Volunteering Is Good For Everyone
Razi Berry A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, takes a closer look at the benefits of volunteering to the health and well-being of volunteers, both validating and refuting findings from previous research. The results verify that adults over 50 who volunteer for at least 100 hours a year […]
Fasting May Increase Motivation to Exercise
Razi Berry Researchers have found that when mice are provided with limited access to food, the levels of food and satiety hormone ghrelin rises. This causes an increase in motivation to exercise. This may translate to more exercise motivation for humans on intermittent fasting say the researchers. The study titled, “Voluntary exercise is motivated by […]
Recent Study Questions Knee Replacement; Some Still Experience Pain and Regret
Razi Berry A recent article from Kaiser Permanente questions the number of knee surgery, and other joint replacements, that are done yearly. Rates of knee surgery have doubled between 1999 and 2008, and are projected to reach 3.5 million per year by 2030. Currently, just under a million are performed each year. Rates of knee […]
Eat These Foods to Help Strengthen Your Intuition
Razi Berry I was just turning fifteen years old and an eating disorder was killing me. I had gone into heart failure as a complication, and my life was slipping from me while my parents and younger siblings watched. Their hearts were breaking. And so was mine; my heart was literally broken. Heart. Failure. Disordered […]
Tai Chi and Physical Therapy for Osteoarthritis
According to research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, both Tai Chi and physical therapy positively impact pain, function and other symptoms of knee osteoarthritis and, therefore both are viable treatment alternatives to the degenerative disease. Osteoarthrosis is a progressive disease in a person’s joints, where the cartilage at the […]
Ozone Injections for Arthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease that results in a thinning of the cartilage in joints. The joints most commonly affected are hips, knees, and hands as they undergo a lot of stress and repetitive movements throughout our life. OA can cause pain, reduced mobility, and reduction in quality of life. A study from […]
Do Glucosamine and Chondroitin Supplements Work?
Kimberly M. Sanders, ND A Look at Recent Clinical Trials Osteoarthritis affects more than 20 million individuals in the United States and is one of the leading causes of disability in the aging population.1 Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disorder leading to the breakdown of cartilage within the joint. The joints most typically affected include the […]