Health Alert:
Heart-Healthy Lifestyle May Also Reduce Diabetes Risk.
The American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 is a set of health-related behaviors and clinical measures—including not smoking, good sleep hygiene, maintaining a healthy weight, a nutritious diet, regular physical activity, and healthy levels of blood glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure—that are linked to a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. An analysis of data concerning nearly 27,000 prediabetic patients found that the more Life’s Essential 8 traits an individual achieves, the lower their risk for both cardiovascular disease and progression to type 2 diabetes.
Journal of the American Nutrition Association, August 2025
Diet:
A Healthy Diet May Help Deter Growing Pains.
Growing pains are benign, recurrent aches or cramps—usually in the legs—that show up in the evening or at night in otherwise healthy active adolescents. Questionnaires completed by 916 teenage athletes revealed that greater adherence to a healthy eating pattern, such as the Mediterranean diet, is associated with a lower risk of such pain.
Nutrients, July 2025
Exercise:
Running Benefits the Knees.
Examinations of runners and non-runners revealed that runners often have thicker knee cartilage and greater bone density than non-runners, suggesting joint tissues adapt and strengthen under regular load. The findings suggest that running is good for the knees, contrary to popular belief.
The Conversation, August 2025
Chiropractic:
Heavy Lifting Raises Risk of Prolonged Work Absence for Low Back Pain.
A review of data concerning more than 2,400 work-related low back injuries that resulted in more than four missed days of work revealed that routinely lifting loads heavier than 66 lbs. (~30 kg) is associated with a 75% higher risk for remaining out of work for longer than one month.
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, May 2025
Mental Attitude:
Psychological Well-Being Important for Heart Health.
Using data from the Midlife in the United States survey, researchers report that positive psychological health, such as emotional regulation and resilience, is associated with better cardiovascular well-being. The findings suggest that efforts to promote better mental health may be as important as managing traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors like high cholesterol or smoking.
Healthcare, April 2025
Wellness/Prevention:
Healthy Vitamin D Levels May Benefit Type 2 Diabetes Management.
Low vitamin D levels are often observed in type 2 diabetics, which is associated with worse metabolic control. The current literature suggests that improving vitamin D status in type 2 diabetics can provide modest metabolic benefits, including improved insulin sensitivity and beta cell function.
Clinics and Practice, August 2025
