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Lucks Yard Clinic

The chiropractic clinic that helps you keep going …

The chiropractic clinic
that helps you keep going …

Coconut oil and Alzheimer’s

Some interesting research about diet and Alzheimer’s disease has been published recently. A team of researchers from Holland decided to test whether adding coconut oil to the diet of 31 people with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s would benefit cognitive performance. The study was not controlled and included only a small number of participants but nevertheless, [...]

Special Stars testimonial

We came to Lucks Yard early in 2012 with our daughter Florence. She had had a rough start to life with an operation to connect her oesophagus (TOF) on day four, open heart surgery to repair a VSD and PDA at 7 months and another op to place a feeding button and nissens for an [...]

Fit kids = fit brains

Children with higher levels of physical fitness show signs of having healthier and quicker brains according to new research published in Frontiers of Human Neuroscience. Scientists looked at how aerobic fitness related to white matter fibres in the brain which allow connections between different regions of the brain and the fitter you are, the more [...]

Back Related Leg Pain

A new study published in the the Annals of Internal Medicine has reported that patients who received chiropractic care as well as doing home exercises experienced great reduction in back-related leg pain (BRLP) than those who only did the exercises. BRLP includes conditions such as sciatica, an extremely painful and often disabling conditions that results [...]

Light at night linked to obesity risk

Interesting but sobering new research was published recently looking into how exposing our bodies to artificial light may increase the risk of obesity. The study showed that in 100,000 women of 16 years and older this exposure resulted in obesity even when factors such as alcohol intake, physical activity and the number of hours spent [...]

Artificial sweeteners and the risk of diabetes

A new study reported in the journal Nature suggests that artificial sweeteners may increase glucose intolerance and thus the risk of developing diabetes because they affect gut bacteria. In laboratory trials scientists gave mice water to which 3 commonly used sweeteners had been added.   The mice developed glucose intolerance – a condition where blood sugar [...]

Never too late to change

New research into Alzheimer’s caught my eye this week. Fill up on fish The first looked at age related loss of grey matter in the brain which occurs over decades long before clinical symptoms of dementia appear. It has been known that diet and lifestyle can affect overall health including that of the brain and [...]

Sit down, stand up!

Did you know that alternating between sitting and standing at work may reduce body aches, back pain and fatigue? A new Australian study confirmed that taking regular ‘standing breaks’ throughout the day lead to improvements in musculoskeletal pain and less fatigue. The study group comprised mostly middle aged men and women who were either overweight [...]

New Health Research

Here is a summary of all sorts of interesting research from around the world associated with health and well being that has been published recently: Prostate Cancer A Swedish study warns that men who drink one sugary drink daily may be at increased risk of prostate cancer.  The study that followed 8000 men for an [...]

Flying the nest

It’s that time of year again when droves of students are fleeing the nest for the first time and embarking on lots of adventures with new and exciting challenges. Unfortunately fending for themselves at uni and possibly having to cook for the first time can be a pretty daunting prospect for both students and their [...]

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