Can Over exercising be detrimental

 Of course too much of just about anything can be detrimental, but the threshold for exercise on heart disease seems to be very high. A recently published 5 year study on 90,000 healthy individuals that used accelerometers to measure physical activity found that there was no maximal amount of exercise that increased risk for heart attack or heart disease.

Can You Exercise Too Much?

NSAIDs and Heart Attack Risk

A study from the Sept issue of Arthritis and Rheumatology that looked at 7,742 people with osteoarthritis found that those that took NSAID drugs (anti-inflammatory drugs such ibuprofen and aspirin) were at 41 percent increased risk for suffering heart attacks, heart failure and strokes, compared to arthritis patients who did not take NSAIDs. Although many other studies have linked NSAIDs to heart attacks, this was the first to link it to people with osteoarthritis taking NSAID's.
Do you see that this is another reason to try chiropractic or other manual treatments before resorting to drugs?NSAIDs and Heart Attack Risk

Depression and anxiety: Exercise eases symptoms

Good article from Mayo Clinic on how exercise can help with depression and anxiety. I am board certified in rehabilitation and continually discuss the benefits of activity and exercise with my patients. Did you know that exercise has been shown to be as effective as drug therapy for mild and moderate depression, and it can help with anxiety syndromes? Only 30 minutes 5 times per week can have significant benefits and even 10-15 minutes per day can be beneficial. It does not have to be structured....taking the stairs instead of an elevator or escalator is exercise.Depression and anxiety: Exercise eases symptoms

The Truth About Salt

Urban legends also occur in medical practice, including the recommendations concerning salt/sodium intake. Sodium is vital for many functions in our bodies including heart contraction. We are also recently seeing much information about the dangers of low sodium intake including hyponatremia. Here is an article from my current newsletter. Any comments on this information?

http://www.toyourhealth.com/mpacms/tyh/article.php?id=1800