Saturday, August 24, 2013

New Study shows that “Sitting “shortens our Life Span

According to Dr. Anup Kanodia at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, sitting increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and slows down the metabolism. Dr. Kanodia even stated that “sitting is the new smoking”. For some of us, sitting is part of the job. We do customer service, IT, we also work as a receptionist, or maybe even a server. 
Dr. Kanodia showed on Oct 2012 Australian study compared smoking and sitting. For every hour of T.V that people watch while sitting it cuts 22 mins from their life span.  It is estimated for smokers, they cut their life span by about 11 mins for every cigarette that they smoke.  
How is sitting related to cardio vascular disease and diabetes?  Sitting burns minimal calories and it suppresses the product of an enzyme that turns bad cholesterol into good cholesterol:  Lipoprotein lipase.  
Sitting can also lead to insulin resistance, therefore affecting diabetics.  Incidentally, another Australian study found that adults who sat for more than 11 hours a day increased their risk of death by a whopping 40% in the next 3 years, compared to those who for 4 hours or less.

The Glastonbury Chiropractor is located in central Connecticut- CT Spine and Disc Center specializes in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. For low back pain, neck pain, midback pain, headaches, fibromyalgia and more, chiropractic can help you. Call our Glastonbury office at 860-633-8756 to schedule an appointment and to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

My MRI Shows Disc but I Don’t Have Pain?

Sometimes your MRI can show a disc bulge of herniation but there’s no pain because it’s not hitting a nerve.
  • It can be hitting a nerve area that doesn’t affect pain.
  • Like we said previously, it’s not hitting any nerves.

Here’s the bottom line- get checked because really those MRI findings need to be corrected with a physical exam and consultation. This is exactly what a doctor at CT Spine and Disc Center will be doing.

The Glastonbury Chiropractor is located in central Connecticut- CT Spine and Disc Center specializes in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. For low back pain, neck pain, midback pain, headaches, fibromyalgia and more, chiropractic can help you. Call our Glastonbury office at 860-633-8756 to schedule an appointment and to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression.

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Monday, August 12, 2013

Soda is the Culprit...

Alarming study shows that sugary beverages are linked to obesity in kids ages 4-5. I know what you are thinking...Another study shows that soda is linked to obesity...yeah,yeah; but the you read 4 and 5 year olds...WHAT?

I know seems crazy doesn't it. It doesn't mean they are drinking coke but there's a lot of other sugary drinks out there. Even that glass of juice in the morning could have quite a bit of sugar.
We really have to watch, not only what we eat and drink, but our kids too. Part of staying healthy might be seeing your chiropractor or chiropractors but you have to take care of yourself, and family, at home also...

  The Glastonbury Chiropractor is located in central Connecticut- CT Spine and Disc Center specializes in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. For low back pain, neck pain, midback pain, headaches, fibromyalgia and more, chiropractic can help you. Call our Glastonbury office at 860-633-8756 to schedule an appointment and to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression.

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Sunday, August 4, 2013

The "Quick Fix" For Back Pain

These days, it seems more than ever, many of us are looking for that "quick fix" for our back pain. When in reality, if we work on prevention, it will save us a lot of time, energy, and money in the future.

Here's the link: More People using prescription narcotics for back pain


Chiropractic can be a quick fix for pain too. "Crunch" "Snap", everything feels good. How severe is the pain, how long has it been going on, and what's your crrent level of health? These factors can give us an idea if it's going to take multiple adjustments or not.

The Glastonbury Chiropractor is located in central Connecticut- CT Spine and Disc Center specializes in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. For low back pain, neck pain, midback pain, headaches, fibromyalgia and more, chiropractic can help you. Call our Glastonbury office at 860-633-8756 to schedule an appointment and to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression.

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