Hi, this is Oakdale, MN Chiropractor Dr. Ben Smetana; I want to take a moment to share this article that addresses a question I often receive in the office.  The question, “Do I really need to take a multivitamin?”  You can find this article along with many other great health related articles in the Doctor’s Resource Center located on our website.

In an ideal world, food would supply all the nutrients needed for good health…

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If your stress is managing you rather than you managing your stress, give a listen!

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Hi, This is Oakdale, MN Chiropractor Dr. Ben Smetana.  I’d like to share this great article that I recently found in the Doctor’s Resource Center of our website.  The article covers some easy tips to help men protect their hearts under times of stress.

Stress is well known to play a role in heart disease. Blood vessels are specially designed to respond to the ever-changing blood flow needs in different parts of the body. Healthy blood vessels are elastic, flexible, and strong, but many people unknowingly have low-level chronic inflammation in their blood vessel walls, causing the walls to become thicker and less flexible, and increasing heart attack risk.

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Every optimist uses different tactics to maintain their optimism, do you?  Give a listen!

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Hi, This is Oakdale MN Chiropractor, Dr. Ben Smetana; I just found this article on the Doctor’s Resource Center of our website.  It covers the top 3 ways to prevent diabetes.

No news flash here: it’s back to the basics when you want to sidestep type II diabetes…

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This is responsible for billions of wasted health care dollars.  Give a listen!

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Hi, this is Oakdale, MN Chiropractor Dr. Ben Smetana.  Since allergy season is upon us, I wanted to share this interesting article from the Dr.s’ Resource Center on our website; the article discusses how probiotics can reduce allergy symptoms in children.  Enjoy!

A runny nose is all in a day for a child with allergies but new research has found that a simple supplement may help stop allergic sniffles. A study published recently in Indian Pediatrics found that allergic symptoms diminished in children with allergies who took a probiotic supplement…

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HealthNews of the Month
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8 Ingredients You Never Want to See on Your Nutrition Label
“The nutrition label can predict the future size of your pants and health care bills.”

Exercising the Mind to Treat Attention Deficits
“Which will it be the berries or the chocolate dessert? Homework or the Xbox? Finish that memo, or roam Facebook?“

8 Health Benefits of Kissing
“Kissing is a uniquely human trait that’s said to have emerged as a way to pass germs from one person to another, ultimately building immunity.”

8 Major Causes of GERD
“What is it? Is it just a bunch of acid shooting into the throat causing a burning reaction to the esophagus and upper GI tissues?”

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Hi this is Oakdale, MN Chiropractor,  Dr. Ben Smetana.  I found this interesting article about anti-aging antioxidants on the Doctor’s Resource Center of our website; I’d like to share it with you.

Antioxidants are often celebrated as one key to slowing the aging process and keeping us young, because they protect against changes to cells caused by free radicals (oxidation).

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These will contribute to bone loss so stay away.  Give a listen

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