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
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
Click on each headline to read the full story.
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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Sep
22
2014
At your wit’s end with your kid’s unruly behavior? Grab a bottle of omega-3s. A new 6-month long, double-blind, placebo-controlled study has found that omega-3 supplements reduce behavioral problems in children.
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Sep
16
2014
Are you the expert on your child? Do you get to make your own decisions on how to parent them? Give a listen!
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Sep
11
2014
Hi, this is Oakdale, MN Chiropractor Dr. Ben Smetana. Here’s a great little article from the Doctor’s Resource Center of our website. The article looks at how eating more fat can actually help with weight loss.
Instead of counting calories, you may just want to swap out carb-heavy foods for ones full of healthy fats. A new study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, has found that a diet that’s low in carbs and higher in fat is much better for weight loss…
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Sep
09
2014
Some people just make the others around them a priority. How about you? Give a listen!
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Sep
04
2014
Hi, this is Oakdale MN Chiropractor Dr. Ben Smetana. Here’s another great article from the Doctor’s Resource Center located on our website. The article talks about how the antioxidant Resveratrol, found in red wine, helps to improve blood sugar control.
Resveratrol—a colorful antioxidant found in red wine, grapes, peanuts, chocolate, and several other foods—has received plenty of recent attention, as previous research has found that it supports heart health. A preliminary study has also found that taking resveratrol led to improved blood sugar control, insulin sensitivity, and blood vessel function in older people with high blood sugar levels.
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