WEEKLY HEALTH UPDATE
Week of: Monday Aug. 19, 2013
Courtesy of:
John H. Keefe III, D.C.
(918) 663-1111
WELLNESS/PREVENTION: EATING RAW GARLIC MAY HELP CUT RISK OF LUNG CANCER ALMOST IN HALF, STUDY FINDS A clove of garlic a day might keep the vampires away, but the vegetable may have other protective properties as well. According to a new study by researchers from the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China, consuming raw garlic might actually help prevent lung cancer, along with other various chronic health problems. Researchers believe that raw garlic's benefits are connected to a chemical called allicin, which is released once raw garlic is smashed or diced. This chemical is believed to not only reduce inflammation, but also reduce damage from free radicals to the body's cells. |
||
IN THE NEWS: US PROBES USE OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS ON CHILDREN Federal health officials have launched a probe into the use of antipsychotic drugs on children in the Medicaid system, amid concern that the medications are being prescribed too often to treat behavioral problems in the very young. The inspector general's office at Department of Health and Human Services says it recently began a review of antipsychotic-drug use by Medicaid recipients age 17 and under. And various agencies within HHS are requiring officials in all 50 states to tighten oversight of prescriptions for such drugs to Medicaid-eligible young people. WARNING: THESE DRUGS HAVE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS, THESE POOR KID’S BRAINS WILL NOT DEVELOP NORMALLY AND THEIR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT WILL BE STUNTED.
CHIROPRACTIC: SUBLUXATION ALTERS NEUROLOGICAL PROCESSING Subluxation is a term used to describe mechanical compression and irritation to spinal joints and nerves. Subluxation scrambles the neurological feedback loop by causing altered rhythms of neurological flow. Subluxation insults the neurology of the infant and affects normal development and maturation. This can often create an environment conducive to the formation of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, ADHD and SPD. Two recent studies published in the 2011 edition of the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health showed the benefits of chiropractic on SPD and Autism. In both cases the children were diagnosed with upper cervical subluxation patterns that were thought to have occurred from early childhood traumas. The children also showed signs of neurological imbalance and subluxation in other regions of the spine. Results of their care were startling and would naturally be considered a major breakthroughs in the medical model.
Visit our web site: keefeclinic.com