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Inhalable Drugs: AeroShot and The Vicks Inhaler
There’s been a lot of buzz about “coffee inhalers”, most notably the brand name AeroShot. Each lipstick-sized application contains 100mg of caffeine, which as similar products (No Doz, 5 Hour Energy) say is like a cup of coffee. As Linda Cool writes in an article entitled ”Coffee Inhalers: The New Club Drug?” the concern is the speed at which a user could over do it. (more…)
3 Fitness Myths
If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to exercise more or lose weight, you’re probably going to hear a bunch of advice from friends, family, or even people at the gym. While there’s a lot of good advice out there, here are some fitness myths you’re likely to hear.
1. Stretch Before You Work Out (more…)
How Chiropractic Can Help With Earaches
There are 10 million cases of ear infections in children each year, accounting for 35 percent of all pediatric visits (ACA.com). Chronic earaches can cause hearing loss and other developmental complications, but the usual response is a prescription for antibiotics. Overuse of these can cause resistant bacteria, and some studies even claim that many antibiotics are no more useful than the body’s natural immune system (ACA.com). (more…)
Natural Chiropractic Healing
Many ailments we deal with each day can be prevented or alleviated without drugs, prescriptions, or surgery. Chronic headaches are often the result of poor alignment in the spine, and nerves being pinched can cause all kinds of maladies in which the connection between cause and symptom are not obvious. (more…)
Real Choices With Artificial Sweeteners
In the past three decades obesity rates have doubled, so it’s no surprise that sugar substitutes have gained in popularity. There is a trade off for zero calorie sweeteners, however, and it may overshadow the apparent benefits.
Aspartame was developed in the 1960s, and has since been linked to several health conditions. In fact, aspartame accounts for 75% of all adverse reactions to food additives (Anrig 27)! Despite the volume of evidence of the dangers of using aspartame, many governments have deemed 40 milligrams per kilogram of body weight to be acceptable for daily intake. (more…)
Taking Control Of Childhood Obesity
Over the last 30 years the rate of childhood obesity has doubled for preschool children, and tripled for kids age 6-11 (Peterson). Currently there are nearly 9 million children over age 6 that are considered obese. (more…)
3 Essential Supplements
Commercials are rampant with advice on the latest and greatest supplement everyone should be taking. For those that don’t want a fistfull of pulls every morning, here’s a few standouts: (more…)
Stop Giving Up On Your Diet – 4 Tips To Stay In The Game
There’s a reason weight loss plans and products are a billion dollar industry: most of them don’t work. If people actually got the results they wanted, the constant need for the latest and greatest diet/device/supplement would be far less prevalent. Since most diets fail the first time around, we’re sharing four tips to help you stay with it and avoid falling off the nutrition wagon. (more…)
