WIN Health Institute Blog

Climate Change is Affecting Health

Regardless of your political leanings and whether you agree with President Donald Trump’s position on the Paris Climate Accord, doctors say the climate change is affecting health. And to add, agricultural and marine experts say climate change is reducing the levels of important nutrients in our food. Both factors could dramatically change overall health in America, say physicians and climate experts. A recent report by The Medical Consortium Society on Climate Change interviewed 435,000...

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Ways to Boost Immunity

The immune system is the body’s defense mechanism to handle invaders. It is our body’s second line of defense, after physical barriers like the skin and the mucous membranes. The immune system is located throughout the body and includes the thymus gland, the spleen, bone marrow and a vast network of lymph nodes. It comprises many cells, proteins, tissues and organs. The main function of the immune system is to prevent and fight infections, germs and cancer. It works 24/7 to keep our body...

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Professional Athletes and Chiropractic Care

Professional Baseball Chiropractic Society Points to Value of Chiropractic Care for Professional Athletes HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – March 16, 2017 – As the 2017 Major League Baseball season quickly approaches, the Professional Baseball Chiropractic Society (PBCS) highlights the important role of doctors of chiropractic (DCs) within a multidisciplinary team of health care providers for both professional and amateur athletes. Rick Bishop DC, CCSP®, director, PBCS, points to the value that DCs...

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9 Top Arthritis Strategies

Research hasn’t always kept pace with the popularity of supplements. Dr. Dave wants to introduce you to alternative ways to use natural medicines which are being put to the test in well-designed clinical trials. Here are nine supplements that are backed by science and shown to be effective in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA) and arthritis-related conditions. 1. SAM-e (S-adenosylmethionine) How it works: SAM-e acts as an analgesic (pain reliever) and has...

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NFL Doctors of Chiropractic at Super Bowl LI

(More Information/make an appointment with Dr. David Jensen) All 32 NFL teams include the professional services of a DC as part of their integrated health care team approach. Super Bowl LI kicked-off on February 5, 2017, with team doctors of chiropractic (DC) helping professional athletes to prevent, manage and care for injuries, as well as achieve peak performance. The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress® (F4CP), the leading voice of the chiropractic profession, points to the role of DCs...

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Sports Chiropractor Trends

Dr. Dave notes that the trend towards chiropractic in sports care has been shown to be valid. It is hoped that more definitive studies in the area of nutrition, biomechanics, and injury rehabilitation will be done to heighten chiropractic in the sports care arena. Because of the increasing world-wide interest in sports and fitness, no matter what your age or level of athletic achievement, the opportunity to finally see the role of chiropractic in sports care is at hand. Introduction The...

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Vegatarian Athlete Diet

It’s time to put an end to the idea that eating a vegetarian or vegan diet and running well are mutually exclusive.  There are plenty of world-class athletes (and not just endurance runners) that don’t eat meat. Running icon Bart Yasso is a vegetarian.  Scott Jurek, one of the greatest ultramarathoners of all time, is vegan.  (He now holds the American record of 165 miles run in 24 hours!)  Brendan Brazier is a vegan pro Ironman triathlete.  Robert Cheeke even makes the vegan diet work...

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Positive Chiropractic News

FYI From Dr. Dave… DOSE OF POSITIVE CHIROPRACTIC PRESS Professional Golfer Zach Johnson and his chiropractor, Dr. Troy Van Biezen, communicate the benefits of chiropractic care for professional athletes. Click the image below to play the video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE1Fd1XJ2x0 This Video was provided by the Foundation For Chiropractic Progress.  Posted for Dr. David...

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No Drugs – Use Tai Chi and Massage for Back Pain

Dr. Dave wants to emphasize an article from USA Today: “The answer to lower back pain may lie not in prescription drugs, but in Tai chi, heat therapy or massage, according to health guidelines released Tuesday.” New guidelines from the American College of Physicians (ACP) detail which treatments may help with lower back pain, and make it clear that physicians should suggest prescription drugs as a last resort. One in four U.S. adults report having lower back pain, which typically...

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Niacin Benefits: Heart / Arthritis / Dementia

Dr. Dave recommends Happy Heart from My Remedy Shop to provide niacin and other heart-friendly supplements.  Other Benefits: Niacin (or nicotinic acid as it’s referred to in medical circles) was the third B vitamin to be discovered (hence the name B3). It wasn’t until about 1943, though, that a couple of doctors reported that niacin worked wonders in relieving the pain and stiffness associated with arthritis. Unfortunately, their research was never well publicized, since that was around...

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