by John Panopoulos | Oct 8, 2016 | Active Health News, exercise, functional-medicine
It has been assumed for many years that in women, after approximately 35 years old, there is a slow but continuous decrease in bone density. However a very interesting finding was that more than 50% of the oldest female (athletic) competitors even at age 80 still had...
by Dr. Betty Stasinos | Oct 8, 2016 | Active Health News, Chiropractic, pain-relief
Neck and back pain affects more than two-thirds of adults at some point in their lifetime. A new Gallup study of 7,645 adults shows that Americans are now more likely to trust chiropractic than pain medications for managing back or neck pain. Some 71% of patients who...
by John Panopoulos | Aug 14, 2016 | Active Health News, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Chiropractic - Rehabilitation, pain-relief
How does spinal manipulation compare to other therapies? Take this into consideration… A randomized controlled clinical trial compared medication, needle acupuncture and spinal manipulation for managing chronic spinal pain. The highest proportion of early recovery was...
by John Panopoulos | Jul 29, 2016 | Active Health News, diet, functional-medicine
For years, there has been an argument by anti-GMO campaigners that the popular herbicide glyphosate and its use in GMO crops and agriculture has detrimental effects on our environment, animal feed, as well as the human body, specifically our gut microbiome. Monsanto,...
by John Panopoulos | Jul 21, 2016 | Active Health News, diet, functional-medicine
If you suffer from migraines, it’s important to know what to avoid and how to prevent them The best way to identify foods that may be triggering your migraine is to keep a daily food journal. A journal allows you to look back and identify specific foods that may be...
by John Panopoulos | Jul 13, 2016 | Active Health News, diet, Diet - Weight Loss, Holistic Health - Functional Medicine
How can gut microbes (bacteria) affect the the severity of a stroke? Since the gut and brain have two different functions in the body, one may ask, “How can microbes, or bacteria contained in the gut affect the brain and the severity of a stroke?” A new study...
