Month: June 2015
Treat aging with chiropractic treatment
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Aging can be difficult for you sometimes, and you have to be prepared and stay fit as the age passes by. According to Public Health Agency of Canada “falls are the leading cause of injury among older Canadians with 20-30 per cent seniors experiencing one or more falls each year.”
The report said, “85 percent of injuries lead to hospitalizations, 95 percent of all hip fracture cost $2 billion a year to the Canadian government. Average Canadian senior stay 10 days longer for falls than any other case.”
“Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are the most common cause of long-term pain and disability among Canadians over 60,” according to an article published in the Canadian Chiropractic Association.
Chiropractic care can be best treated to prevent any injury in the future and it can also help in healing muscle. Chiropractors are professionally trained in joint pains and relief, and they can help in various pain conditions like MSK, arthritis, back pain, leg pain and many other chronic pain conditions.
The Public Health Agency of Canada also reported that “fall injuries rose 4 percent between 2003 to 2008 and deaths were increased 65 percent due to falling rose.”
By 2030 aging population will grow and 23.6 percent Canadians will be over 65 ages. For helping you to live healthy and pain-free life, Canadian chiropractors are growing all over Canada. Now many consult chiropractors for pain relief and their non- surgical therapy procedure. Being alert is the only key to face aging and chiropractors can give you many tips to boost your health.
On February 25, 2013 Your Health journal posted Prestigious Rand Corp study about the benefits of chiropractic care for elderly. The study reveals that people who receive the chiropractic care were healthier than the ones who did not.
Study reports “ 87 percent of chiropractic patients described their health status good or excellent, compared to 67 percent of non-chiropractic patients,” article reported.
Chiropractic care is getting popularity day by day and many who receive the treatment are satisfied. In Canada, Healthmedica treats many patients across Canada. For more information visit Healthmedica.ca
Get the Perfect glow with photo facial
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If you want to look better without any surgery photo facial is the best option. Photo facial is getting very popular among women after many films and TV actors used photo facial to look younger. Healthmedica photo facial treatments are full face, neck, hands and body treatments using Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) and radio frequency energy combined in the same pulse.
What is photo facial treatment?
Photo facial is a skin treatment that uses intense pulsed light (IPL) or light emitting diode (LED) for treating brown spots, broken capillaries, and boosting collagen. It remedies the damage wreaked on the skin due to exposure intense pulsed light. This intense pulsed light uses light in the visible spectrum that flashed through the skin, and slowly heels and reduces the blemishes of the skin.
Who is a good candidate?
Results depend on the various skin tones; usually untanned skin candidates are the best suitable candidates for an IPL treatment photo facial, but all patients notice a consistent improvement in the appearance of their skin. Results can be seen immediately, but a series of treatments are required, and depending on the skin type and condition.
What skin conditions can be treated?
Rosacea, flushing, redness, ruddy complexion, broken capillaries, and spider veins of the face, all these pink vascular based conditions, sunspots, age spots, hyperpigmentation, melasma, chloasma, mask of pregnancy, multiple freckles, chronic sun damage, photo aging, wrinkles and skin laxity can be improved by photo facial treatments.
What about pain?
The pain is tolerable during the photo facial treatment, and the discomfort can be reduced or eliminate by the use of topical anesthetic cream applied to your skin 30 minutes before the photo facial. Photo facial treatments are low risk and non-surgical options that can allow you to get back to your normal routine right after the treatment.
Where can you get the photo facial?
Healthmedica uses one of the most advanced technologies in doing photo facial treatments that are safe and effective. Healthmedica has clinics spread across Canada and offers varieties of services like chiropractic treatments, massage therapy to help you look good on the outside and feel good from inside. Visit healthmedica.ca for more details.
Healthmedica now offers colon cancer genetic testing
Research shows that colon cancer may change the approaches in treatment.
Lawson Health institute researchers claimed to identify a new stem cell population in the colon linked to cancer growth on June 11. According to the press release published on Eureka Alert “The findings will significantly change the way we study and treat colon cancer.”
What is colon cancer – Colon is the part of the digestive system in human body. The colon is a six-foot long, muscular tube connecting the small intestine to the rectum. Colon cancer is a tumor that develops in cells of the colon.
