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French Fries and Cancer – Nevada City Each additional serving of French fries that a female preschooler consumes per week increases her chance of developing breast cancer by 27%, researchers say. This is not as surprising as you might think. French fries are loaded with 3 known carcinogens; trans fats (the worst fat you can…

Cut Dementia Risk by Half Nevada City! A new study shows that Omega-3’s cut dementia risk by half! The study, published in this month’s Archives of Neurology, followed 899 dementia–free people for 9 years. Over that time period 99 cases of dementia developed, including 71 cases of Alzheimer’s Disease. The people with the highest levels…

Chiropractic and Neck Pain – Nevada City A new study reveals the power of the chiropractic adjusment for treating neck pain. Researchers compared a single chiropractic adjustment to mobilization (stretching the neck). The chiropractic adjusment resulted in significantly greater improvements in range of motion (ability to freely move the neck). The adjustment also provided superior…

Flu Shot and Guillain-Barre Syndrome – Nevada City A new study reports an increased incidence of a severe neurological disorder in people who get the flu shot. The disorder, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, is potentially life threatening. Victims report pain and numbness in the toes and ankles, then the fingertips. The discomfort moves inward toward the trunk,…

Nevada City Depression and Bone Mass Beating depression builds bone mass. It has been known for some time that depressed individuals have about 15% less bone mass than happier folks. Scientists are now finding that the hormone serotonin plays an important role in bone formation and preservation. This same hormone is often low or not…

Curcumin Fights Cancer Nevada City Chemotherapy is a term that makes many people shudder, but what about chemoprevention? This is a topic we hear very little about, but wouldn’t you rather be putting things into your body to prevent cancer than take hard-hitting drugs in hopes of treating cancer? Curcumin, the molecule that makes turmeric…