From your hair to your skin to inside your body. There are more of these things living inside you than there have been people living on the planet earth. These things are either creating havoc in the body, or helping you sleep, helping you loose weight and even keeping you either happy or depressed. Give a listen!

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I found this information for you at The Story of Stuff Project website.  You will not believe this, but there are these tiny microbeads in just about everything we use.  The toothpaste we brush our teeth with, the soap we use, in age defying make ups.  We are literally swallowing plastic all the time and don’t even know it.  Learn about this huge problem so you can get these out of your body right away.  Give a listen!

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Hi this Oakdale, MN Chiropractor, Dr. Ben Smetana.  I just finished reading this article on the effect of vitamin D on weight loss from the Doctor’s Resource Center of our website.  The When people think of vitamin D’s health benefits, they might associate it with a lower risk of osteoporosis. But a new study now suggests that vitamin D may be helpful for something else entirely—weight loss…

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Good nutrition can powerfully enhance our memory, mood, and behavior in a socially desirable way. Like wise poor nutrition can lead our youth into a world of violence, crime, depression and suicide. By using an impressive array of studies on both juvenile and adult prisoners, Dr. Blaylock demonstrates these principals and outlines specific measures you can take to protect your children from these detrimental effects.  Give a listen!

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Hi, this is Oakdale, MN Chiropractor Dr. Ben Smetana, I found another great article for all of you coffee lovers out there.  Enjoy!

Studies seem to be coming out all the time pointing to the health benefits of drinking coffee. But is coffee really good for you, or is this research just being hyped in the media?

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HealthNews of the Month
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Natural Alternatives to Adderall
“Adderall is a prescription amphetamine medication commonly used to treat ADD and ADHD. Anecdotally, it appears that Adderall use also appears to be the drug of choice for students, stressed-out mothers and many in corporate America as a means to increase concentration and boost performance.“

Formula for Childhood Obesity Video
“Feeding infants milk from a cow may adversely alter metabolic programming.”

Could Wearable Computers Be As Harmful As Smoking
“The recent measles epidemic with its scary media presentation has me asking, What is going on here?”

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Although we all think that organic foods are safer, it turns out that just as much bacteria is found in organic foods as non-organic foods. So where is the advantage in spending the extra money to buy organic? According to NutritionFacts.org, the real advantage is in the decreased pesticide residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Give a listen!

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Hi, this is Oakdale, MN Chiropractor Dr. Ben Smetana.  I just finished reading this article from the Doctor’s Resource Center of our website and wanted to share it with you.

A new study that links a healthy diet with a lower risk of cognitive decline gives us yet another reason to watch what we eat…

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Last week we talked about stroke being the second leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability and what you can do about it.  This week we talk about how diet soda and regular soda can increase your risk of stroke.  Give a listen!

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If you did not know that stroke was the second leading cause of death worldwide, than you may not know it is also the leading cause of disability.  Preventing stroke may be the one of the most important health initiatives you should have.  What you need to do to prevent stroke is so simple you may not even believe it.  Fact is, this is backed up by 40 years of research.  Give a listen!

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