Massage Beats Meds for Back Pain
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ZINC FIGHTS COLDS
and duration of the common cold, and high doses—at least 75 milligrams per day—work best. Depending upon the total dosage and composition of the lozenges, zinc may shorten the duration of a common cold episode by up to 40 percent, according to University of Helsinki research.
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Source: Open Respiratory Medicine Journal
NUTTY HELP FOR DIABETES
Toronto reports that consuming two ounces of nuts daily as a replacement for carbohydrates (muffins were used in the study) is effective in glycemic and serum lipid control for people with Type 2 diabetes. The research- ers concluded that all nuts—whether mixed, unsalted, raw or dry-roast- ed—offer benefits for control of both blood glucose and blood lipids and could be consumed as part of a strategy to improve diabetes control without weight gain.
N Source: Diabetes Care
ew research from St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of
new study confirms that zinc can, indeed, help reduce the severity
new study conducted by the Group Health Research
Institute of Seattle suggests that massage therapy may be better than conventional medicine alone for easing lower back pain. Researchers recruited 401 patients with chronic back pain and found that those receiving a series of either relaxation or structural massage spent fewer days in bed and were more active than those receiving “usual medical care,” ranging from painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs and muscle relaxants to physical therapy.
Lead study author Daniel Cherkin, director of the institute, concluded: “If
you’re having continuing problems with back pain, even after trying usual medical care, massage may be a good thing to do. I think the results are pretty strong.” Funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine,
part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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