High Blood Pressure – Causes and Implications
Go to your Mom and Dad’s anniversary or retirement party, and two of every three of their friends and associates will have hypertension. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, doesn’t afflict only those over sixty-five. One of every three of the adult children attending the party will also have high blood pressure. In fact, according to…
Where Forearm Pain Comes From & How To Resolve It
We often speak of lifestyle choices as the key to good overall health, remaining vibrant and active, and anti-aging. So, why is it that the only time I undergo surgery is to repair an injury from exercising to stay healthy? It seems I’m not alone when I talk to the people at the gym or…
The Best Topical Pain Relief: Live the Life you’ve Imagined Without the Constant Nagging of Joint or Back Pain.
The Best Topical Pain Relief Remedies Aloe Vera Aloe vera is from a topical succulent plant and is used throughout the world for softening and healing the skin. It has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and helps relieve inflammation and dry skin. It also has the ability to pain relief for burns.1 Researchers in Mexico…
The Function of Calcium – What You Need to Know About the Other 1%
Playing the first thing that comes to your mind game, we say “function of calcium” and you say “bones.” Congratulations, you would be correct 99% of the time. Ninety-nine percent of the calcium in our bodies is found in our bones and teeth. That other one percent, however, plays a crucial role in some essential…
Top of the Foot Pain – Find Your Relief
It’s safe to say that our feet are sometimes our most used, under-appreciated limbs. They often go without any pampering or special treatment, except as an afterthought. When our feet give us pain, they are trying to communicate with us. At times, it may be to point out a bigger issue. Pain on the top…
Shoulder Blade Pain
Pain in our necks, backs, or shoulders can leave us uncomfortable and feeling weakened. Our shoulders and arms perform the majority of our daily tasks for us, and it’s not uncommon for us to experience pain or discomfort. Left shoulder blade pain can be extremely excruciating, as well. What is it that specifically causes our…
What Are Prostatitis Symptoms & How Can You Find Support?
Prostatitis is one of the least recognized and most disregarded ailments for men. The most common symptom of prostatitis is pain during urination. There are several forms of prostatitis and they each have their own symptoms and side effects. What is Prostatitis? Prostatitis is, in short, inflammation of the prostate gland. The inflammation could also…
What is the Human Microbiome and Why is it so Important to Your Health?
Your body is more than a patchwork of organs, muscles, bones, nerves, and bio-chemicals, including the nucleic acids DNA and RNA. It is a “supraorganism” that also contains trillions of organisms. Most of these microbial cells are bacteria that reside in our gut. The human microbiome also consists of the genes that are hosted on…