Georgetown Chiropractic

02/18/2025

I should play more dance music at the office...

Jigging around in your kitchen to music is equivalent of a gym session or a jog of the same length, scientists say

01/21/2025

The older we get, the more important it is to exercise! About 1% of our muscle strength and lung capacity vanishes every year we don't exercise. Eventually that adds up!
*************
Chiropractic: Exercises for Sedentary Workers with Non-Specific Low Back Pain.
Non-specific low back pain commonly arises from repetitive micro-injuries affecting the spine, intervertebral disks, and surrounding soft tissues in the absence of identifiable pathological lesions. In a recent experiment that included 90 office workers with non-specific low back pain, researchers found that core strengthening exercises are more effective than stretching for reducing pain and improving function. Doctors of chiropractic often advise patients to perform core strengthening exercises both to manage current low back pain and reduce the risk for recurrence.
Orthopedics Traumatology Rehabilitation, June 2024

01/14/2025

More and more evidence accumulates for the health benefits of simple, free or inexpensive things. Thinking! Breathing! Moving! Eating! If the health benefits of doing those four things properly could be turned into a pill and sold, people would line up to buy it.

We know fiber is essential to a healthy and nutritious diet, yet only 7% of Americans eat the recommended daily amount.

01/09/2025

Keep on moving!

https://www.facebook.com/1219167012/posts/10227224770864621/

Data indicates that ANY exercise (including dancing) is better at treating depression than just taking an SSRI.

So, if a doctor tries to give you medication without offering other solutions, please make sure you ask questions. Your health and happiness may literally depend on it.

The study was published this week in BMJ, and it revealed that dancing is the *most* effective exercise for alleviating depression symptoms.

After analyzing 218 studies involving over 14,000 participants, researchers found that dancing outperformed medications and other physical activities including walking, jogging, yoga, and strength training.

Just how significant were the results?

For this measure, a small effect is considered 0.2 to

01/09/2025

Please read and sign. The Gilbert and Bennett School and Grounds is a great, historic resource that was entrusted to the people of Georgetown. Once it's gone, it will probably be replaced by high density housing.

Save The Gilbert & Bennett School and Grounds

01/06/2025

So, sweet as candy but good for you. Good for your body. Beautiful to look at and easy to eat. Versatile. And now linked to being good for your brain? Sign me up!
********************************************************************
Diet: Fruit and Vegetables May Offer Mental Health Benefits.
An analysis of data from four long-term twin cohort studies found that a high intake of fruits and vegetables during midlife is linked to a reduced risk of depression over the following five to eleven years.
Scientific Reports, November 2024

08/29/2024

Once in a while there's good news ..

People with most compensatory sleep up to 20% less likely to develop heart disease than those with the least

06/29/2024

Go ahead, take a break...

Breaks as short as 10 minutes can boost vigor and reduce fatigue, one analysis found.

06/06/2024

Nice to see.
*********

Discover how two Wilton moms are creating a bakery and delivery service to provide opportunities for young adults with intellectual disabilities.

06/06/2024

As I often say, find some form of exercise you enjoy, and do it. It doesn't have to be a drag
************
Exercise: Low-Intensity Exercise Benefits Mood.
An umbrella review that included seven meta-analyses concluded that regularly engaging in light-intensity physical activity—such as gardening, golf, and walking—can reduce the risk for depression and anxiety by 23% and 26%, respectively.
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, May 2024

06/03/2024

We just had the first weekend in June, how beautiful. My question to you - Was it a pain producing or a pain reducing weekend for you? You can have fun either way, and enjoy the wonders of creation either way, but one way will leave you feeling worse on Monday. So, how do you feel today?

Did you have a pain producing or pain reducing weekend?

05/20/2024

Did you have a pain reducing, or a pain producing weekend? It's all in the way you do the things you do.

Did you have a pain producing or pain reducing weekend?