Being active is better than medications for back pain management

Simply being active is way better than taking acetaminophen and rest to manage back pain, a recent study revealed.                                                        

Acetaminophen is not really helpful to eliminate back pain in most of the patients. Actually, the pain medication work for some, but not for all. Active life is the key for healthy life. In the modern world, certain nature of job makes us sedentary. Individuals working in PC should move around, change positions often or go for a walk during work hours to keep them healthy, said Dr. Chris Sebelski, one of the researchers.

To reduce or prevent back pain, perform deep breathing exercises such as yoga, loud laughing and cardio to activate key muscles in the trunk. Taking rest actually weakens the muscles, Dr. Chris noted.

 

Sugar addiction is much worse than cocaine addiction

Yes, it is now officially proved!!! Sugar addiction is much worse than cocaine addiction, a recent suggested. The results of the present study were in-line with previous study published in PLOS ONE in 2007. The brain’s response and reward pathway associated with sugar addiction is similar to addictive illegal drugs. It might be even hard to break habitual sugar consumption than cocaine addiction, according to the study.                                                         

In experimental studies, the laboratory animals were given option to choose either saccharin-mixed drinking water or normal drinking water. About 50% of the animals were on cocaine injections. Shockingly, cocaine-received animals chose normal drinking water while the rest of the animals rushed for saccharin-mixed drinking water. Other similar studies reported that common table sugar was preferred by the animals over cocaine. The pleasure of sweetness, sheer intensity of sugar might be the cause of more addictiveness than cocaine, the scientists believe.

The sugar cravings associated mesolimbic (brain) reward pathway is biologically equivalent to cocaine addiction pathway.Upon abrupt withdrawal of sugar exposure, the animals exhibited characteristics of withdrawal syndrome such as stress, anxiety and behavioral changes, the study concluded.

Some mainstream experts believe that cow’s milk and wheat contains certain opioid-like substances (casomorphin and gluten exorphins) that are equally addictive to heroin.

Links between BPA exposure and food intolerance revealed

For the first time, the possible links between perinatal (period immediately before and after birth) exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) and risk of developing food intolerance in later stages were reported in The FASEB Journal. The risk is likely even at low doses exposure, the experimental study suggested. 

BPA is generally found in polycarbonate plastics used in certain medical devices, food cans, water bottles, dental sealants, baby bottles, water supply pipes and drink packaging etc. BPA leaches into the food substances, and contributes to BPA exposure. The degree of BPA leaching depends on the temperature of food or liquid substances. Hot water accelerates leaching of BPA in water bottles, particularly in prolonged used bottles.

According to Dr. Sandrine Menard, department of Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, INRA, France, food consumption is the main source of BPA exposure in most people. The study found evidential association between perinatal BPA exposure and development of food intolerance/allergy in later stages of life.

The study involved low dose oral exposure of BPA in rat pups, up to weaning period. In later stages of life, abnormal immune response to new food proteins such as ovalbumin (egg protein) was observed. The symptoms of immune reaction to ovalbumin mimicked food intolerance/allergy in BPA exposed animals. Generally, the results of experimental animals are similar to human clinical trials.