Despite the best modern medicine can offer, the simplest, easiest, and most effective way to stay healthy is to exercise. Medical research continues to reinforce this finding, but a new study out of the United Kingdom tracked over half a million people and crunched the data in a very large burst of proof. When study […]
As medical cannabis laws become more and more relaxed around the nation, there is an increasingly complex array of different regulatory structures and legal issues to understand. However, in some cases, these evolutions of the regulatory landscape have also provided increased clarity and simplification for affected parties. This is exactly the case with respect to […]
Culinary enthusiasts will not find the notion of incorporating shiitake mushrooms into your diet surprising, or even objectionable. And the cuisine of some countries, particularly Asian countries such as China and Japan, have included shiitake mushrooms for centuries. But as the Western World wakes up to the benefits of new food ingredients, millions of eager […]
Modern diets are heavy in salt content. As we increasingly turn to pre-processed foods, both on the grocery store shelves as well as from restaurants keen to see customers return, the flavor and preservative properties of salt see it liberally applied to nearly every food we purchase and consume. Most Americans consume considerably more salt […]
When we think of getting and staying healthy, most of us are focused on, and concerned mostly with, the condition of our heart and lungs and other internal organs. But few people realize the connection the entire body has, and that monitoring a very visible bodily organ like the eyes can be quite revealing when […]
As the economies of many nations around the world are in a state of continuous change, the thought of retirement might be the least of your worries. But the fact is, with incomes dropping and the price of everything continuing to rise, you could be in real jeopardy when it comes time to hang up […]
Diseases of cognitive decline, such as dementia and Alzheimer’s, affect a patient’s memory in frightening ways. At the core of cognitive disorders is an inability to not just form new memories, but lose already existing ones. When this begins to happen, the patient can not only become disoriented; but lose the ability to function on […]
Most of us will obsess over being prepared, in having the right gear, for every task or job we take on in our lives. Whether it’s work or play, we stock our closets and fill our garages with just the right set of equipment to facilitate what we’re doing. Yet few remember we spend more […]
The power of the Information Age is, well, information is more and more accessible than ever before. And while in many cases this is only a positive, sometimes it can be complicated to have full information available to you at the click of the mouse. When it comes to medical information, especially specific test results […]
Do you suffer from lower back pain? If so, you’re not alone – millions of people around the world suffer from the condition at any one time, and almost everyone will at some point or another during their lifetimes. But, the key to eliminating the pain is to determine the root cause and apply the […]
