Nampa Chiropractor: Tomatoes and Vascular Disease

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Jan 1115 Tomatoes, the most widely produced fruit in the world, contain a nutrient which could prevent the onset of vascular diseases. The compound, 9-oxo-octadecadienoic, was found to have anti-dyslipidemic affects. Dyslipidemia is a condition caused by an abnormal amount of lipids in the blood ...

Nampa Chiropractor: Study Links Parkinsons with Pesticides

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Feb 1117 Nampa Chiropractor weekly health alert: Researchers have recently found that people who used two specific varieties of pesticide were 2.5 times as likely to develop Parkinsons’ disease. The two pesticides, paraquat and rotenone, have not approved for house and garden use. “Rotenone directly inhibits the function of ...

Your Weekly Nampa Chiropractic Health Alert: Exercise Helps Soothe Irritable Bowels

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Jan 1120  The latest from your Nampa Chiropractor: Exercise might grant relief to people who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome.  A study of more than 100 adults with the disorder found that exercise led to improvements in problems like cramps, bloating, constipation and diarrhea. After three months, 43 percent of ...

Nampa Chiropractor: Help a Brain “See” with Gestures

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

Feb 119 Nampa chiropractor weekly Health alert: New research shows that gesturing with your hands while talking can generate mental images that help solve complex problems related to spatial visualization. Spatial visualization — the ability to mentally rotate or move an object to a different position or view ...

Nampa Chiropractor: FDA Delays Antibiotic Testing of Milk

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Feb 112 Nampa Chiropractor Weekly Health Alerts Every year, U.S. inspectors find illegal levels of antibiotics in hundreds of dairy cows.  As a result of concerns that the drugs might be contaminating milk Americans drink, the FDA had planned to begin tests on milk from farms whose cows were repeatedly ...