“The first wealth is health”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Exercises As Effective As Manipulation For Neck Pain
A recent study has found that spinal manipulation therapy is more effective than medication in both the short and long-term. The most interesting part of the study was that home exercises and advice were as effective as manipulation. It just goes to show that the benefits of self-help should not be underestimated. It would have…
Physical Activity and Health
A group of researchers led by Per Ladenvall (University of Gothenburg in Sweden) have looked into the relationship between physical capacity and health. They studied 800 middle-aged men over a period of 45 years. Physical fitness was measured by VO2 max. The results showed that low physical fitness is a greater risk of death than high…
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” T S Elliot
The Miracle Cure
Scarlett McNally, a Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon, and her colleagues have spent 2 years analysing more than 200 separate pieces of research. The effect that regular exercise could have on our health is amazing. Exercise could: prevent type 2 diabetes reduce the risk of getting breast cancer by 25% decrease the risk of bowel cancer by 45% reduce the…