Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Forever Chemicals May Contribute to Central Obesity in Teens. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are chemicals used to make products such as food containers, clothing, and furniture resistant to heat, oil, stains, grease, and water. Because they persist in the environment and the human body for long periods, they can...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Combustion Pollution Raises Cardiovascular Hospitalization Risks. Fine-particulate matter is a mixture of microscopic particles and liquid droplets in the air, primarily produced by combustion processes such as vehicle emissions and the burning of wood and coal. An analysis of Medicare data over a 16-year period revealed that living i...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Parkinson's Disease. An analysis of data concerning more than 467,000 adults found that metabolic syndrome—a cluster of conditions including excess abdominal fat, high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, and abnormal cholesterol—may increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease by up to 40%, especially for tho...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Kidney Stones May Signal Elevated Heart Attack Risk. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers report that patients with a history of kidney stones had 88% higher odds of reporting a prior myocardial infarction than adults without kidney stones. The finding suggests the two conditions may share o...