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We will bring you an informative newsletter which will help enlighten as well as educate you on the benefits of chiropractic care.
Anti-oxdants are molecules that prevent oxidation. Oxidation is a process in which substances are broken down, often to toxic substances known as free radicals. Free radicals cause damage to cells, and are thought to be involved in cancer formation and even aging of cells. Anti-oxidants remove these free radicals. Oxidative processes which can lead to free radical formation are excessive sun exposure, eating foods which have been fried, even sustained emotional stress. Having sufficient anti-oxidants in your diet can help to combat all these free radical formations. Foods which are very high in anti-oxidants are any brightly colored fruit or vegetable, especially things like blue berries. Also certain vitamins, such as vitamin C and vitamin E can serve as anti-oxidants.
Everyone! There isn't anyone who can't benefit from exercise. The benefits of exercise are too numerous to list in this newsletter. Studies show benefits of exercise are not even confined to physical benefits, but can benefit all of us mentally as well. Recently it has been demonstrated that exercise has benefits in preventing dementia, elevates moods, and generally speaking, makes you feel good. If you would like help getting started with an appropriate exercise program, please ask your chiropractor for assistance. We are very glad to help. If you are already exercising regularly, keep up the good work!
Spine surgery in the USA :Spine surgery, most commonly for disc conditions, is done more frequently in the US than in any other country. And there is no evidence that we have a sicker population requiring spine surgery than other countries. In addition, there exists significant geographic variations in the rates of spine surgery. That is, the region of the country you live in may be the determining factor in whether you will or will not have spine surgery for a given condition like disc herniation. The actual incidence of back surgery has been increasing since the 1980s and specific surgical procedures like spinal fusion has tripled through the 1990s alone. This increase in surgical rates and significant geographic variation in surgical rates suggests that specific guidelines for appropriate back surgery are not being followed.
From Deyo, Trends and Variations in the Use of Spine Surgery. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 2006.
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