Over the past few decades, growing numbers of people in the U.S. have come to think about marijuana as harmless. Others have even embraced it as beneficial under certain circumstances, pointing to its purported medical value. So it’s not too…
Can chiropractic care improve your golf game or reduce golf injuries? As a golfer, you may have pondered this very question—and now you’re in luck. A recent Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) study showed that a combination of chiropractic care and…
Medications—prescription, over-the-counter, and herbal/nutritional—are used every day by millions of Americans to treat illnesses and to help them stay healthy. There is no question that these medications have improved our lives: Just try to imagine a world without antibiotics or…
Fans of the Atkins Diet®, the Paleo Diet™, and the Dukan Diet®—all of which revolve around eating large amounts of protein to lose or maintain weight—might be well-advised to reconsider their eating habits. While these diets have been found to…
How old is your heart? Would you be surprised to learn that it might be either “older” or “younger” than you are in biological terms? That is the message being conveyed by a tool called the JBS3 Risk Calculator, developed…
We all know that exercise is good for us at any age. What is becoming more apparent, however, is that developing the habits of regular exercise in the present—meaning at whatever age you happen to be right now —will pay…
"Charley horse" is a North American slang term for a painful muscle spasm. These muscle spasms are very common and may occur while exercising or when falling asleep. A charley horse occurs when the muscles of the calf or foot…
There are quite literally hundreds of different brands of nutritional supplements (also called dietary supplements) on the market today, and it’s difficult for the average consumer to tell the difference between one and another. Each manufacturer claims that its products…
Selenium is essential for the maintenance of a healthy metabolism, although we need it only in trace amounts. It is naturally found in the soil and in a number of the foods we eat. Because we require so little of…
Almost everyone experiences neck pain from time to time during their lives. Doctors estimate that on any given day, 10% of the adult population is suffering from a "stiff neck." However, it's a different story when that neck pain persists…
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