Fitness

5 evidence based dietary advice for patients

Separating the Wheat From the Chaff: 5 Evidence-Based Dietary Tips to Share With Your Patients Naveed Saleh, MD, MS August 09, 2018 Counseling patients on healthy dietary patterns is challenging. So much information abounds that it can be hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. According to Isabel Maples, MEd, RDN, a spokesperson for the Academy

exercise

Exercise is one of the top modifiable risk factors for chronic disease. Indeed, exercise produces roughly similar benefits to drugs in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease, rehabilitation after stroke, treatment of heart failure, and prevention of diabetes. In addition, exercise has recently been shown to reduce the risk of dementia and improve mental health. The required

Get Moving: High Physical-Activity Level Reduces Risk of 5 Diseases

Get moving because it good for your health.   The data, from a total 174 studies comprising 149,184,285 total person-years of follow-up, suggest that the more total regular daily physical activity one engages in — including recreation, transportation, occupational activity, and/or daily chores — the lower the risks for breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes, ischaemic

superfoods?

superfoods: true or false? In a recent survey of 1000 people,  61% of asked adults admitted to buying a food because they considered it a super food. 30% said that superfoods are scientifically proven to have health benefits; 14% are prepared to pay more as a result. Yet… Long revered in Chinese medicine Goji berries

obesity and physical therapy

The prevalence of obesity has been steadily increasing since the 1960s. Currently about one third of the adult U.S. population is obese. The implications for the working population are yet to be fully realised. The lost productivity yearly due to obesity is estimated at $12 billion.   Obesity is associated with a high incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. It

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