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Pico Rivera Chiropractor ask,Is There Such a Thing as a “Negative Calorie Food”?
One of the most widespread diet gimmicks circulating around the Internet is the practice of eating “negative calorie food.” What is meant by this term is the idea that certain low-calorie foods burn more calories in their preparation, consumption and digestion than the calories they contain. Although this is an attractive idea that would seemingly allow you to eat as much of these foods as possible without gaining weight, there is no scientific research confirming that it is actually true. Celery is the most frequently used...
read moreDoes Eating Slower Really Help Us Control Our Weight?
There are decided benefits to eating a meal slowly, as any resident of the countries around the Mediterranean can tell you. The slow, leisurely 2-hour lunch is still sacrosanct there, and their comparatively smaller waistlines may be proof that there’s something to the theory that eating more slowly can help control our weight. However, there are also other factors involved in eating a meal, such as the kind of food you eat and how much you drink while eating. These variables make it difficult to accurately say if the speed of eating...
read moreHow Chiropractic Care Has Helped Me: Introducing Brigadier General Becky Halstead
Retired Brigadier General Becky Halstead is no stranger to pain. She spent her entire adult life in the military, and was the first female graduate from West Point to become a general officer. She has seen battle all over the world, including in Iraq. But she has also fought her own personal battle—with fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a condition that is still not fully understood, but it involves symptoms that include headaches, fatigue, muscle pain, anxiety and depression. “It’s as if your whole body is a bruise … You hurt...
read moreMusculoskeletal Injuries in the Workplace: What the Statistics Tell Us
Musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace account for a full third of all cases of injury and illness that require days off from work in order to recuperate. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) says that musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) “are injuries or illnesses affecting the connective tissues of the body such as muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage, or spinal disks.” Following are some interesting 2011 BLS statistics regarding musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace in America: The total number of injury and illness...
read moreHow Chiropractic Care Has Helped Me: Introducing Mark Teixeira
Mark Teixeira has been the New York Yankees’ first baseman since 2009. At 32 years old, Teixeira’s physical condition is very important to him, which is why he uses the regular services of his chiropractor, Gil Chimes, who is one of the Yankees’ team chiropractors and who is the clinical director of a thriving practice, Greenwich Sports Medicine, in Greenwich, CT. Teixeira visits Chimes once a week for a two-hour session. Teixeira says, “Some people would call it anal, but I like things done a certain way.” Like any high-performance...
read moreWhat Are “Alkaline Water Products” and Do They Provide any Real Health Benefits?
So-called “alkaline” water products are being promoted by their manufacturers and some health gurus as the answer to health problems ranging from indigestion to cancer. They claim that those with high body acidity are at an increased risk of osteoporosis and kidney stones, among other medical problems, and an alkaline diet can help you to lose weight, slow aging, cure arthritis and treat diabetes. But does this recent fad hold up to scientific scrutiny? The pH level in our blood controls the speed of our body’s critical biochemical...
read moreIs it Possible to Lose Weight in Some Areas of Your Body Without Losing Weight in Others?
Many people have weight management issues, not only the overweight or obese. In many cases, it’s the way their excess weight is distributed that bothers them. Some people have body proportions in which their upper body is of normal weight, but they store excess fat in their hips and thighs. Or they have thin arms and legs, but sport a “pot belly.” It would be wonderful if we could target weight loss to these particular areas, but is such a thing actually possible? For the most part, targeted weight loss is a myth. A wide array of...
read moreWhat’s Inside the Average American Medicine Cabinet? And What Should Be.
Take a look inside the average American’s medicine cabinet and you are likely to find out-of-date prescription medications, half-used bottles of lotion, some painkillers and a box of Band-Aids. Some of these are useful, and some should have been disposed of long ago. Along with the annual maintenance that you perform on your smoke detector, your medicine cabinet should have a thorough evaluation and clean-out once a year as well. Many minor health issues can be treated at home, saving you and your doctor unnecessary time and expense. The key...
read moreChiropractic Care in the Workplace: The Information Technology Sector
Increasing numbers of companies are realizing the positive impact that on-site wellness programs have on their health care costs. An article from the American Journal of Health Promotions noted that, for every dollar that a company invested in a company wellness program, they generally received a return of between $2.13 and $10.10. Not a bad investment! An estimated 75% of companies in the Fortune 500 have a wellness program, as do 81% of companies with 50 employees or more. Having wellness services such as chiropractic care in the workplace...
read moreTop 7 Exercises for More Core Muscle Strength
Sitting for long periods of time has a detrimental effect on our “core” muscles. These are the muscles responsible for keeping us upright and allowing us to twist and bend without falling over. It is important to keep these muscles strengthened in order to avoid chronic low back pain and injuries that may result from lifting heavy objects. The stronger your core, the less prone you are to injury. The following seven core muscle exercises are particularly good for strengthening these muscles. Hold each pose (except for the bicycle ab...
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- Joel Gutierrez 
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