Are you sitting up straight with your feet on the floor? If not, you might soon experience back pain, the world’s leading cause of disability. The condition affects more than 540 million people globally, and about 85 to 90 percent…
A breast cancer diagnosis immediately changes the life of not just the patient but also the people in her life. Thankfully women with breast cancer and their loved ones have a wide array of support, information, education, research, and advocacy…
What do Serena Williams, Ben Affleck, Janet Jackson, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have in common? They all reportedly suffer from migraine headaches. Migraines affect about 12 percent of American adults, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Dealing…
Chronic pain can be terrible, but its treatment can be fatal if done wrong — reports suggest the death of legendary musician Prince in 2016 was from a prescription pain medication overdose. The American Chronic Pain Association likens a patient…
It’s all fun in the sun…until someone gets burned. You can lather on sunscreen and reapply, but sometimes you just forget. This summer season, if you misplaced your sunscreen or forgot to reapply that sunblock, it’s time for a sun…
Spending more time outside being active is a big part of summer. But the flurry of activity can also lead to a variety of injuries, many tied to sudden overuse, repetitive motion, or engaging in sports that your body is…
When beach season starts to seem less like a dream and more like a deadline, regret may start to grow that winter’s comfort foods weren’t dropped long before the weather…
When it comes to vaping, it can be hard to hear past the biased chatter from both sides to understand the actual drawbacks and potential benefits of this technology —…
If you’re still heading to the gym for that same old half-hour on the elliptical or treadmill – or worse, making excuses and not going at all – it might…
Plain water can get boring, especially during the dog days of summer, when it’s a challenge to stay hydrated. Each liter of these infusions only use a few low-cost ingredients,…
Contrary to popular belief, there is no expert recommendation that we need to drink eight 8-ounce cups of water per day. Consider it a “healthy habit” that just isn’t true.…
We all know how difficult it can be to maintain motivation and focus regarding our health and fitness goals. Often vacations or other trips can make matters even worse with…
A gym is a sanctuary, a sweat session, and a social scene all wrapped up into a business that lives and dies by its members. Naturally the best gyms house…
Over the years, you may have heard various things from well-meaning friends, family members, and colleagues about the deadly effects of skin cancer and how to prevent it. But what…
Just before the wedding is not the time for major lifestyle changes — but small tweaks can help with losing a few pounds. There’s no magic cure here; losing weight…
Fat loss can be achieved without pricey supplements, gym memberships, or pay-to-play diet plans. Instead, there are plenty of simple and inexpensive options to kick off a healthy fat-loss cycle…
The Importance of Gut Health Researchers continue to uncover just how important gut health is to overall health. The bacteria in the gut are now known to be predictors of…
Juice cleanses may be a raging fad, but they’re not the be all and end all of detox programs. In fact, many people find that juice cleanses make them feel…