Does it seem like everyone either has knee pain or knows someone who does? A group of 286 lobstermen interviewed every three months from 2012 through 2015 reported new knee injuries at a rate of … Continue reading
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New Product Incorporates Lobster Protein To Protect, Improve Skin
Maine history is filled with inventors. Chester Greenwood, as a chilly youth, invented earmuffs to keep his ears warm. Looking for a more hygienic way to clear between his teeth, Charles Forster came up with … Continue reading
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To Your Health: You Can Prevent Shoulder Injuries
Lobstermen come in every size and shape, each with different experiences, knowledge, capabilities and potential for injury. In a study conducted by UMass Lowell and funded by the Northeast Center for Occupational Health, shoulder pain … Continue reading
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To your health: Dealing with lower back pain
Americans are typically larger than the residents of many other countries. With that size comes the need for stronger back muscles. The larger your torso, the more force the muscles of the low back need … Continue reading
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To Your Health: Hand & Wrist Injuries Can Be Avoided
Lobstermen use their hands and wrists more intensively than workers in many other jobs. The actions of hauling traps, removing the lobsters, measuring, banding, tossing back undersized lobsters, rebaiting, closing the trap and resetting involve … Continue reading
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To Your Health: Keep A Close Eye On Your Daily Sodium Intake
Nachos! Pretzels! Potato chips!If you are like me, these are the snacks you are most drawn to: salty, crunchy and full of useless calories. But, if you are also like me, you may be prone … Continue reading
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To Your Health: Diabetes, a silent killer
Do you know anyone who has had a heart attack? Or who has gone on dialysis? Or who has had a toe, foot, or finger amputated? I hope the answer to all those questions is … Continue reading
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To Your Health: Don’t Smoke!
These days we are all focused on the threat of COVID-19 and the often long-term health impacts of the virus. But there is another element widespread throughout the country that can also lead to long-term … Continue reading
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To Your Health: Watch out for your dusty rope!
Maine lobstermen have spent a lot of time over the winter, spring and summer applying purple marks to their rope. The Department of Marine Resources has mandated that by September 1, all lobstermen, including those … Continue reading
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To Your Health: Savor the health benefits of seafood
Long lines of people stood among the trucks in the local parking lot. Carefully spaced six feet apart, the men and women were waiting patiently to buy seafood offered by area fishermen — clams, lobster, … Continue reading
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