How to Start New Healthy Habits and Reduce Your Stress Level
When it comes to stress, people who live busy lives are often caught in a vicious cycle. Your responsibilities and…
Latissimus Dorsi: Exercises & Stretches For Your “Lats”
El Paso, TX. Chiropractor Dr. Alex Jimenez examines the "lats," along with exercises and stretches.
The latissimus…
Study Demonstrates Chiropractic Adjustment More Effective For Back Pain…
El Paso, TX. Chiropractor Dr. Alex Jimenez adds to the discussion of chiropractic treatment vs. pain medication and…
3 Conditions El Paso Chiropractors Help
Chiropractic is a treatment method that has moved from more of an alternative treatment to widespread mainstream…
Sports Injuries: Stress Fractures to the Ribs
Stress fractures to the ribs occur in rowers, golfer, canoeists, lacrosse players, and baseball pitchers. More…
Position Yourself For Sound Sleep With Back Pain
El Paso, TX. Chiropractor Dr. Alex Jimenez looks at sleep posture for back pain.
Whether you got back, neck, or…
Characteristics of Degenerative Disc Disorder
Degenerative disk disease (DDD) can affect any area of the backbone, but it most commonly affects the low back…
What El Paso Chiropractors Can Help With
An assortment of diverse and difficult health conditions can be helped by a chiropractors in El Paso. Patients…
A Weak Psoas Muscle Could Be The Basis For Back Pain
El Paso, TX. Chiropractor Dr. Alex Jimenez takes a look at the psoas muscle and its relation to back pain.
All too…
Conventional and Holistic Medicine: Getting the Best of Both Worlds
Conventional medicine is necessary to cure disease, but if you really want to stay healthy, you should incorporate…
Is applying ice the best option for individuals who experience an acute back strain injury?
Temperature Treatment
Ice temperature treatment, also known as cryotherapy or cold therapy, is a treatment that uses freezing temperatures to reduce pain…
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Exploring the Vital Nutrients for Optimal Body Function
Individuals don't have to memorize or overthink every vitamin, mineral, or macronutrient. Can having a basic understanding of the…
Obesity Pressure and Herniated Discs
While some disc herniations don't cause symptoms, individuals who are overweight with a herniated disc may experience obesity…
Exploring the Benefits of the Potato Diet for Weight Loss
Can the short-term potato diet be a solution for individuals trying to lose weight?
Potato Diet
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How Yoga Can Improve Brain Function and Reduce Stress
Can individuals improve their brain function by incorporating yoga as part of their routine to reduce stress and improve mental…
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Improper Nutrition Associated to Heart Disease and Stroke
Unhealthy diets may have contributed to as many as 400,000 premature deaths from heart disease and strokes in 2015, a new study estimates.
And, it's not just the things you should be avoiding -- such as salt and trans fats -- that are…
5 Top Conditions That Shorten Lives and are Preventable
More bad news for plus-sized Americans: Obesity is the leading cause of preventable life-years lost in the nation, a new study finds.
Obesity steals more years than diabetes, tobacco, high blood pressure and high cholesterol -- the other…
Do Sit-Stand Desks Help Burn Calories Without Causing Back Pain?
El Paso, TX. Chiropractor Dr. Alex Jimenez takes a look at sit/stand desks to see if they help with back pain and burn calories.
Regular utilization of sit-stand desks at work can help burn off calories and stop weight gain when coupled…
Popular Health Fads May Not Actually be Healthy
Juicing may be a popular health fad, but evidence suggests it could actually be detrimental to a good diet. The same goes for coconut oil, which is loaded with saturated fat but has emerged as another dietary craze in the United States. And…
Why Am I Hungry? Bizarre Things Stoking Your Hunger
El Paso, TX. Chiropractor Dr. Alex Jimenez & Athletic Fitness Trainer Daniel Alvarado take a look at why people trying to lose weight are always hungry.
Why Am I famished … like all of the time?” Is that a question you’re asking a lot…
Forget Your BMI & Focus On This Measurement Instead
When it comes to determining whether a person is overweight, body mass index (BMI) is the most widely used measure out there. But doctors admit that BMI—a ratio of weight to height—is far from perfect. Now, a new study suggests there may be…
How Healthcare Specialists Diagnose Sciatica
Call your spine specialist in case you feel you may have developed sciatica. (Should you not already have a healthcare professional who specializes on spine health, you can ask a primary healthcare provider for recommendations).
You may…
El Paso, TX. Chiropractor Dr. Alex Jimenez examines scoliosis.
We all have curves in our backs, but scoliosis causes the spine to curve in the wrong direction. It causes sideways curves, and those are not the same as the normal curves of…
Love Chocolate? Blame Your Genes: Study
Your tendency to indulge in chocolate, go heavy on salt, or eat veggies may be tied to certain gene variants, a new study suggests.
The study, of more than 800 adults, found links between several genes and people's food likes and dislikes.…
Experimental Arthritis Drug Kevzara Approved
A European Medicines Agency panel said on Friday it recommended granting marketing approval to Sanofi and Regeneron's experimental drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use gave a positive…
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