by sara | Jul 19, 2021 | Activities & Sports, Ankle Pain / Injury, Back Pain / Injury, Behavior Modification, Body Health & Fitness, Cardio-vascular and Cardiac Care, Health Conditions History, Injury Care & Prevention, Injury, Prevention, & Care, Knee Pain / Injury, Men's Health, Modifiable Health Risks, Muscle Pain, Nutrition & Supplementation, Physical Activity, Senior Health, Shoulder Pain / Injury, Sports Performance, Strength/Muscular Training, Teenage Health, Women's Health
How and when should ice be used? Ice is commonly used to treat injuries. It reduces swelling and alleviates or decreases pain. The vasodilation and vasoconstriction associated with the use of ice help decrease the inflammation. Ice should be used within the first...
by sara | Jul 19, 2021 | Ankle Pain / Injury, Anti-aging, Body Health & Fitness, Health Conditions History, Injury Care & Prevention, Muscle Pain, Nutrition & Supplementation, Senior Health
What is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis is a slowly progressing degenerative joint disease that affects an estimated 12.1% of people aged 25-74 years in the United States. Osteoarthritis can affect any joint however, the most common joints are the hip, knee, lumbar...
by sara | Jul 19, 2021 | Arthritis, Body Health & Fitness, Health Conditions History, Injury Care & Prevention, Injury, Prevention, & Care, Knee Pain / Injury, Men's Health, Nutrition & Supplementation, Senior Health, Women's Health
What is it? A sticky or squeaking hinge can be “cured” with a drop of oil, so it makes sense that a hinge joint, like the knee, would also benefit from a little lubrication. At least that’s the premise behind one new form of treatment for arthritis of the knee. The...
by sara | Jul 19, 2021 | Arthritis, Body Health & Fitness, Health Conditions History, Injury Care & Prevention, Injury, Prevention, & Care, Knee Pain / Injury, Men's Health, Mental Health (Depression, Anxiety, Stress), Muscle Pain, Nutrition & Supplementation, Shoulder Pain / Injury, Weight Loss Supplementation, Women's Health
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a noninflammatory disorder of the movable joints. It is characterized by two features: loss of articular cartilage and formation of new bone at the joint surfaces and margins. Structural abnormalities, excessive stress, and repetitive stresses...
by sara | Jul 19, 2021 | Body Health & Fitness, Cancer, General Health, Health Conditions History, Men's Health, Modifiable Health Risks, Nutrition & Supplementation, Senior Health, Teenage Health, Women's Health, Youth Health
Once a hormone is secreted, it travels from the endocrine gland through the bloodstream to the cells designed to receive its message. These cells are called target cells. Along the way to the target cells, special proteins bind to some of the hormones. The special...
by sara | Jul 19, 2021 | Activities & Sports, Alternative and Holistic Health, Anti-aging, Beauty (Skin, Hair and Nails, etc.), Behavior Modification, Body Health & Fitness, Cancer, General Health, Getting Started, Health Conditions History, Men's Health, Modifiable Health Risks, Nutrition, Nutrition & Supplementation, Nutrition Behavior, Occupation Performance, Overcoming Plateaus, Overweight / Obesity, Performance Supplementation, Senior Health, Sleep & Insomnia, Sports Performance, Stress management, Weight Loss, Women's Health
Detoxification is a word you are probably hearing more frequently these days. In the past, if someone said they were “going on a detox,” most would assume they had an alcohol or drug addiction. Recently, detoxification has taken on a new meaning with...
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