Health Care

People Who Regularly Meditate Have Brains 7.5 YEARS Younger

By David Edwards, Reservoir Personal Trainer on March 8, 2018 / Health Care, Mental Health / 5 Comments

Regular meditation is said to calm the mind. However, thanks to a new study it’s said to shave years off a person’s brain. Researchers scanned the brains of 100 Americans (50 men and women) who meditate regularly, and 50 who don’t. By analysing the data from both sets, they were able to tell a person’s brain age based on its physical condition. The Results Those who didn’t meditate were shown to have brains the same as their age. For those who do? Their brains were 7.5 years younger. The Research The results published in NeuroImage journal, suggest the deep thinking

Hospital Finds Success Treating ER Patients With Acupuncture

By David Edwards, Reservoir Personal Trainer on March 7, 2018 / Health Care, Pain / Leave a comment

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Hospital Finds Success Treating ER Patients With Acupuncture

The Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis is seeing success treating emergency room patients with acupuncture. The hospital became the first in America to add acupuncture into its ER program two years ago. This was a way to reduce the amount of opioids administered to patients. Since hired, acupuncturist Adam Reinstein has treated patients from car accident injuries and kidney stone pain. “No matter what I’m treating them for, patients report feeling calmer, and less anxious” said Reinstein. The Research Titled “Acceptability, Adaptation, and Clinical Outcomes of Acupuncture Provided in the Emergency Department,” their paper was published in the Pain Medicine

Active Adults Misdiagnosed with Heart Disease

By David Edwards, Reservoir Personal Trainer on March 5, 2018 / Health Care, Heart Health / Leave a comment

Tags: Athletes, Hearth Health

Active Adults Misdiagnosed with Heart Disease

Modern living is having a negative effect on our cardiac health. The issue of heart health is serious, but for those who are careful about what they eat and get exercise, those matters typically been less of a concern. New Research The MRC Clinical Services Centre at Imperial College London suggests athletic adults may be at risk of a heart disease diagnosis. In a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, researchers found those engaging in physical activity, and put demands on the body, may have a bigger heart. An enlarged heart is non-fatal but can display symptoms similar to a

Eating Vegetable Oils Could Lead to Fatigue, Dementia and Migraine

By David Edwards, Reservoir Personal Trainer on March 2, 2018 / Health Care, Mental Health, Migraine / Leave a comment

Tags: dementia, dementia prevention, fatigue, Healthcare, Vegetable oils

Eating Vegetable Oils Could Lead to Fatigue, Dementia and Migraine

Major concerns regarding our diet in the west emerged during the 1950s when the consensus on what constitutes healthy fat began. Gone was the idea that butter and lard were good for us, now they were labelled as the cause of heart disease and weight gain. The Sugar Lobby The truth about this sudden switch has only come to light recently. Researchers uncovered documents confirming that the sugar lobby paid to influence studies showing fat as the biggest threat to our health. At the same time, the food industry scrambled to find an alternative and discovered vegetable oils. Your Brains Worst Enemy Vegetable

Artificial Sweeteners Moved From ‘Safe’ To ‘Avoid’ Thanks To New Research

By David Edwards, Reservoir Personal Trainer on March 1, 2018 / Health Care / Leave a comment

Tags: Artificial sweeteners, Nutrition, Sucralose

Artificial Sweeteners Moved From ‘Safe’ To ‘Avoid’ Thanks To New Research

It’s common knowledge that sugar isn’t good for us. However, artificial sweeteners have been seen as a healthy option for years. According to research from the Rammazini Institute, this is not true. The Research New results were published in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health by researchers who tested Sucralose (Splenda) on mice. They fed them pre-natally in various increments. Firstly, researchers saw an increase in cancerous growth on male mice, a risk that grew as the dose increased. Secondly, the risk of leukemia was greater in male mice when doses of 2,000 to 16,000 ppm of Splenda

Heart Attacks Are Affecting Younger People

By David Edwards, Reservoir Personal Trainer on February 26, 2018 / Cardiovascular, Health Care, Heart Health / Leave a comment

Tags: heart attack, Heart attack in young people, preventative medicine

Heart Attacks Are Affecting Younger People

World renowned cardiologist Dr. Kapadia, of the Cleveland Clinic, is recommending people to take preventative measures to avoid heart attacks. “Don’t wait until you have a heart problem to start taking care of yourself and paying attention to your lifestyle and dietary choices. You should be working hard to avoid developing heart disease in the first place,” he says. New Findings This caution arrives after new findings from a study led by Kapadia, revealing serious heart events are affecting younger and more obese people. Researchers examined risk factors for heart disease in patients treated for STEMI – ST-elevation myocardial infarction (the most

Plastic Used to Replace BPA Harmful To Embryonic Development

By David Edwards, Reservoir Personal Trainer on February 26, 2018 / Health Care / 1 Comment

Tags: Embryo, Fertility, Plastic

Plastic Used to Replace BPA Harmful To Embryonic Development

Being in the heath care profession, I do my best to be at the centre of our countries food recommendations. I especially take interest in new compounds added to the food supply. Many times ingredients that get bad publicity are removed and replaced with something that sells better, because it sounds healthier. That doesn’t always mean the newer item is better for us than the one it’s trying to replace. Disturbingly, one example is cancer-causing BPA in plastic bottles was replaced with the potentially dangerous compound BPS. Even worse, marketing efforts of manufacturers can hide this information from all of

Alcohol Linked To 7 Types Of Cancer

By David Edwards, Reservoir Personal Trainer on February 24, 2018 / Cancer, Health Care / 1 Comment

Tags: Alcohol, Cancer

New research into the effect of alcohol highlights an increase in the type of cancer directly caused by it’s consumption. For many years there has been an association between the two, for example Liver cancer. However this newest findings show alcohol can cause cancer in seven different sites. The Research The researchers compiled results from ten years of research. They analysed data from comprehensive reviews over the last 10 years by the World Cancer Research Fund, American Institute for Cancer Research and others. Findings from the meta-study, published in the Addiction journal, show a direct link between drinking alcohol and

Sugar Alters Hundreds Of Brain Genes

By David Edwards, Reservoir Personal Trainer on February 22, 2018 / Health Care, Mental Health, Neurophysiology / Leave a comment

Tags: brain health, Genes, Sugar

There are many diseases, from nervous system disorders to cardiovascular problems that are linked to the changing nature of our genes. It’s was once believed that many of these changes were a result of issues within our genetics, yet research at UCLA suggests that the primary reason more people are affected by damaged genes is due to our diet. According to their research, the addition of fructose in many processed foods is the leading cause of damage. While it’s naturally occurring in fruit, the fibrous structure of fruit slows the absorption rate. The major problem is when fructose is added to

Arthritis & What You Can Do About It

By David Edwards, Reservoir Personal Trainer on February 21, 2018 / Arthritis, Health Care / Leave a comment

Tags: arthritis, Chinese Medicine, osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid

Arthritis is the one of the most common causes of disability in the western world. More than 20 million people with arthritis have severe limitation in physical function on a daily basis. Each year, arthritis results in nearly one million hospitalisations and up to 45 million outpatient visits. What is Arthritis? Arthritis is a joint disorder involving inflammation of one or more joints. There are many types but the most common are Osteo and Rheumatoid arthritis. Most people suffering from arthritic pain have osteoarthritis. This is often caused by trauma to a joint, infection of a joint, or a persons