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Costs of Care for the Elderly

Costs of Care Among Older Medicare Patients for LB Pain Chiropractic Care: Costs of Care Among Older Medicare Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain and Multiple Co-morbidities Does chiropractic manipulative treatment lower healthcare costs among multiple-comorbid Medicare beneficiaries with an episode of chronic low back pain? A study of Medicare fee-for-service reimbursements reviewed over 70,000 …

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Laughter is Great Medicine

Is laughter the best medicine? Laughter is Great Medicine. Laughter has been shown to enhance your intake of oxygen-rich air, stimulate your heart, lungs and muscles, and increase the endorphins (a “feel-good” brain chemical) released by your brain. In the United States, anxiety disorders are the highest reported mental health issue with 42.5 million people …

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Chiropractic Care Decreases Lower Back Surgery

Can chiropractic care reduce the chances of low back surgery? Research supports chiropractic spinal manipulation is effective for treating low back pain, yet until recently there has been limited research exploring whether chiropractic care is associated with a reduction in spine surgery. A recently published study found adults who initially received chiropractic care for low …

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Gut Health and Immunity Recovery Time

Gut Health and Immunity Recovery Time Can your gut health affect recovery time from long-term immune challenges? A study recently found gut health could affect long-term immune recovery time, especially when adding probiotics with the bacteria Bifidobacterium into the protocol for long-term immune challenged patients. Some foods to include in a diet for improved gut …

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Can Dark Chocolate Boost Memory?

Dark Chocolate Boosts Memory and More! Research continues to reveal the health benefits of dark chocolate. Most of the health benefits from dark chocolate comes from cacao. Cacao contains polyphenols which are responsible for most of the health benefits in dark chocolate. Studies have confirmed cacao can benefit your heart, blood vessels, brain and nervous …

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Seniors and Integrative Medicine

Seniors and Integrative Medicine Is integrative medicine popular among senior citizens? Integrative medicine continues to gain mainstream popularity, especially with middle-aged and older adults. A National Poll on Healthy Aging results found 2 in 3 people, ages 50 to 80 reported using integrative medicine strategies to prevent or treat a specific health concern. Like the …

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