RELATION OF FOOTWEAR TO BIOMECHANICS

Article written by Dr.Ritu Chauhan, Practitioner Orthofit “The things we enjoy aren’t always the things that are good for us.” The combination of muscles, bones, tendons, and ligaments working together to produce movement in the body is known as biomechanics. It is important to know your biomechanical gait and posture because it is never identical…

The K to good health – Guest Article by Dietician Shwetha Bhatia

The umbrella term vitamin K actually describes a family of fat-soluble compounds. The body has limited ability to store the vitamin and amounts are rapidly depleted without regular dietary intake. The recommended intake stands at 100 micrograms/day. Vitamin K1, also known as phylloquinone, is primarily found in green leafy vegetables. Vitamin K2, also known as menaquinone…

Omega-3 and mental health – Guest Article by Dietician Shwetha Bhatia

Treatment with omega-3 #polyunsaturated fatty acids (#PUFAs) may decrease symptoms of anxiety in patients with a range of conditions, including borderline personality disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder (#OCD), new research suggests. This treatment may provide a safer option than “highly addictive” #anxiolytics in some patients or for those who are not responsive to traditional anxiety…