Let us break the myth of coconut oil. Coconut oil is very health. Super food. Coconut oil contains short term medium-chain saturated fatty acids (MCFAs), which is a “healthy” form saturated fat compared to trans fat. Coconut oil fats metabolises … Continue reading →

Gluten is protein complexes (not the good kind of gluten) that are present in cereals, bread, wheat products. It can also be called wheat gluten. Gluten and wheat can create inflammatory responses, within the body, that are not only confined … Continue reading →

Research published in the ‘Annals of Family Medicine’. The research was comparing the use of osteopathic manual therapy and ultrasound therapy for low back pain. Osteopathic manual therapy was seen to be safe and well accepted by patients, patients stay … Continue reading →

Cervicogenic headache is a syndrome characterized by chronic hemicranial pain that is referred to the head from either bony structures or soft tissues around the neck. Clinically, sometimes hard to differentiate from migraines, or tension headache. Common symptoms are: Neck … Continue reading →

A new study suggests Asthma patients may not have to avoid exercise in the fear that it may cause asthma symptoms. Dr. Carol Mancuso and her team at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, in a presentation … Continue reading →

Increased flexibility and joint range of motion: Flexibility in muscles improves your daily performance, making daily task easier and less tiring, and maintains this quality of joint motions as. Improved circulation: Stretching improves blood flowing to your muscles bringing nourishment … Continue reading →

Discal hernia is disc displacement in the direction of the vertebral canal. This displacement results: Cause of acquired degenerative changes of the vertebral canal (stenosis) Hernia can lead to lopment of a certain clinical picture Can produce local back pain … Continue reading →

You may hear of the term non-specific lower-back pain used. This term is to describe a non established source of lower-back pain, in essence; it means that there could be a number of tissues causing symptoms. But non-specific also indicates … Continue reading →

From 4 new randomized trials presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2012, on elderly women with ‘Mild cognitive impairment’. The participant went through underwent resistance training/weight lifting sessions for 6 months had significant improvements in attention, conflict resolution, and … Continue reading →

A study by Gartland, 2001, in the type and number of injuries that occur during the training and practice of Muay Thai kick boxing in comparison to the data obtained with those from previous studies of karate and taekwondo. Injuries, … Continue reading →