Weekly Health Update
Week of: Monday, January 11th, 2010
Courtsey of:
Dr. Todd P. Sullivan
(703) 912-7822
Mental Attitude: Depression: coping with aniexty symptoms: Although many types of talk therapy may help treat aniexty and depression, one approach that shows great results is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT helps patients identify and then change the thought and behavior patterns contributing to their distress. For example, in you’re anxious and depressed, you may believe the world is a much more negative and frightening place than it is. CBT helps expose those ways of thinking and teaches patients ways to develop new and better ones. Psychiatric Times, December, 2007
Health Alert: Retail prescriptions out of control! Total prescriptions = 3.9 billion; Sales = $270.2 billion; prescriptions per capita = 12.8. The number of people with at least one prescription increased from 67% in 2000 to 74% in 2006. National Association of Chain Drug Stores, 2009 & Express Scripts, 2008
Diet: Another benefit of diet and exercise! According to a recent study, obese who lost weight by eating less and exercising more also improved cardiovascular health. The results showed weight loss led to improvement in four key measures of heart and vascular health. The improvements seen in the study participants included decreased thickness of heart muscle, improved pumping and relaxation functions of the heart and decreased thickness of the carotid artery walls. Maximum cardiovascular benefit lagged behind weight loss, with the greatest improvement coming 6-12 months after the study began. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, December 2009
Exercise: The rules of reciprocal inhibition training: When working out, remember: anterior muscles work opposite posterior muscles, left lateral muscles work opposite right lateral muscles, and left rotation muscles work opposite right rotation muscles. The best way to remember this is the position of walking. Example: if you are strengthening your right bicep you should contract your left tricep isometrically. The right bicep will contract 10-20% more! Herman Kabat, MD, PhD
Chiropractic: Why does my back hurt? An activity requiring long periods of sitting, lifting, bending, or twisting, repetitive motions, or constant vibration, can lead to back pain. With regular chiropractic care, proper stretching and smart work habits, you can decrease the risk of back pain.
Wellness/ Prevention: Oxygen and water for thought: The human brain is about 85% water. Though it makes up only 2% of our total body weight, the brain demands 20% of the body’s oxygen and calories. Make sure you drink plenty of water (40% of your body weight in ounces) and perform hourly deep breathing exercises. Guyon, Anatomy and Physiology
Quote: ”We forget ourselves and our destinies in health and the chief use of temporary sickness is to remind us of these concerns.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
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