No matter how diligently you apply sunscreen when you remember to, there are times when you don’t do it often enough or forget to bring it or miss a spot or two. The resulting sunburn can be painful,embarrassing and in the worst case scenarios can make you or someone you love miss precious vacation days […]
No matter how diligently you apply sunscreen when you remember to, there are times when you don’t do it often enough or forget to bring it or miss a spot or two. The resulting sunburn can be painful,embarrassing and in the worst case scenarios can make you or someone you love miss precious vacation days […]
If you or a member of your family are or one of the many people who suffer from asthma, whether it be occasionally or regularly, you have probably tried a number of different remedies to get through an attack. Or maybe you are one of those people who have a stash of inhalers to […]
Joints are unique structures that receive a considerable amount of “wear and tear” throughout a lifetime. And, in all honesty, if you live long enough, work hard enough, and play hard enough, you will probably have to deal with some degree of joint damage sometime in your life.
Cartilage gets its strength from interlocking millimetre-long […]
It is a sad fact but true: the medical profession is trained to treat the physical body but not the person who inhabits that body. My training in medical school, forty-five years ago, is still typical of the training today. It is focused on the anatomy, physiology, chemistry and pathology of health and illness. The […]
Thinking alone is stressful, how much more if you couple that with physical strain? Don’t you wish you can do something at the end of the day to help ease that stress instead of just lying in bed, hoping for sleep to easily come to you because you want to get up early next morning […]
Some joint problems are attributed to their increased levels of hyaluronic acid. A great deal of research has been done on hyaluronic acid. It is found in several areas of the body, not just in the synovial fluid of joints.
If you ever dissected a cow’s eyeball in high school biology class you might […]
Naturally occurring in the body, cortisone or adrenal corticosteroids are produced by the adrenal glands. It is a type of steroid which is released from the adrenal gland when your body is under stress.
Synthetic cortisone is not a pain-relieving drug as many think, but rather a powerful anti-inflammatory medication.It can be used to replace […]
Many women suffer from cramps before and during their menstruation. Also, there are those women whose menstrual period comes after six weeks or even months. These tend to be worrisome at times and could even disrupt a woman’s work schedule. With the growing interest on the naturopathic therapies, more and more women are becoming interested […]
Research recently done confirms the hypothesis that certain dietary habits together with a complete acid reflux diet may contribute to ward off chronic diseases and different health conditions, including that of acid reflux. More and more, evaluations of dietary patterns have been used to chart the complex character inside of our body’s balance and to […]
