Heart Disease — An Overview Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the nation. While some cases of heart disease may have a family history behind it, there is much that we can do to prevent heart disease…...
Heart Healthy Tips for the Elderly
Heart Healthy Tips for the Elderly As we age, it is even more important to pay attention to what we put inside our bodies. Everyone wants to age gracefully, but most importantly healthily. Many elderly have concerns about their health,…...
Common Causes of Joint Pain
Common Causes of Joint Pain It has been estimated that more than 40 million Americans have joint pain, also called arthralgia, of one kind or another. Joint pain occurs where two bones meet. The most common areas of joint pain…...
Documenting and Measuring Your Pain
Documenting and Measuring Your Pain When you first start having stiffness and pain in your joints, you want to take something to ease the pain and go on with your life. Unfortunately, as the pain becomes more and more regular,…...
Pill-Free Pain Relief
Pill-Free Pain Relief When you are in the throes of pain, all you want is relief. For most, this means reaching for an over-the-counter painkiller. Others prefer to find pill-free pain relief but arent sure where to find it. Below…...
When to See Your Doctor for Joint Care
When to See Your Doctor for Joint Care People often begin to experience joint pain after an injury or as they get older. However, what do you do if you experience pain without having received an injury to a joint,…...
Tips for Living with Chronic Pain
Tips for Living with Chronic Pain Nearly 86 million people in the Unites States suffer from some type of chronic pain each year. What is chronic pain? It is pain that continues even with medical therapy. It may last months…...
What to Expect from a Life of High Cholesterol
If you’ve been diagnosed with high cholesterol, what does that actually mean? Chances are you’ve heard a lot about high cholesterol. You might be feeling nervous about the lifestyle changes that invariably need to come from having high cholesterol. What…...
High Cholesterol Diet Tips
High Cholesterol Diet Tips Your dietary habits, including what you eat and how much you eat it, can have a lot to do with your cholesterol levels. Your cholesterol levels are determined in large part by your dietary habits over…...
How to Diagnose High Cholesterol
How to Diagnose High Cholesterol If you think you might have high cholesterol and want to go in for a diagnosis, what can you expect? High cholesterol diagnosis is primarily done through blood tests. Just a physical exam can’t tell…...