known as adult scoliosis, amounts up to 6 to 10 percent of the population. Adult scoliosis is divided into four types: Primary degenerative scoliosis resulting from the asymmetrical erosion of the disc, endplates and/or facet joints; progressive idiopathic scoliosis not previously treated or post-surgical; secondary adult curvature due to a pelvic obliquity; and secondary adult curvature due to metabolic bone disease.
According to research studies, the clinical presentation associated with adult scoliosis requiring immediate medical attention from a healthcare professional includes: back pain which manifests as muscle soreness, muscular exhaustion or mechanical instability; symptoms of radicular pain present during standing or walking; neurological deficits; and curve progression resulting in from axial overload or vertebral bodies with osteoporosis.
Literature has described a variety of treatments for scoliosis predicated on surgical and non-surgical classification, dependent on the severity and the character of the curvature as well as the danger of progression. Surgical intervention is an alternative treatment option for individuals that have completed the growth cycle and whose curve is greater than 50� and or whose curve is above 45� and are still in the growth cycle. Bracing and projecting is utilized for people in the growth interval and whose curve is between 20� and 40�. An individual with a curve of less than 25� and has completed growing might be observed throughout their life for curvature progression of 5� in one year, which can be determined to need surgical intervention.
Many healthcare professionals recommend surgery for scoliosis rather than an alternative, non-surgical treatment for scoliosis. In a study by Brigham and Mooney, a progressive exercise plan focusing on exercises combined with torso turning exercises were utilized to raise the strength in patients with scoliosis measuring 15�to 41�. The results showed a 20% � 23% improvement in the curvature without any type of bracing or casting.
Prevalence of the Schroth Method for Scoliosis
In comparison to America, conservative measures are more vigorously executed worldwide. Along with plans, such as for example SEAS (Scientific Exercise Method Of Scoliosis), FITS (Functional Individual Therapy of Scoliosis), Dobosiewicz method, ASCO (Anti-Scoliosis Shaking-Decompression) procedure, Lyonaise method, and physiologic�, the Schroth method is a scoliosis treatment approach which attempts to conservatively treat the spinal condition by emphasizing patient specific postural analysis and corrections in a multidimensional plane. In line with the method first created by Katharina Schroth, the torso is divided into three and sometimes four vertically stacked anatomical blocks. As an outcome of scoliosis, these blocks deviate in the vertical line and laterally shift and rotate against each other creating areas of convexities and concavities.
Depending on sensorimotor and kinesthetic principles, patients utilize proprioceptive and exteroceptive stimulus (visual, tactile, verbal) to achieve the proper spinal alignment through corrective breathing patterns and postures. This is a big element of the Schroth method for scoliosis. Three dimensional postural corrections and remedial exercises are used to achieve spinal de-rotation, de-flexion and elongation in order to re-gain postural symmetry and muscular equilibrium as well as for the stabilization of the corrected bearing through isotonic and isometric tension and reflex holding of muscles. Simultaneous performance of rotational angular respiration (RAB) helps correct the placement of the ribs by directing air into the thoracic concavities. Through the specific exercises of the Schroth method for scoliosis, patients learn to lift themselves out of passive alignments and endure a position that is corrected throughout their day-to-day activities.
The Schroth Method for Scoliosis
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 .
By Dr. Alex Jimenez
Additional Topics: Lower Back Pain After Auto Injury
After being involved in an automobile accident, neck injuries and aggravated conditions, such as whiplash, are some of the most commonly reported types of injuries, due to the force of the impact. A study discovered, however, that the seat of a vehicle can often lead to injuries as well, causing lower back pain and other symptoms. Lower back pain is also among one of the most common types of automobile accident injuries in the U.S. alone.
Losing weight comes down to simple arithmetic: Eat fewer calories than you burn off.
Here’s a good way you can accomplish this without going hungry.
Switch out high-calorie foods for low-calorie options to cut calories without cutting portion sizes. Dairy food is a good place to start, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
If you’re still using whole milk and cream, make gradual changes to lower-fat versions. Start by switching from whole milk to 2 percent milk for your coffee, on your cereal and in recipes. Then take the next step down to 1 percent milk and, eventually, to fat-free or skim milk. You can make similar switches with other dairy products, like yogurt and cottage cheese.
Mix in your own fresh fruit or a few drops of vanilla extract to a serving of no-fat plain Greek yogurt to make you forget about higher-calorie choices. You’ll get twice the protein of regular yogurts without the added sugar (and calories) of flavored varieties.
Are you craving cheese? Choose types that are naturally lower in fat, like feta, string, goat and ricotta cheese. Also try reduced-fat versions of your favorites, like cheddar.
Milk is a great source of protein and other nutrients — like calcium — needed for bone health. And it’s usually fortified with vitamin D, essential to maximizing that calcium.
The bottom line? Keep the dairy, but ditch the fat.
It is very well known that spices and herbs have a great many positive healthy qualities. But often we get confused as to how many, how much and which of the ingredients we must use as a supplement to boost our body.
We have zeroed in on three basic but power house spices from your kitchen that can help you stay healthy. It goes without saying that in today�s times of excessive pesticide use, using organic varieties of these spices is the best and only way to go.
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Ginger
Ginger root, which is a staple in every Indian Kitchen can work many wonders.
Ginger has been known for over two thousand years as a medicinal herb effective in treating digestive problems, nausea, hangover and gases. Modern studies have found that it is effective in the treatment of vomiting, protects the gastric mucosa and improves inflammatory conditions.
Turmeric
Turmeric has anti-aging, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties. Curcumin is the magical substance, which gives turmeric its golden color and its many health benefits. Pure extracts of Curcumin are also available in the market these days.
Many studies have revealed that turmeric has low absorption and rapid metabolism. This helps in cleansing your system of toxins and also to help in absorption of nutrients. it is a front runner for fighting infections.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon is one of the most versatile spices of all. With its sweet and spicy notes, it is a favourite that can be easily used for a wide variety of preparations. This spice is also very high on antioxidants and can help with heart health, fights diabetes and protects brain function.
It is great as a mouth freshener.
A simple drink can be made using a teaspoon full of each of these ingredients mixed with a cup of hot water. Adding a drop of honey and a squeeze of lime makes it even better. You can use ether the powdered version of the spices or them fresh and grate them as per your requirements.
Other than consuming it as a drink, you can incorporate a pinch of each spice in almost everything you cook. Get creative and think about using more of these ingredients in your salads and even smoothies.
Once a day, right at the start of the day, having a cup of this booster will make your body thankful to you.
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: Lower Back Pain After Auto Injury
After being involved in an automobile accident, neck injuries and aggravated conditions, such as whiplash, are some of the most commonly reported types of injuries, due to the force of the impact. A study discovered, however, that the seat of a vehicle can often lead to injuries as well, causing lower back pain and other symptoms. Lower back pain is also among one of the most common types of automobile accident injuries in the U.S. alone.
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