by Active Family new | Dec 22, 2025 | Articles
A fairly new form of therapeutic treatment, cryotherapy involves temporarily exposing the body to extremely cold temperatures in order to encourage healing and achieve other health-related goals. Shown to decrease inflammation of the body’s tissues (including muscles...
by Active Family new | Dec 22, 2025 | Articles
In recent years, we have been introduced to a variety of “pop” diet plans such as the Atkins Diet and the Paleo Diet that promise weight loss and better health as the result of substituting protein for carbohydrates. And although these diets have appealed...
by Active Family new | Dec 22, 2025 | Articles
When most people hear the term “mainstream medicine”, they probably have a pretty accurate intuitive understanding of what it means. It refers to the standard care that patients receive in doctors’ offices and hospitals across the United States. However, there is also...
by Active Family new | Dec 22, 2025 | Articles
There’s a very prevalent misconception in the amateur fitness logic ranks that mastering one type of exercise will result in whole-body fitness. An avid runner may think she’s reached the pinnacle of health, while a weight-trainer may believe he’s fit...
by Active Family new | Dec 22, 2025 | Articles
After years of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, large numbers of U.S. servicemen and women have returned home with a wide range of physical and psychological injuries. While the American media has done a great deal to raise awareness of many of the challenges they...
by Active Family new | Dec 22, 2025 | Articles
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Back pain can be crippling. It’s difficult to get out of bed, you can’t take part in the activities you used to enjoy, and you may feel like you’re trapped. Depression can be much the same—and it certainly doesn’t help to suffer both...