Show Notes for January 27, 2017

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of HealthBeat, Chiropractic OnLine Today’s Health, News and Informational Podcast.

In this week’s news:  We’ll Be Looking At –

• Gut Microbiome and Visceral Fat
• And Finally, a Story about Low Back Pain Amongst Health Professionals

For HealthBeat …. This is Dr. Todd Eglow!

Welcome to HealthBeat Podcast #580 recorded January 27, 2017.

HealthBeat is Chiropractic OnLine Today’s radio program, providing current news and commentary about Chiropractic and Health.

You can download this week’s Podcast here – http://www.chiropracticradio.com/healthbeat/healthbeat0580.mp3

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And Now for some news ….

 

Gut Microbiome and Visceral Fat

Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis GCL2505 (B. lactis GCL2505) is able to survive passage through the intestine and then proliferate, leading to an increase in the amount of gut bifidobacteria.

In a study published in the journal Bioscience of Microbiota Food and Health, the Authors evaluated the impact of B. lactis GCL2505 on abdominal visceral fat storage in overweight and mildly obese Japanese adults.

This clinical study was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group comparative trial performed for 12 weeks.

The study concluded that the results indicate that B. lactis GCL2505 reduces abdominal visceral fat, a key factor associated with metabolic disorders.

This finding suggests that this probiotic strain can potentially serve as a specific functional food to achieve visceral fat reduction in overweight or mildly obese individuals.

As always, discuss all Nutritional recommendations with your Qualified Health Care Provider.

Surf to our Show Notes for Links – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5107634/

 

 

Low Back Pain Amongst Health Professionals

Work-related musculoskeletal system diseases are commonly observed among nurses, physiotherapists, dentists, and dietitians.

The objective of a recent study published in the Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, was to assess working postures of nurses, physiotherapists, dentists and dietitians, to identify whether low back pain (LBP) is present, and to put forth the correlation between LBP, working posture, and other factors.

Twenty seven physiotherapists, 34 nurses, 30 dentists, and 16 dieticians were included. Impairment ratings of cases with LBP were analysed with Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (Quebec).

Working postures were analysed with Owako Working Posture Analysis System.

Results of the study found that LBP was observed in 70.09% of healthcare professionals. Of the individuals suffering from LBP, 57.2% were working with a risky posture. 40.63% of individuals without LBP were using risky working postures.

The study concluded that considering that head-neck and trunk postures are changeable factors that are among the factors affecting LBP, correcting the working posture gains importance.

Surf to our Show notes for Links – http://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-back-and-musculoskeletal-rehabilitation/bmr160571

 

 

 

 

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“The Only Limit To Our Realization Of Tomorrow Will Be Our Doubts Of Today.”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Chiropractic OnLine Today’s HealthBeat, This has been
Dr. Todd Eglow.

Show Notes for January 20, 2017

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of HealthBeat, Chiropractic OnLine Today’s Health, News and Informational Podcast.

In this week’s news:  We’ll Be Looking At –

• Multivitamin Use and Cardiovascular Disease in Men
• And Finally, a Story about Chiropractic and Gastrointestinal Disorders

For HealthBeat …. This is Dr. Todd Eglow!

Welcome to HealthBeat Podcast #579 recorded January 20, 2017.

HealthBeat is Chiropractic OnLine Today’s radio program, providing current news and commentary about Chiropractic and Health.

You can download this week’s Podcast here – http://www.chiropracticradio.com/healthbeat/healthbeat0579.mp3

COT’s HealthBeat is now available on demand on Stitcher Radio – http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/31530/details

This week’s Episode is sponsored by Audible Books.  Please surf to our web site at www.ChiropracticRadio.com and click on the DaVinci link for your Health and Nutritional needs.

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And Now for some news ….

 

Multivitamin Use and Cardiovascular Disease in Men

A study published in the American Society for Nutrition journal, investigated how multivitamin use is associated with the risk of CVD in initially healthy men at baseline.

Although multivitamins are widely used by US adults, few prospective studies have investigated their association with the long- and short-term risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

The study concluded that in this long-term prospective study in initially healthy men, multivitamin use for ≥20 y was associated with a lower risk of major CVD events.

As always, discuss all Nutritional recommendations with your Qualified Health Care Provider.

