by sara | Jul 23, 2021 | Activities & Sports, Body Health & Fitness, General Health, Getting Started, Men's Health, Modifiable Health Risks, Motivation and Goal Setting, Nutrition & Supplementation, Performance Supplementation, Physical Activity, Senior Health, Strength/Muscular Training, Weight Loss Supplementation, Women's Health
Inflammation is the immune systems way of defending against infection and disease. Sometimes your body can be thrown-out-of-balance by the foods we consume, pollutants or the lifestyle you lead. This can cause the immune system to produce excess inflammation and...
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...
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