Mental Attitude: Benefits of Laughter. Laughter increases secretion of catecholamines & endorphines, which increases oxygenation of the blood, relaxes arteries, increases heart rate, decreases blood pressure -- all have a positive effect on all cardiovascular & respiratory ailments, as well as an increased immune system response. American Journal of Medicine, 1995
Health Alert: Still Smoking? In 2007, 43 million or 19% of adults were smokers! CDC, 2008
Diet: Flavonoids Found In Tea Decrease Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke! The Zutphen study, which assessed 805 male subjects over a period of five years, found the incidence of fatal and nonfatal first myocardial infarction and mortality from stroke decreased significantly as intake of flavonoids, derived mainly from tea, increased. A follow-up to this study found a high intake of flavonoids significantly lowered the risk of stroke in study participants. Lancet, 1993 & Archives of Internal Medicine, 1996
Exercise: Exercise & Healing. Regular exercise may accelerate wound healing by 25%. Skin wounds healed 10 days faster on people who exercised. (29 days vs. 39 days). Ohio State University, 2006
Chiropractic: Chiropractic Is Effective For Treating Headaches! Cervical Spine manipulation was associated with significant improvement in headache outcomes in trials involving patients with neck pain and/or neck dysfunction and headache. Many times, a chiropractic adjustment can help with chronic or acute headaches. The adjustment releases short and tight muscles, allowing for optimum blood flow, which decreases the pain from headaches. Duke University Evidence-Based Practice Center, Durham, NC, 2001
Wellness/Prevention: Women and Cancer. Women who adopted at least 6 of 9 recommendations below were 35% less likely to get cancer and 43% less likely to die from cancer than women who followed zero or one of the following recommendations. (1) Maximum body mass index of 25, limit adult weight gain to 11 pounds (2) eat 5 or more servings of fruit and veggies a day (3) eat 7 or more portions of complex carbohydrates a day (4) decrease your consumption of processed foods and refined sugars (5) limit alcohol consumption to 1 drink a day (6) limit your red meat intake to no more than 3 oz. per day (7) decrease fatty foods, particularly animal fats (8) limit intake of salted foods & use in cooking (9) eliminate tobacco use. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, July 2004
