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DAILY HEALTH UPDATE: Thursday, January 24, 2014 Dr. Jeff Allyn, Berkley Chiropractic Clinic

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Mental Attitude: Girls' Brains Reorganize Earlier. In order to increase efficiency as we mature, our brains reorganize to reduce redundant neural connections made during early development. This process appears to happen sooner in girls than boys, which may explain why females mature faster during adolescence. Cerebral Cortex, December 2013 

Health Alert: Chewing Gum Possible Cause for Most Teenager Headaches! Noticing that many of his adolescent migraine and tension headache patients were daily gum chewers, Dr. Nathan Watemberg conducted a pilot study with thirty patients. He asked them not to chew gum for one month. After 30 days, 19 reported complete resolution while seven patients reported a significant reduction in headache frequency and intensity. At Dr. Watemberg's request, twenty of the patients who reported improvement resumed chewing gum as they had before and all reported their headaches immediately returned. Tel Aviv University, December 2013 

Diet: Eating Nuts in Pregnancy Lowers Allergy Risk for Child. New research suggests that women can lower the risk of their child developing allergies to nuts/legumes if they eat peanuts and tree nuts during pregnancy. Children whose mothers did not have an allergy and consumed the highest amount of peanuts or tree nuts during pregnancy had the lowest risk of developing an allergy to those foods. Investigators believe their findings are consistent with the theory that early exposure to allergens lowers the risk of developing food allergies later in childhood. JAMA Pediatrics, December 2013 

Exercise: Gear Up for Cold Weather Exercise. During cold weather months, it is important to prepare and dress correctly for cooler temperatures. The following guidelines are recommended by the Texas Heart Institute: When exercising outdoors, dress in layers that you can remove and that pull sweat away from your body. Wear extra-warm socks, and protect your hands with gloves. Protect your head and neck with a hat or headband and scarf. Wear glasses or goggles to protect your eyes. Wear reflective gear if outside at night and always protect your exposed skin with sunscreen during the day. If traveling to a higher altitude, give yourself a few days to adjust before exercising. Drink plenty of fluids, avoid alcohol, and familiarize yourself with symptoms of hypothermia and frostbite. Texas Heart Institute, December 2013 

Chiropractic: Suggested For Low Back Pain. An information article published by The Journal of the American Medical Association suggests patients consider chiropractic care as an option to treat low back pain. They also noted that back surgery is usually not indicated and should only be performed if other therapies fail. JAMA, April 2013

Wellness/Prevention: New MRI Technique May Help MS Diagnosis. A new MRI method called quantitative susceptibility mapping can help doctors better diagnose and track the progression of conditions like Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This technique can quantify nerve changes and separate the white matter degeneration observed in MS from iron deposition. Lead researcher Dr. Ravi Menon explains, "With this methodology, we now have a quantitative way to interpret myelin and iron concentrations, and in particular, any changes to them over time."  Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, December 2013 
For More Information on Back Pain, Neck Pain, Headaches, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Whiplash, and To Sign Up For Our Daily Health Update Emails, Go To:www.DrJeffAllynBlog.com or our website at:www.berkleychiropracticclinic.com 

(This information is solely advisory, and should not be substituted for medical or chiropractic   advice. Any and all health care concerns, decisions, and actions must be done through the advice   and counsel of a health care professional who is familiar with your updated medical history.) 

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