When Your Back Pain Might Be Spondylolysis
Don was worried that his active life was over. He’d just been diagnosed with spondylolysis, a defect in the spine that can cause low back pain, leg pain, and small stress fractures. In a way, […]
Disease Management
15 Tips to Make It Easier to Live With Fibromyalgia
If you have fibromyalgia, you know that every day can be a challenge. You just want to live your life, but the pain makes it difficult and, sometimes, nearly impossible. The American Chronic Pain Association […]
9 Side Effects of Antibiotics
There’s no disputing that antibiotics are lifesaving medications that have both increased the life expectancy of the world’s population and given many a better quality of life. On the whole, antibiotics have done much more […]
Symptoms of Adrenal Insufficiency
Doug didn’t know what was wrong with him. For months, he’d felt tired, but this was beyond fatigue. It was getting to where just getting up off the couch required a Herculean effort. He’d hoped […]
14 Tips for Detoxifying Safely
If you’ve ever been stuck behind a pickup truck emitting stinky exhaust fumes, had to drink from a public water faucet or walked through a room full of chain smokers, you might have considered detoxifying. […]
Top 12 Worst Packaged Foods to Avoid
When it comes to eating, fresh food is always best. Anything that comes in a package could have many unhealthy ingredients. Still, some packaged foods are much worse than others. Since the best thing to […]
Most Unusual Sources of Modern Medicine
When we think of modern medicine, we imagine exotic machines and robotic surgery. Still, “modern” medicine only means things we use now. In the old days, they used to get patients drunk on whiskey before […]
How Do I Know If I Have a Nightshade Sensitivity?
What do tobacco, eggplants and white potatoes have in common? They’re all nightshade crops. For an individual with nightshade sensitivities, the produce from these crops can cause serious problems. Nightshade crops are flowering plants. They […]
7 Awesome Health Benefits of Cinnamon
Cinnamon is one of the most popular spices in the culinary world. Current research indicates that it may also be among the healthiest foods on Earth. While reading up on cinnamon, we found that the […]
Is Cholesterol Actually Bad?
You hear so much about cholesterol being bad all the time. Maybe you even take medication to treat high cholesterol, or you know someone who does. However, is all cholesterol bad? Could it be you […]