Where Can Seniors Find The Protein And Leucine They Need? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Most Americans lose lean muscle mass as they age, a physiological process called sarcopenia. There are three factors that influence the rate at which we lose muscle mass as we age: Our physiology changes. Our bodies break down our protein stores more rapidly ...
What Does This Study Mean For You? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney There is a well-known health disparity in clinical studies related to health. For years most of the studies have been done by men for men. Women have been assumed to experience the same benefits and risks from diet choices as men. But that hasn’t always proven ...
Treating Your Digastric Muscle Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT – The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney How wonderful, it’s May! I especially love May when I’m up north and the flowers are all blooming, the air feels fresh, and people come out to enjoy the lovely weather. Here in Florida, it’s just starting to get hot. Most of ...
What Does This Study Mean For You? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Yes, you read the headline correctly. Everyone talks about postnatal depression. But prenatal depression is also a “thing”, especially during the third trimester. Worldwide, 4-20% of women experience some degree of depression during the third trimester – with pregnant women in high-income countries at the lower ...
Do These Deficiencies Matter? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney If you are a pregnant mom, nothing is more important than the health of your baby. And if you are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant, your doctor has probably recommended a prenatal supplement. But does the prenatal supplement he or she recommended provide you with all the nutrients ...
What Does This Study Mean For You? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Personalized diets are highly advertised. We are told to forget the old “one size fits all” diets of the past. We are told we are all different, so diets should be individualized to us. We are promised that by collecting DNA samples from our tissue or bacteria ...
Can Diet Affect The Health Of Our Planet? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Earth Day was yesterday. So, it is time for my annual reminder that what you eat affects a lot more than just your health. It affects the health of our planet. Once again, it’s time to ask yourself, “Is my diet destroying the planet? This is ...
How Do Rheumatoid And Osteoarthritis Differ? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney This week I am concluding my series on recent omega-3 advances by reviewing a meta-analysis that asks whether omega-3s are beneficial for people with osteoarthritis. This is an important question because osteoarthritis affects around 32.5 million adults in the United States, and that number is increasing each year ...
How Do Omega-3s Affect The Two Types Of Stroke? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney I am continuing my series on recent omega-3 breakthroughs. Last week I reviewed a study showing that the omega-3s EPA and DHA lowered blood pressure. Since high blood pressure is a major contributing factor to stroke risk, it only makes sense that EPA and ...
What Does This Study Mean For You? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney I am continuing my series on recent omega-3 breakthroughs. Today I am going to cover a recent systematic review and meta-analysis (X Zhang et al, Journal of the American Heart Association, 11: e025071, 2022) that analyzed 71 double blind, placebo-controlled clinical studies with 4,973 subjects to ...