Nov 04 2014
According to author Michael Pollan, the government keeps talking about obesity but their hidden agendas are perpetuating the epidemic. Give a listen!
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Oct 30 2014
Hi this is your Oakdale, MN Chiropractor Dr. Ben Smetana. I just found this great article in the Doctor’s Resource Center on our website. The article discusses a new study that has found that vitamin D supplementation helps to alleviate winter-related atopic dermatitis (AD) in children.
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Oct 28 2014
Everyone knows the soda obesity connection and the soda diabetes connection, but new research shows that drinking soda may be as bad as smoking. The latest research shows that drinking soda actually ages your DNA. Give a listen!
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Oct 21 2014
HealthNews of the Month
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Drink Soda? Take 12,000 Steps
“People who consume the sweetener fructose,which is most people nowadays, risk developing a variety of health problems. But the risk drops substantially if those people get up and move around, even if they do not formally exercise, two new studies found.”
Sugar for Prolonged, Hard Exercise
“If you are going to exercise at a relaxed pace for a few hours, you rarely need to eat or drink unless you feel hungry or thirsty. However, if you are going to compete in sports or exercise intensely for more than 70 minutes, you should take sugar just before you start and while you exercise.“
What You REALLY Need To Know About Your Cholesterol! Video
“Dr. Ryan Bradley clears up confusion regarding cholesterol numbers and what kind of cholesterol you should be keeping track of. Find out what LDL really is and why you need to know about it.”
New Study Shows Vitamin C Does Help Fight The Common Cold
“It has been over 40 years since Linus Pauling wrote the book, Vitamin C and the Common Cold. Dr. Pauling based his opinion on several studies that showed vitamin C was very effective in reducing the severity of symptoms, as well as the duration of the common cold. Since that time, the research has been very controversial. A new study adds another strong argument that vitamin C supplementation does in fact, produce the results that Pauling promoted.”
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Oct 16 2014
Hi this is Oakdale MN Chiropractor Dr. Ben Smetana with another great article from the Doctor’s Resource Center located on our website. Today’s article discusses the Paleo diet and lifestyle, enjoy!
Our cave-dwelling ancestors would be proud. The Paleolithic (or “Paleo”) diet, which advocates returning to the nutritional habits of our pre-agricultural relatives, has become a hugely popular, mainstream movement in the last decade…
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Oct 14 2014
Cereals have always been considered a healthy breakfast and even today companies tout the virtues of eating cereals to get all your vitamins and lower cholesterol. The problem is that most cereal companies flat out lie to you about what is in their products and even worse the cereals that you think are wholesome and healthy are not. We picked this sound bite especially for you because you deserve to know. Give a listen!
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Oct 07 2014
Probably the most searched for healthnews story in the last couple of weeks has been the Ebola Virus. To help separate fact from fiction, we took this sound bite from the NY Times regarding how Ebola can be spread. Give a listen!
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Sep 30 2014
What do you want for your child? The choices you make have long term implications. Give a listen!
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Sep 25 2014
Hi, this is Oakdale, MN Chiropractor Dr. Ben Smetana. Are you or someone you love suffering from high blood pressure? If so, here’s a great article from the Doctor’s Resource Center of our website that has some simple diet tips to help reduce blood pressure. Enjoy!
Sprinkling some blueberries on your morning cereal or mixing up a strawberry smoothie could go a long way towards preventing high blood pressure…
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Sep 23 2014
HealthNews of the Month
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Do You Really Know What’s In Your Vaccine?
“You probably don’t think twice about getting vaccines, after all, they’re supposed to help you prevent disease and promote health, right?”
Beating Back the Risk of Diabetes
“Diabetes and its complications are responsible for nearly 200,000 deaths a year; the fatality rate among affected adults is 50 percent higher than among similar people without diabetes.“
Beans, Beans, They’re Good For Your Heart
“Legumes such as lentils, chickpeas, beans and split peas may reduce cholesterol so much that consumers may be able to get off their cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, but to profoundly alter heart disease risk we may have to more profoundly alter our diet.”
You Will Not Believe How This Well-Known Politician got Aspartame Approved!
“How dangerous is Aspartame and why or how did it get approved by the FDA?”
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