Daily health update for 12/09/2015 from Poway Chiropractor Dr. Rode. The latest health and chiropractic information.

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Wednesday, December 9th
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Mental Attitude: Mental Health Issues More Common in Daughters of Older Mothers. Researchers who followed 1,200
Australians for two decades found that daughters born to mothers older than 35 had greater levels of stress, anxiety, and depression
than those born to younger mothers. Lead author Dr. Jessica Tearne offers one potential explanation: "One hypothesis is difficulties
may occur in the mother-daughter relationship because of a large age difference between the two. It may be that a 30-or-more-year age
difference between mother and daughter leads to a significant difference in the value systems that may cause tensions in the
relationship, leading to stress, worry, and sadness in the child, particularly during the transition to young adulthood."
Journal of Abnormal Psychology, November 2015
Health Alert: Health Groups Urge Cuts in Livestock Antibiotic Use. The American Academy of Pediatrics warns that the overuse
of antibiotics in farm animals poses real health risks to children. Antibiotics are often added to the feed of healthy livestock to boost
growth, increase feed efficiency, and/or prevent disease. They state that this practice is contributing to bacterial resistance to
medications and is affecting the ability to treat life-threatening infections in children. Author Dr. Jerome Paulson adds, "Children can
be exposed to multiple-drug resistant bacteria, which are extremely difficult to treat if they cause an infection, through contact with
animals given antibiotics and through consuming the meat of those animals." Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
the World Health Organization have also called for a reduction in antibiotic use by the livestock industry.
American Academy of Pediatrics, November 2015
Diet: A Handful of Walnuts Per Day May Offer Health Benefits. Walnuts have been thought to provide a wide rage of health
benefits, but studies supporting those claims have been inadequate. However, a new study suggests that a walnut-rich diet has
implications on a number of health factors such as cholesterol level, overall weight, and quality of diet. The study revealed that
participants who consumed 56 grams of walnuts per day for six months exhibited improved blood vessel wall (epithelial) functioning
and a reduction in LDL (bad) cholesterol when compared with those in a control group.
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, November 2015
Exercise: Midlife Fitness Reduces Health Costs Later in Life. Individuals with high levels of fitness during midlife have
significantly lower annual healthcare costs after age 65. Researchers followed healthy individuals starting around age 50 and found
that after age 65, average annual healthcare costs were significantly lower for participants who were more fit during midlife than those
who were more sedentary ($7,569 vs. $12,811 for men and $6,065 vs. $10,029 for women).
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 2015
Chiropractic: Why Low Back Pain May Be More Common with Age. The results of a new study suggest that older individuals
may be at a greater risk for developing back pain due to the way they perform manual lifting tasks when compared with younger
people. In the study, researchers observed both younger and older subjects as they performed tasks involving lowering and lifting
weights. They found that older individuals completed the tasks with larger pelvic rotation and smaller lumber flexion, a strategy which
places greater shearing force on the lower back, potentially increasing the risk of injury. Journal of Biomechanics, October 2015
Wellness/Prevention: Breastfeeding Reduces Risk of Premature Infant Eye Problem. New research suggests that breastfeeding a
premature infant may help reduce the risk of a serious eye condition called retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). This condition is a
potentially blinding disease caused by abnormal development of retinal blood vessels in premature infants. In the study, researchers
found that the risk of any-stage ROP appeared to drop by about 75% and the risk of severe ROP appeared to be reduced by 90% when
babies were fed breast milk exclusively. The authors suspect that antioxidants and immune-protective properties of human milk are
responsible for the outcomes. Pediatrics, December 2015
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