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May is High Blood Pressure Education Month, a perfect time to take steps to lower your blood pressure. State health officials say if Illinoisans reduced their sodium intake by 30 percent, it would prevent
May is High Blood Pressure Education Month, a perfect time to take steps to lower your blood pressure.
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Never mind spending hours in the gym! According to a study in The American College of Sports Medicine Health and Fitness Journal... 7 minutes of a particular high intensity workout is all it takes to transform
According to a study in The American College of Sports Medicine Health and Fitness Journal, seven minutes of a particular high intensity workout is all it takes to transform your body.
Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
Although spring arrived late this year in parts of the United States, the summer allergy season will still be strong, according to a sinus expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Although spring arrived late this year in parts of the United States, the summer allergy season will still be strong, according to a sinus expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
The notion of wealthy "sugar daddies" with young, pretty wives and well-heeled "cougar" women with handsome, young husbands may be more fiction than fact, new research suggests.
The notion of wealthy "sugar daddies" with young, pretty wives and well-heeled "cougar" women with handsome, young husbands may be more fiction than fact, new research suggests.
If you've got bunions, chances are others in your family suffer from the common foot disorder, with a new study finding the condition is often passed down from parents to children.
If you've got bunions, chances are others in your family suffer from the common foot disorder, with a new study finding the condition is often passed down from parents to children.
Boys who are diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are twice as likely to become obese adults as those who didn't have the disorder when they were young, a new 30-year study shows.
Boys who are diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are twice as likely to become obese adults as those who didn't have the disorder when they were young, a new 30-year study shows.
As the American Psychiatric Association unveils the latest edition of what is considered the "bible" of modern psychiatry this weekend, the uproar over its many changes continues.
As the American Psychiatric Association unveils the latest edition of what is considered the "bible" of modern psychiatry this weekend, the uproar over its many changes continues.
Just a few extra cups of coffee each month might help prevent the development of an autoimmune liver disease known as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a new study suggests.
Just a few extra cups of coffee each month might help prevent the development of an autoimmune liver disease known as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a new study suggests.
Visualizing Pain By: Wendy Ray
When you have pain in your back or neck you can feel where it's coming from, but you can't actually see it, until now! A Heartland chiropractor uses a machine that reads your body and lets you see your pain. It's called subluxation technology. It's a quick, safe, and painless test that pinpoints pain and lets your doctor get rid of it.
Chiropractor Dr. Eric Waltemate says, "It's the latest in chiropractic diagnosis and brings us into the 21st century if you will." By using a few simple tools, Dr. Waltemate is able to pinpoint his patients' pain with subluxation technology. "This actually reads what comes off a person's body, whether it's temperature differences or electrical output," he says.
A thermo scan reads the temperature in your back. Red shows a severe problem, blue is moderate, green is mild. Reading your temperature can show if there are problems with certain nerves. The surface EMG measures muscle tension, and shows what muscles are working when they shouldn't. "It allows me to have a preliminary window into your spinal health and see if we need to continue on with an exam or x-rays," Dr. Waltemate says.
Janet Besand's scans showed she had a problem. She says, "I have too much arch in my back, and my neck is curved forward and I have tight muscles." Besand says her back and neck pain are better now, and seeing her pain made her feel better. "You know it's not like I'm just imaging it or it's bad as I thought it was. It's hard to describe how bad it actually hurts because everyone has different levels of pain."
Dr. Waltemate does the first screening for free, so people can see how much pain they're having and decide whether or not they want to go to a chiropractor.
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