Is your diet making your chronic pain worse? Discover two ways that inflammation factors into the way we experience pain — and why tweaking your diet can help you feel better.
Can Ice Baths Ease My Sore Muscles?
Find the truth about questions that pique your curiosity in our series, “The Short Answer.” Sports medicine specialist Dominic King, DO, answers this one about ice baths.
How Mindfulness Training Can Boost Your Immune System
We know about the power of diet and exercise in our effort to train and maintain our immune systems. But there’s something that’s an even more powerful modifier of immunologic health: achieving optimal mental and spiritual health.
How Can I Help My Immune System Perform at Its Peak?
Find the truth about questions that pique your curiosity in our series, “The Short Answer.” Clinical immunologist Leonard Calabrese, DO, answers this one about optimizing your immune system.
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How You Can Get Arthritis Relief From Creams, Patches and Ointments
You may want to consider adding topical pain relievers such as creams, ointments, lotions, patches and rubs to your pain relief arsenal. These over-the-counter products can ease arthritis aches without the potential side effects of pills.
How Does C-Reactive Protein Affect My Heart Disease Treatment?
Find the truth about questions that pique your curiosity in our series, “The Short Answer.” Preventive cardiologist Haitham Ahmed, MD, MPH, answers this one about cardiovascular disease.
What Happens When Your Immune System Gets Stressed Out?
Daily stress can be positive or negative, and over time, it can adversely affect your immune system. Find out how to de-stress before any problems develop.
Is Your Back Pain Relentless? Try 5 Wellness Fixes
Do you wake with a horrific backache each morning? Or wince with pain when you stand up after a long day at the computer? Take these five steps toward wellness, and you’ll notice you’re feeling and functioning better.
Tendinitis or Tendinosis? Why the Difference Is Important, What Treatments Help
Whether it’s an elbow, shoulder, hip, knee or ankle, a painful tendon is a troublesome condition that can affect just about anyone. You are probably familiar with an inflamed tendon being called tendinitis, but have you ever heard of tendinosis?
3 Reasons You Should Give Avocado Oil A Try
Never tried avocado oil? Here are just three reasons Cleveland Clinic Dietitian Brigid Titgemeier, RDN, LD, says you might want to give this increasingly popular cooking oil a shot.