Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Skin damage from sun is a real danger. The dog days of summer are here. For some of us that means staying inside as much as possible. Others want to enjoy the fleeting days of summer as much as possible before summer turns to fall, and fall turns to winter. That means ...
Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney A recent study has estimated that taking DHA supplements during pregnancy, specifically in the last two trimesters, could save the US healthcare system close to $6 billion/year (Shireman et al, Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 111: 8-10, 2016) . Another study has come to similar conclusion in Australia (Ahmed et al, Prostaglandins, ...
Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Can the FODMAP diet help reduce gas, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation? Everyone suffers from one or more of these symptoms, but nobody talks about them. For some they represent an annoyance. For others they can be incapacitating. When the symptoms become frequent and start to affect quality of life, the medical community starts ...
The Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Are Caused By Tight Muscles Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT –The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney What causes carpal tunnel? In 1997 I was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome: wrist pain, tingling and numb fingers. The pain and burning was horrible, it prevented me from even picking up a pencil or holding ...
Is There an American Omega-3 Deficiency? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Omega-3s have been controversial in recent years. However, virtually everyone agrees that omega-3 intake in North American is low. But, would you believe that the United States and Canada are dead last with respect to omega-3 status – that we are among the countries with the lowest ...
Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Is there a connection between calcium and breast cancer prevention? There has been lots of confusion about calcium supplements lately. Just a few years ago most health professionals were recommending calcium supplementation for women to prevent osteoporosis. Now that recommendation has become controversial. That’s because some studies have suggested that increasing calcium ...
Weight Loss, Wealth Loss, Or Health Loss? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney P.T. Barnum once said “There’s a sucker born every minute”. Those words were never truer than in the weight loss industry and weight loss scams. You’ve seen the ads: “Lose 4 pounds/week of belly fat”; “Lose 40 pounds in two weeks”; “burns off fat effortlessly”; “The pounds ...
The Pluses And Minuses Of Stretching Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT –The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney When using stretching exercises for flexibility and pain relief, you should be careful to release the knots first. Minuses! Are there any minuses to stretching? Yes, there are…let me explain. All muscles originate on one bone, we’ll call the bone that is ...
Is The Obesity Epidemic Killing Us? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Does obesity cause cancer? You probably already know that we are in the midst of a world-wide obesity epidemic. If not, here are some of the alarming statistics that characterize that epidemic: The global prevalence of obesity has increased by 27.5% between 1980 and 2013. 35% of the adult population ...
Will A Multivitamin A Day Keep YourBaby Healthy? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney The standard medical advice for years has been to take a prenatal supplement (basically a multivitamin with extra folic acid, iron and sometimes calcium) both before and during pregnancy. Does that really make a difference? Will it reduce the risk of miscarriage? Will it give ...