Wouldn’t it help you sleep better to know you’re doing everything possible to prevent heart disease, diabetes, strokes, and other leading causes of death? Of the 900,000 Americans who die every year from the five primary causes of death, the Centers for Disease Control says that 360,000 of those deaths could be prevented. But how [...]…
Would you like to live cancer-free for the rest of your life? When I attended World Cancer Day on February 4, I found out that a cancer-free life is a realistic goal. I also learned that for all the medical progress, more people are dying from the disease each year. Incredibly, almost 8 million people [...]…
Want to get rid of headaches, insomnia, backaches, generalized body pain and other nagging health problems? Meditation could be the answer. It already is for 18 million American adults who turn to it for various reasons. That’s roughly the same number of people who practice yoga, get chiropractic treatments and use massage therapy to soothe [...]…
Have you ever considered what Botox could do for you, but were afraid to ask? The injectable treatment best known for eliminating facial wrinkles is staging one of the biggest medical comebacks in history. Recent studies demonstrate that Botox can do much more than subtract years from a person’s face; botulinum toxin type A (the [...]…
Wouldn’t you like to be able to sift through all the “fake news” about diets and discover which ones actually get the job done? It seems like every tabloid has its weekly “miracle diet” that makes glowing promises about fast pound-shedding, no more cellulite, killer abs and more. Sadly, the worthless hype about too-good-to-be-true diets [...]…
Wouldn’t it be great if the simple act of walking could lengthen your life, make you healthier and even make you look better? The good news is this: practically every medical expert says that the single best exercise for people of all ages and abilities is walking. The really good news is that a wealth [...]…
Everyone who wants to stay fit and healthy has an exercise routine. That’s a given. But the big question is this: Wouldn’t it be great to know how much exercise is the “right amount,” without having to guess? It’s easy to do too little and not really get results. Likewise, some people tend to go [...]…
The market for health-related apps is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy, with a current worth of at least $500 million. By 2020, it could easily reach five times that amount. A wide category that includes fitness, workout, general health, exercise tracking, nutrition, diet logging, caloric intake and much more, the segment [...]…
The U.S. healthcare scene is in a state of complete uncertainty. The minute President Trump took office, he indicated in his inaugural speech that he intended to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare. Within weeks, members of Congress, presidential aides, the courts, the media and big business interests were [...]…
Massage therapy and related “bodywork” techniques are more popular than ever. Since 2010, the practice has grown in the U.S. and elsewhere. As recently as 1990, only about five percent of all U.S. residents had received a massage from a licensed professional. By 2017, the American Massage Therapy Association reports that approximately one-third of the [...]…