Press release states that researchers have identified a previously unknown, long-lived radiation resistant stem cell population in the colon. They also found that these stem cells could give rise to colonic tumors and sustain their growth.. In this study, the researchers sought to identify whether more than one tissue stem cell population exists within the colon, which could be a source of colon cancer.
Dr. Samuel Asfaha, a clinician-scientist at Lawson and an assistant professor of medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, said in the press release “The identification of more than one stem cell pool in the colon has proven challenging. These findings are exciting, as we have identified an important new target for cancer therapy. It is also proof that more than one stem cell can give rise to and sustain tumors, telling us that our cancer therapy needs to target more than one stem cell pool.’
According to Asfaha, The identification of the cellular origin of cancer, specifically colorectal cancer, is critical to the understanding of how cancer arises, as well as for the identification of new targets for drug therapy.
The Press release also reports that until now, stem cell population that was radiation sensitive was believed to link to colon cancer, and physician were supposed to do the radiation therapy.
It is estimated that there will be 25,100 Canadians will be diagnosed with colon cancer in 2015. get tested today. call us at 1855 663 3422.
Now Healthmedica offers cancer test
BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene testing can help you to prevent developing future cancer
Breast Cancer is very common among Canadians. The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation reported in 2014 ” 1 in 9 women in Canada is expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime.” Today we are focusing on the genetic aspects of developing breast cancer in the body.
BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes – BRCA1 and BRCA 2 known as a Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene 1 and Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene 2 are human genes and works as tumor suppressors.
How BRCA1 and BRCA2 connect to cancer? – When any of those genes mutated, it causes DNA damage and it might not be able to repair properly, and as a results cell can develop additional genetic alterations. Inherited mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 then increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
NOTE: BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation can be inherited from a person’s mother or father. Anyone who has this type of inherited mutation genes in his/her body can be at risk of developing cancer.
Breast cancer statistics – Breast Cancer Society of Canada has some shocking estimated figures in 2015.
. An estimated 25,000 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 5,000 will die from it.
. Approximately 68 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer every day.
. Approximately 14 Canadian women will die of breast cancer every day.
.1 in 9 women is expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime and 1 in 29 will die from it.
. It is expected that 220 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 60 will die from it.
Who should go for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene test? – Anyone who has a family history that suggests the presence of the possible harmful mutation in BRCA1 and BRCA2 can go for the test. There are many people who were adopted and do not know their family history, they can go for the test as well. Ashkenazi Jewish ethnicity is one of highest risk of developing cancer; anyone from that community can do the test.
Knowing early about any disease is the key to living a healthy life in the future. BRCA1 and BRCA2 early onset test can give you an opportunity to know about your genetic conditions and prevent any future disease. Get tested today. Call us at 1855 663 3422.
“Chemical Peels” a treatment for your skin
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Peels are often appears on your face that gives a bad impression to your looks and many believe that peels are the main cause that others don’t find your face attractive. Now a day there are many ways to get rid out of those peels rather than keeping it on your face. But first we have to look for the appropriate and less painful treatment that is offered in many clinics. Chemical peels are one of the most unique and best treatment considers for removing peels from your skin lately.
American Society for Dermatologic surgery reports that “Chemical peel is a technique used to improve the appearance of the skin on the face, neck or hands. A chemical solution is applied to the skin that causes it to exfoliate and eventually peel off.” Now days chemical peel uses to treat many other skin problems like aging skin, scars, sunburn skin, wrinkles and acne scars.
There are many products available online for self-treatment, but considering dermatologist before going for any treatment is your best bet. There are different kinds of peel that requires a different time period of treatment for your skin. For example, superficial peels needs at least seven days of treatment, medium peels often require 15 days of treatment to heel your skin properly, and deep peels are taking time about 14 to 21 days.
Webmd.com claims, “Generally, fair-skinned and light haired patients are better candidates for chemical peels.”
Chemical peel treatment requires an acid solution to remove the damaged our layer of the skin. Glycolic acid, trichloroacetic acid, salicylic acid, lactic acid or carbolic acid are usually uses for the treatment.
Many patients look for non-surgical options and those who have a fear for laser treatment often considers chemical peel is a suitable option for them. However, many claim that chemical peel treatment is equivalent to laser skin resurfacing, seeing a dermatologist before you decide to go for any treatment is a good option because treatments are depend on various things including patient’s history.
Five things you should learn about Chiropractic Care
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