Swearing Can Ease Your $#??//* Pain
July 13, 2009 by admin
Filed under Cholesterol, Pain, Stress, drugs
Cut your finger? Hurt your leg? Start swearing. It might lessen the pain.
Swearing can make you feel better because it can have a “pain-lessening effect,” according to a study published in the journal NeuroReport.
Researchers Richard Stephens, John Atkins, and Andrew Kingston of the psychology school at Britain’s Keele University set out to establish whether there is any link between swearing and physical pain.
“Swearing has been around for centuries and is an almost universal human linguistic phenomenon,” Stephens says.
“It taps into emotional brain centers and appears to arise in the right brain, whereas most language production occurs in the left cerebral hemisphere of the brain. Our research shows one potential reason why swearing developed and why it persists.”
Their study involved 64 volunteers who were asked to put a hand in a tub of ice water for as long as possible while repeating a swear word of their choice.
Then they repeated the experiment using a more commonplace word that they would use to describe a table.
The researchers found the volunteers were able to keep their hands in the ice water for a longer when swearing, establishing a link between swearing and an increase in pain tolerance.
Stephens said it was not clear how or why this link existed, but it could be because swearing may increase aggression.
“What is clear is that swearing triggers not only an emotional response, but a physical one, too, which may explain why the centuries-old practice of cursing developed and still persists today,” he said.
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The Dirty Dozen
July 12, 2009 by admin
Filed under Diet, digestive health, weight loss
Carbonated Drinks Found to Contain Pesticides
July 3, 2009 by admin
Filed under Diet, chiropractic, digestive health
An examination of several types of carbonated drinks found that many contained high levels of pesticides, some with levels as much as 300 times higher than EPA standards for drinking water. Researchers examined 102 cans from 15 countries looking for 100 types of commonly used pesticides. They found high levels in a number of the drinks, especially those in the U.K.
Young children are most vulnerable, since the cancers most commonly linked to pesticides/herbicides are leukemia and lymphomas. For adults, as I pointed out in the newsletter on Parkinson’s disease, the greatest danger is for children with detoxification problems. It is also important to keep in mind that the fastest-growing cancer in adults under age 30 is lymphomas.
Dr. Bartz Comment: For years I have been telling patients that soda, regular or diet has absolutely no discernable health benefits. In fact it is actually killing millions of americans right now. Are you one of them? A little known fact is that I used to be a Coke and then a Diet Coke addict for years. My research has brought so many health issues to light regarding americas favorite soft drinks. Not only is soda not healthy this study shows that it is even more dangerous than previously thought. Try staying off soda for 7 days. Thats all. Your body will thank you in so many ways. Take the first step toward better health today.
Where Is My Headache Coming From?
July 1, 2009 by admin
Filed under Uncategorized, chiropractic
Headaches plague more than 50 million americans everyday. They can range from mild dull aches to full blown mind numbing migraines. As the types of headaches are varied so are the causes. One thing is for sure, the nervous system is somwhere in the mix and who is better trained at recognizing nervous system disorders than your local chiropractor? No one. We are specially trained at locating the cause of your disorder rather than chasing symptoms. The cause of a headache can be as simple as working on a “trigger point” and releasing it or as complex as evaluating degenerative joints in the neck coupled with dietary triggers. Did you know there is such a thing as medication overuse headaches? Its so common they actually have an acronym for it, MOH. Whatever the cause we have the tools needed to successfully treat 95% of all headaches.
Many people don’t realize that 70% of chiropractic patients start off as headache patients. Why? Because it works, simple as that.
Come in today to get evaluated. Don’t go another day in unnecessary pain. See how great life can be without headaches holding you back.
