WIN Health Institute Blog

Too Lazy or Tired to Exercise? Vitamin C Can Help

The blood vessels of obese and overweight adults are characterized by increased activity of endothelin (ET)-1, a protein that constricts the small vessels. Heightened activity of ET-1 makes the blood vessel less responsive to blood flow demand and increases a person’s risks to develop vascular diseases. Exercise is known to reduce ET-1 activity but while individuals with weight problems are advised to exercise to improve their health, researchers said that more than half do not engage in...

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Existing Health Problems? Try Chiropractic Care

Chiropractic treatment for health problems is not always considered when it comes to healing, but you may be surprised to find that relief from some of most chronic pains could be helped by a few chiropractic sessions. As an alternative form of medical treatment, chiropractic care is generally geared towards helping patients with back, neck and joint pain. Dr. Hamza Saif, an Ottawa-based chiropractor at the Hunt Chiropractic Clinic, says the treatment can also improve symptoms and effects of...

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Garlic – The Latest Antibiotic

Here is some new news about using food as medicine…. Urinary tract infections are the second most common infection, with as many as 8.1 million doctor visits per year, according to statistics from US Health and Human Services. Physicians are concerned about an ever increasing number of cases resistant to the antibiotics Ciprofloxacin and Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ). A new study shows that garlic may be a novel solution. Researchers at the Birla Institute of Technology and...

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Sugar Buzz: The Effects of Drinking a Coca-Cola

An infographic about the effects of Coca-Cola after one hour of consumption is trending on social media. The said post contains information regarding the minute-by-minute actions happening inside the body the moment the famed fizzy beverage enters the human system. The infographic was based on an article by health writer Wade Meredith. Without further ado, here are the mechanisms that happen to the body after drinking a can of coke: 10 minutes after consumption Drinking a can of coke is...

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Time to Start Exercising: Inactivity Linked to Colon, Lung, Endometrial Cancer

It is widely accepted that physical inactivity leads to weight gain, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. New research links a sedentary lifestyle to certain cancers, specifically colon, lung and endometrial cancer, according to a study published June 16 in the JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The research is significance as it shows sedentary behavior is emerging as an independent risk factor for cancer, chronic disease and mortality. However in a clinical setting, guidelines to...

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Chronic Pain (and many other ailments): Relieved by Chiropractic Care

Dr Dave agrees that: Chiropractic treatment for health problems is not always considered when it comes to healing, but you may be surprised to find that relief from some of most chronic pains could be helped by a few chiropractic sessions. As an alternative form of medical treatment, chiropractic care is generally geared towards helping patients with back, neck and joint pain. Dr. Hamza Saif, an Ottawa-based chiropractor at the Hunt Chiropractic Clinic, says the treatment can also improve...

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Train Your Brain For Healthy Eating

Can you learn to like healthy food?  Or after years of making poor food choices, are you programmed to crave fatty, sugary foods forever? A new but small study, by Tufts University, shows that is may be possible to train the brain to prefer healthier foods over processed high caloric foods.  Brain scans of adult men and women suggests that the addictive power of unhealthy food can be changed to increase preferences for healthy foods, according to scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human...

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Benefits of Chiropractic Care for Youth Athletes

Dr. Dave has based his practice on Sports and Family Chiropractic care, which leads him to spend a lot of time with young athletes.  His mantra is that it is essential that young people experience and use this type of care because it is cost effective AND IT WORKS.  The attached video describes the need for parents to see to their young athlete’s health care maintenance needs.  Be sure to contact the WIN Health Institute to make an appointment for your young athletes ASAP! Click on...

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Scientific Review of Curcumin

Scientists recently reviewed curcumin, a chemical compound found in turmeric, and established that it is a safe and promising treatment for inflammation-driven diseases. This international review considered past clinical trials and concluded curcumin was a safe and effective molecule. Published in Molecules, Vol. 20, Issue 2. The evidence is growing that curcumin, the substance in tumeric, should take a bigger role in the human diet for its ability to act as an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory...

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Brain Fog: Why Isn’t My Brain Working?

Brain Fog: Why Isn’t My Brain Working? (This is a review of the book by the same name, recommended by Dr. Dave.  It is available on the My  Remedy Shop website.) by Datis Kharrazian, DHSc, DC, MS, MNeuroSci, FAACP, DACBN, DABCN, DIBAK, CNS (View Dr Kharrazian’s bio at the end of this article). This new book offers a revolutionary understanding of brain decline and effective strategies to recover your brain’s health! Have you noticed that your brain function not what it used to...

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