The End Is The Beginning: Obesity After Menstruation

Obesity has always been a big cause of alarm for health care providers. A lot of adverse effects of being overweight and obese are well-established. Obesity, at any given age, is caused by a lot of different factors. However, for women, obesity appears to start settling in after menopause. What happens? What is menopause? Menopause … Read more

Is Acupuncture A Benefit For Your Health?

Before we begin a discussion about the benefits of acupuncture, let’s talk about the origins of acupuncture. It was first used in China over 2000 years ago, and is one of the oldest medical procedures in the world. It is a family of procedures that stimulates the anatomy of the body and helps to balance … Read more

Health Solutions with Ashwagandha

Also known as Winter Cherry and Indian Ginseng, Ashwagandha is one of the most valuable herbs in the Ayurvedic medical system, dating back more than 3,000 years. Its Sanskrit name Ashwagandha literally means ‘that which has the smell of a horse’, so named because it is said to give the strength and vitality of a … Read more

A Very Effective Way Of Avoiding And Relieving Neck Pain

Are you one of the millions Americans who suffer from neck pain? If not, it’s very probable that you know someone who does. Indeed, neck pain is a very widespread problem because the head and neck area is very susceptible to several stresses. Besides, neck pain can be produced by muscle strains, osteoarthritis, herniated intervertebral … Read more

10 Easy Tips for Arthritis Pain Relief

Think you can’t stop that arthritis pain? Great news! You can act now. Get 10 super easy and effective arthritis pain relief tips from arthritis experts and make your life with arthritis a little easier now. Protect your joints. Don’t keep your joints in the same position for a prolonged period of time. Balance your … Read more

Arthritis Q&A: Understanding Different Types Of Arthritis

* What exactly is arthritis? Arthritis is a group of conditions that affect the health of the bone joints in the body. A painful inflammation of a joint or joints usually produces heat and redness. The condition can be brought about by nerve impairment, increased or decreased function of the endocrine glands or degeneration due … Read more

Arthritis Pain

What is Arthritis? Arthritis literally means “joint inflammation” and can affect joints in any part of the body. A joint is where two or more bones come together such as the knee, shoulder or wrist. Healthy joints are covered with a sponge-like material known as cartilage. The joint itself is enclosed in synovium, a sturdy … Read more

An Introduction To Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is the second major type of arthritis – exceeded in number of cases only by osteoarthritis. It is a very serious ailment caused by inflammation of the joints. The pain associated with the disease is at times so severe that it almost completely disables sufferers. It affects women more often than men. Rheumatoid … Read more