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Good, strong posture is more important than many people realize. Poor posture creates undue stress on the body, creating inflammation, trigger points, stiffness, limited range of motion and pain. All of that can be avoided with the right exercise. By utilizing the resistance created with a rubber band, you can strengthen and tone muscles to create better posture and prevent pain. These three simple strength training exercises, using a simple…
If you were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, or a similar autoimmune disease, you may have asked your doctor about diet and what you could do yourself to reduce your symptoms. Unfortunately, most neurologists today would shrug off that question and tell you there is no evidence that diet makes any difference. Your physician probably told you that science doesn’t know why you developed MS. You and your physician probably just…
There is a growing body of evidence that two of the main health threats people are facing today — obesity and diabetes — are linked to exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Known EDCs include bisphenol A (BPA), which is found in the linings of food cans and on cash register receipts, and phthalates, which are found in plastics, cosmetics flame retardants (as used on clothing and bedding) and in pesticides.…
Even though most caregivers agree on the importance of safe infant sleep practices, many of them may not know what to do – or not do – to prevent sleep-related deaths from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). “Parents have good intentions but may not understand that blankets, quilts and pillows increase a baby’s risk of SIDS and accidental suffocation,” says researcher Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza, a senior scientist at the CDC’s…
The PSA test is usually the first indicator that something is wrong with a man’s prostate. An elevated PSA may indicate prostate cancer, but it can also be the result of many other situations. For example, an above normal PSA may indicate any of the following: Prostate cancer; Prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate); Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) – enlarged prostate; A reaction to certain medications used to treat BPH; A urinary tract infection; Catheterization;…
What if you could eat an early supper this evening, say around 6 pm, get a good night’s sleep, and when you wake up at 6 am tomorrow morning, you’d have instantly improved your heart health and lowered your risk for diabetes? Would you do it? This effortless technique to improve your health is called… Fasting. Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah have…
A new drug has been found to be effective at ulcerative colitis. That may not be huge news to you—unless you suffer from the condition. But when you find out what the main ingredient is, you’ll understand why it’s exciting news—and how one day it could help cut down on the astronomical cases of breast, lung, colon and prostate cancers in America. For more than 2,500 years, traditional healers in…
If you knew ahead of time that a tornado or hurricane was heading your way, you’d heed the storm warning and seek safe shelter, right? Sure, there’s a chance you could ride it out, but most people wouldn’t risk it. Why then do we gamble with this cruel disease? Alzheimer’s takes a terrible toll. The suffering is agonizing for both an individual afflicted as well as their family members and…
If you’re reading this, you’re probably a bit skeptical of the medical establishment. You’re not quite sure what they’re telling you is true. You might even be one of the 75 million Americans who seek alternative cancer treatments every year. Yet the medical industry’s advertising and grip on our minds is strong. Many people are still quite scared to stray from the mainstream path on cancer. It’s hard to get…
Antibiotic resistance is occurring with almost lightning speed, rendering many of our over-used antibiotics useless against superbugs. Perhaps out of desperation scientists are looking beyond lab-created pharmaceuticals in their quest to keep dangerous pathogens at bay, and are looking to botanicals. One such natural remedy that appears to hold promise is the European chestnut tree. The use of chestnut leaves in traditional folk remedies inspired research led by Cassandra Quave,…