The numbers alone are enough to make us stop and take notice: Tens of millions of people suffer from kidney and urinary tract diseases. Each year, tens of thousands of these people will succumb to the diseases. Some of the warning signs are hard to miss, though they may be mistaken for symptoms of another disease or illness. Read more »
Raynaud’s disease (also known as Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Raynaud’s Syndrome) and Buerger’s disease are two of a long list of vascular diseases. Read more »
If you are able to identify a problem early on, you are more likely to be able to fix it or at least slow its progression and maybe limit the damage it causes. This goes for most health issues. The earlier you know is the better. Read more »
While there is no cure for chronic obtrusive pulmonary disease (COPD), treatments can help people with the affliction live more comfortably. Read more »
Not all swelling is related to an injury or serious medical condition.
Have you ever sat down at the end of a busy day prepared to relax and watch a little TV or maybe read some of those magazines you never seem to get around to opening? So you sit back, take you shoes off and put your feet up, only to notice that your feet look a bit puffy. The answer to this question may be directly related to your age. Read more »
Sprained an ankle? Dislocated a shoulder? Twisted your wrist? Some of that pain your feeling is caused by inflammation. In addition to pain killers we can drink juices that are loaded with anti-inflammatory antioxidants that can help with the pain. Berries like strawberries, raspberries and especially blueberries and blackberries are are the most antioxidant rich of all fruits and most vegetables. Here is a list of the antioxidants found in berries that can help with the pain of inflammation. Read more »
Watching one of your body parts inflate to twice its normal size can be a bit disconcerting, especially if you have no idea why this transformation is taking place. Read more »
The calves are resilient muscles and can take more frequent workouts than other parts of the body.
It has been said that you can work the calf muscles everyday and still see the benefits. With most muscles this much work will lead to attrition. Actually, a more reasonable program might allow four days a week to focus on this lower leg area with a day of rest after each training session. By doing more repetitions, alternating weight amounts and varying the exercises you should get better results. Read more »
As leg exercises go, the traditional squat that you see preformed in the weight room is about as good as it gets. Read more »
The importance of having a workout program that stresses balance is no more vital in any region of the body than the thighs. Read more »
