Treating Your Popliteus Muscle Safely Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT – The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney While February is the shortest month of the year, to our northern family and friends it is the longest, seemingly endless, month because it seems like winter is never going to go away. Where I live in Sarasota Florida, winter brings ...
Should You Follow Your Doctor’s Advice About Calcium Supplementation? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Are calcium supplements good for your heart or bad for your heart? If you don’t know the answer to that question, don’t feel badly. You have every right to be confused. Some studies say that calcium supplements increase heart disease risk while others say ...
What Are The Pros And Cons Of Twin Studies? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Why is the advice on healthy diets so confusing? One blog claims the vegan diet is best. Another says it is the keto diet is best. The Mediterranean diet is popular, but other experts claim the DASH or MIND diet might be better. Blogs ...
How Can You Enjoy Eating Without Getting Fat? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney You are probably tired of hearing about how bad processed foods are for you. If you have been following the headlines, you probably already know that diets high in processed foods are linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, some forms of cancer, memory ...
Treating Your Rectus Femoris Muscle Safely Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT – The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney I hope that 2023 was kind to you and your family. Covid seemed to come and go, with new strains popping up every time we turned around. And then there is RSV and the flu. What a year! In December ...
How Much Weight Should You Gain And Why? Author: Carolyn Curtis, MSN, CNM, RN, FACNM, FAAN Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney Weight gain during pregnancy is a challenge for many women. The Centers for Disease Control has stated that 48% of women gained more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy, only one third (32%) of women gained ...
Which Diet Is Best For You? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney The top 3 claims the advocates of every popular diet make are: It will help you lose weight. It reduces your risk of diabetes. It reduces your risk of heart disease. The truth is any restrictive diet helps you lose weight. And when you lose weight, you improve ...
Should You Supplement With Omega-3s? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Do omega-3s reduce cognitive decline, or is this another nutrition myth? There is certainly good reason to believe that the long chain omega-3s EPA and DHA are good for brain health. DHA is an essential part of the membrane that coats our neurons. As such, it is a major ...
The Dark Side Of Hormone Replacement Therapy Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney When I was still teaching, a physician and I were co-directors of one of the first courses medical students took at UNC. In his opening lecture to these brand-new medical students, one of his pearls of wisdom was the statement, “The only safe drug is a ...
Treating Groin Pain Naturally Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT – The Pain Relief Expert Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney The holidays are inching up on us, and this month is one of my favorites. I love Halloween because the children have so much fun dressing up and going to parties. Back when I was a child we could roam around the ...