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Dr Ned's 13 Rules To Better Sleep

Most of these I consider to be common sense, but actually doing them consistently will help many people with sleep problems. So, here, in no particular order, are Dr Ned's 13 rules to better sleep.


1. Exercise in the morning or early afternoon. You’ll feel better the rest of the day and you’ll sleep better.

2. Stop eating before bed. Eating heavy foods may cause you fall asleep, but when your blood sugar drops you're likely to wake up. Improve your health and your sleep by learning to not eat at all at least two hours before bed.

3. Eat at regular intervals during the day. This will keep more alert all day and ready to sleep at night. This will also help you avoid over indulgence at night.

4. Write it out. Before bed write down all your thoughts in a journal without judgment. This helps clear your mind of all the things you have attention (conscious or unconscious) on.

5. Go to the dark side. Our brains need the time in the dark. Wear a sleep mask if necessary.

6. Sleep schedule. Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day, including weekends. This will help your body get into a rhythm.

7. Don't oversleep. Too much of a good thing can actually make you feel more tired. Also, don’t go back to sleep. If you’re awake – GET UP! Oversleeping and go back to sleep in the morning can foul up your sleep cycles so you end up feeling less rested.

8. Get comfortable. Temperature, sheets, mattress, pillow, clothing, etc. What’s comfortable for you?

9. Plan to sleep 7.5 hours every night. Some research suggest that during sleep we go through a 1.5 hr cycle and waking up at the top of that cycle helps us feel more rested

10. Nap wisely. Not so much that it keeps you up at night, but if you’re able to a nap is great.

11. Avoid stimulants. This includes caffeine, tobacco and alcohol. Alcohol may help you fall asleep but it is likely to cause to wake up in the middle of the night.

12. Have mom read you a bed time story. Add white noise to your sleeping environment.
Ive developed the habit of listening to an easy listening audio book to fall asleep to. Some people use a fan.

13. Rule out medications. If you are taking medication, ask your doctor if it could be affecting your sleep.

If you've been struggling with sleep problems for several weeks or more than your whole sleep system may be malfunctioning. If so, consider a complementary consultation with me, Dr Ned McArthur.

Sleep deprivation interferes with your body's ability to heal, it fouls up your ability to think, it messes up your emotions and can lead to other chronic health problems.

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NSAIDs Hamper Ligament and Tendon Healing

NSAIDs Hamper Ligament and Tendon Healing

"In spite of the widespread use of NSAIDs there is no convincing evidence as to
their effectiveness in the treatment of acute soft tissue injuries." (Bruckner, P. Clinical Sports Medicine. New York City, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1995, pp. 105-109.)

NSAIDs have been shown to delay and hamper the healing in all the soft tissues, including muscles, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage. Anti-inflammatories can delay healing and delay it significantly, even in muscles with their tremendous blood supply. In one study on muscle strains, Piroxicam essentially wiped out the entire inflammatory proliferative phase of healing (days 0-4). At day two there were essentially no macrophages (cells that clean up the area) in the area and by day four after the muscle strain, there was very little muscle regeneration compared to the normal healing process. The muscle strength at this time was only about 40 percent of normal.(Greene, J. Cost-conscious prescribing of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for adults with arthritis. Archives of Internal Medicine. 1992; 152:1995-2002.)

Another study was done on the use of perhaps the most popular anti-inflammatory medication used in sports medicine, ibuprofen, in the treatment of tendon injuries.

It was found that only thing the ibuprofen doses used in the study caused the strength of the flexor tendons to decrease. A decrease in strength of the flexor tendons of 300 percent was observed at four weeks. The peak force of the flexor tendons of controls was 12.0 newtons, whereas in the Indomethacin group it was an average of 2.5 newtons. Extensor tendon analysis showed similar results, with controls having a breaking strength of 12.0 newtons and the tendons treated with the NSAID, 3.5 newtons. The authors noted, "Examination of the data reveals a marked decrease in the breaking strength of tendons at four and six weeks in the ibuprofen-treated animals....This difference was statistically significant." (Kulick, M. Oral ibuprofen: evaluation of its effect on peritendinous adhesions and the breaking strength of a tenorrhaphy. The Journal of Hand Surgery. 1986; 11A:100-119.)

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More pills, more deaths

More pills, more deaths

The recent increase in fatal overdoses is due largely to rising use of opioid painkillers. The rising mortality rates from drug overdoses parallels the growth in sales of opioid painkillers.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-09-30-drug-overdose_N.htm

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Inventor Of Flu Vaccine Has Second Thoughts

Inventor of Flu vaccine has second thoughts
on it's effectiveness.

"The CDC’s public relations campaign has been running “scare” ads that portray swine flu as a full-blown “pandemic” responsible for snuffing out countless lives, and which, unless stopped by universal vaccination, could kill millions of American citizens. But scientists and health officials throughout the world have called the governments claims unjustified and deliberately misleading."

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=GAL20091028&articleId=15860

10 Worst Breakfast Cereals

There aren't too many breakfast cereals that can be considered healthy. Some are worse than others. Here are the 10 worst cereals . . .
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-10-25-kids-cereals_N.htm?csp=34

Chiropractic Helps Colic

Have a baby with colic? There is hope!

Avoid Processed Foods

Avoid packaged 'food'. Eating lots of it contributes to depression
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/711867?sssdmh=dm1.552628&src=nldne&uac=15003AN

Chiropractic Treatment for Bed Wetting

Chiropractic Treatment for Primary Nocturnal Enuresis: A Case Series of 33 Consecutive Patients

JMPT Volume 32, Issue 8, Pages 675-681 (October 2009)

Ailsa J. van Poecke, MSc(Chiro), DC, MSc (Paeds)aCorresponding Author Informationemail address, Christina Cunliffe, DC, PhDb

Abstract

Objective
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a specific type of chiropractic treatment on the wet night frequency of patients between the ages of 3 and 18 years who were treated for primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE) in the chiropractic setting.

Clinical Features
Thirty-three consecutive patient records, dating over a 3-year period, of children 3 to 18 years old who had been treated for PNE using a form of chiropractic treatment method (NeuroImpulse Protocol) were included.

Intervention and Outcome
All patient records were analyzed for a baseline wet night frequency and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after the commencement of treatment. Data were collected regarding the number of treatment visits over the 12-month period and the presence of constipation and/or positive family history at presentation. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Friedman's test, and Dunn's Multiple Comparison test.

Of the 33 patient records analyzed, 22 showed resolution of PNE during the 12 months after commencement of chiropractic care. The mean number of treatments in the responders group was 2.05 ± 1.33. Ten responders presented with constipation and a further 8 with a positive family history of PNE. Resolution of constipation was noted to be essential to the successful response to treatment. A combination of constipation and positive family history at presentation represented a poor prognostic factor.

Conclusions
There was a 66.6% resolution rate within 1 year in 33 consecutive children and teenagers who experienced PNE. This study provides an indication for possible effectiveness of chiropractic treatment in patients with PNE.

More Back Pain

The following quote is from AARP - The Magazine.

The Back Story
By Perry Garfinkel, July & August 2009

Chiropractic - To clarify a common misunderstanding: chiropractors don't "crack your back." That popping sound is a gas bubble being released from between two joints that have been coaxed into alignment. A study published in 2002 found that patients with low back pain treated by chiropractors showed greater improvement after one month than those treated by physicians.

Read the entire article here http://www.aarpmagazine.org/health/the_back_story.html