Surf to our Show Notes for Links – http://jn.nutrition.org/content/early/2016/04/26/jn.115.227884.abstract

http://bit.ly/2iMWmLD

 

 

 

 

Chiropractic and Gastrointestinal Disorders

The purpose of a study published in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, was to provide a narrative review of the literature of studies describing the management of disorders of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract using ‘chiropractic therapy’.

Chiropractic Therapy is broadly defined here as spinal manipulation therapy, mobilizations, soft tissue therapy, modalities and stretches.

Search limiters include access to full text studies published between 1980 and November 2012 in peer-reviewed journals, English language only involving human subjects.

Twenty-one articles were found that met our inclusion criteria. Retrievable articles varied from case reports to clinical trials to review articles of management options.

The majority of articles chronicling patient experiences under chiropractic care reported they demonstrated mild to moderate improvements in presenting symptoms. No adverse side effects were reported.

This suggests chiropractic care can be considered as an adjunctive therapy for patients with various GI conditions providing there are no co-morbidities.

Surf to our Show Notes for Links – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4486990/

 

 

 

 

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As always, please surf to our Podcast Show Notes at ChiropracticRadio.com for a full listing of web references mentioned in today’s show.

And remember – COT’s Healthbeat always recommends discussing any nutritional or exercise lifestyle modifications with a qualified healthcare professional.

 

Thank you for listening…. As always, We Want to hear from you.  Please send us emails…. Simply surf to our Web Site at ChiropracticRadio.com and click on the Email link.

You can also leave us Voice Mail…. Simply open up your Skype and type in “healthbeat”, all in small letters.

If you have an idea for a future Health Segment, please feel free to contact me directly via email …. The address is: healthbeat@chiropracticradio.com

We also would appreciate your votes both at Podcastalley.com.  If you are enjoying these podcasts, please surf to our HealthBeat homepage and click on the Podcast Alley link and Yahoo links.

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While at our Web Site, please remember to consider making a donation to help keep these Podcasts airing.  Listener support such as yours, via our PayPal link, does help in allowing us to bring these Podcasts to you weekly.

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Finally, I leave you with the following quote:

“The Man Who Has Confidence In Himself Gains The Confidence Of Others.”
– Hasidic Proverb

For Chiropractic OnLine Today’s HealthBeat, This has been
Dr. Todd Eglow.

Show Notes for January 6, 2017

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of HealthBeat, Chiropractic OnLine Today’s Health, News and Informational Podcast.

In this week’s news:  We’ll Be Looking At –

• Knuckle Cracking and Hand Osteoarthritis
• And Finally, a Story about Consumers Drive Complementary and Alternative Medicine Movement

For HealthBeat …. This is Dr. Todd Eglow!

Welcome to HealthBeat Podcast #578 recorded January 6, 2017.

HealthBeat is Chiropractic OnLine Today’s radio program, providing current news and commentary about Chiropractic and Health.

You can download this week’s Podcast here – http://www.chiropracticradio.com/healthbeat/healthbeat0578.mp3

COT’s HealthBeat is now available on demand on Stitcher Radio – http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/31530/details

This week’s Episode is sponsored by Audible Books.  Please surf to our web site at www.ChiropracticRadio.com and click on the DaVinci link for your Health and Nutritional needs.

We also would appreciate your passing the word of our Podcasts to your friends and colleagues.  Please let everyone know how easy it is to subscribe via the Apple iTunes directory.

If you are interested in creating personalized Healthbeat podcasts for your office or website, to help attract new patients, please surf to our web site and send us an Email ….

…. or Skype us by typing in “healthbeat”, all in small letters.

Twitter – We are always looking to expand our interactivity with you, our loyal Health Community.  If you would like to be kept up-to-date with current events about Health, Technology and ME, feel free to surf to – http://www.twitter.com/teglow and click on the Follow link.

Next, we would like to send out a big Thank You to those of you who are linking our Podcast to your home pages…. We do request that you also include a link to our main Podcast Page at www.ChiropracticRadio.com

And as always, a big thank you to our COT HealthBeat Listener community.  This podcast is made available thru the generous donations we receive and greatly appreciate.  If you could remember to surf to our Web Site and click on the PayPal link to make a monthly donation, even $5-$10, this would be very much welcomed.

