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Cholesterol is an important nutrient essential to many bodily functions. Every one of the body’s cells is surrounded by a membrane in which cholesterol plays an important part. Cholesterol is responsible for the building and maintenance of these cell walls and also helps regulate membrane permeability. Cholesterol is also necessary for nerve cell communication, is…
Not many people think about their posture on a daily basis. Many of us are too busy to even consider it. But your posture is much more important than you think. Bad posture can turn into pain and sometimes even contribute to more serious conditions. For most people, bad posture begins when we start school…
If you are a patient of ours, you have most likely heard us talking about sitting too long and the importance of taking breaks from sitting every once in a while. In fact, I talk about this in our “Helping Yourself” section of our website: Sitting creates up to two to three times more pressure…
Your metabolism is a term related to the rate at which your body burns calories. And the “calories per hour” you burn is your metabolic rate. When you sleep, your metabolism is at its lowest point and at its highest during and right after an energetic exercise or workout. Having an increased metabolism along with…
Running is a great cardiovascular exercise and has become a popular workout for both men and women alike. Finding the right pair of running shoes is essential for both the casual and the serious runner and there are some things to consider when purchasing a running shoe. How far and often will you be running?…
When it comes to working out, stretching is something many of us tend to avoid or skip all together. Whether we say it’s because we don’t have time, we’re impatient or just feel that it is “pointless.” However, it is important that our joints are able to move with the freedom and within the normal…
During the winter months, especially when it gets cold outside, we have a tendency to slow down a little bit. Sitting inside by a nice fire starts to sound much better than getting out of the house for any reason. It also tends to be the time of the year when there is a prevalence…
The Body Mass Index (BMI) is one of many ways to measure and determine the level of excess fat you may have in your body. It is not the most accurate of measurements and many other ways such as hydrodensitometry (underwater weighing), skin-fold measurements (using calipers) and magnetic resonance imaging will provide more accurate determinations…