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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Jun 11, 2013 | Health Articles
Oh those teenage years of frustration
If you have ever wondered why the teenage years are so difficult for parents (and often the teens themselves) you need look no further than their brain. The brain undergoes rapid and profound development during the teen years, much more so than during most of childhood. It is a time ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Jun 6, 2013 | Health Articles
Steroids are organic compounds that are produced naturally in the human body. They’re also produced by other animals, plants, and fungi. Humans use steroids to produce several different hormones that are important to the body’s proper functioning.
Outside of natural human physiology, there are also drugs called anabolic steroids, whose purpose is to increase muscle mass ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Jun 4, 2013 | Health Articles
Not many people like doing housework. For most, it’s a real pain in the aaah … what’s the word? Sacroiliac. But it’s not just the disruption it causes to your longed-for life of leisure; it really can be a pain. Literally.
The activities you carry out around the house may not seem too physically demanding, but ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | May 30, 2013 | Health Articles
Whether you are a competitive athlete in training or a person who just wants to keep fit by visiting the gym frequently, protecting your back and spine from injuries during workouts is not only the most important but your first priority. Studies found that after injuries to the hand, injuries to areas ranging from the ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | May 28, 2013 | Health Articles
As a child, you were probably told a few times to “Stand up straight!”, “Sit up straight!” or my favorite "Stop Slouching!" Good posture isn't really about being “straight”. The basis for good posture is a “neutral and balanced” position that minimizes asymmetrical strain on the various joints of the body. That means that we ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | May 23, 2013 | Health Articles
Scoliosis, an abnormal sideways curvature of the spine, primarily affects girls between the ages of 8 and 18. It will often onset with what appears to be a postural distortion: one shoulder higher than the other or the torso shifted or twisted to one side. However, if it is allowed to advance it can become ...
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