Finally, Chiropractic OnLine Today has always provided our news and education content for free and plan on continuing this policy.  However, we do request that if you are enjoying these podcasts, that you surf to ChiropracticRadio.com and consider clicking on our PayPal link to make a donation to keep these Podcasts airing.  We thank everyone for their continued support.

And Now for some news ….

 

 

Knuckle Cracking and Hand Osteoarthritis

Previous studies have not shown a correlation between knuckle cracking (KC) and hand osteoarthritis (OA).

However, one study showed an inverse correlation between knuckle cracking and metacarpophalangeal joint osteoarthritis.

The authors of a study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, conducted a retrospective case-control study among persons aged 50 to 89 years who received a radiograph of the right hand during the last 5 years.

Patients had radiographically proven hand osteoarthritis, and controls did not.

Participants indicated frequency, duration, and details of their knuckle cracking behavior and known risk factors for hand osteoarthritis.

The study concluded that a history of habitual knuckle cracking —including the total duration and total cumulative exposure—does not seem to be a risk factor for hand osteoarthritis.

Listeners are advised to contact your Doctor of Chiropractic for more information about Habitual Knuckle Cracking to see if there are any contraindications in specific situations.

Surf to our Show Notes for Links – http://www.jabfm.org/content/24/2/169.long

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/crack-research/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3IYmdy6d4Y

 

Consumers Drive Complementary and Alternative Medicine Movement

An article in the December 14, 2016 issue of Hospitals & Health Networks, discussed how Consumers are shifted their health care to more complementary and alternative medicine practices.

A growing number of hospitals are adding complementary or integrative therapies to their menu of services. One reason for the growth is the rise of consumerism in health care. “As patients want this, providers are being forced to help deliver some of these services…”

Another factor is growing acceptance among clinicians of various nonconventional therapies as an adjunct to traditional medicine, he says.

In addition to Reiki, complementary therapies include acupuncture, massage therapy, deep breathing exercises, meditation, guided imagery and yoga.

Some quick facts include the following:

· An estimated 59 million U.S. residents ages 4 and older had at least one expenditure for some type of complementary health approach in 2012.

· The average individual out-of-pocket expenditure was $433 for visits to a complementary practitioner, $368 for natural product supplements and $257 for self-care approaches.

· Spending increased with income. Average individual out-of-pocket expenditure for complementary health approaches was $435 for people with family incomes less than $25,000 and $590 for people with family incomes of $100,000 or more.

Surf to our Show Notes for the full article – http://www.hhnmag.com/articles/7699-consumers-clamor-for-complementary-and-alternative-medicine

 

 

This podcast is made available through the generous donations from our great Listeners, such as You!  If you are enjoying these HealthBeat Podcasts, Please surf to our Web Site and click on the PayPal link.

For information about adding Personalized HealthBeat Podcasts to your office’s Web Site, to help you attract new patients, please Email us at – healthbeat@chiropracticradio.com

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As always, please surf to our Podcast Show Notes at ChiropracticRadio.com for a full listing of web references mentioned in today’s show.

And remember – COT’s Healthbeat always recommends discussing any nutritional or exercise lifestyle modifications with a qualified healthcare professional.

Thank you for listening…. As always, We Want to hear from you.  Please send us emails…. Simply surf to our Web Site at ChiropracticRadio.com and click on the Email link.

You can also leave us Voice Mail…. Simply open up your Skype and type in “healthbeat”, all in small letters.

If you have an idea for a future Health Segment, please feel free to contact me directly via email …. The address is: healthbeat@chiropracticradio.com

If you have a Web Site for your practice and you would like to add content to help attract more patients, please consider adding a Personalized HealthBeat segments to your site. Many listeners are finding this a useful content addition to an Office’s Web Site.  For more information, please send me an Email at healthbeat@chiropracticradio.com

While at our Web Site, please remember to consider making a donation to help keep these Podcasts airing.  Listener support such as yours, via our PayPal link, does help in allowing us to bring these Podcasts to you weekly.

And please remember to support our sponsors by clicking their links located at ChiropracticRadio.com

Finally, I leave you with the following quote:

“Security Is Mostly A Superstition. Life Is Either A Daring Adventure Or Nothing.”
– Helen Keller

For Chiropractic OnLine Today’s HealthBeat, This has been
Dr. Todd Eglow.