Breakfast is perhaps the easiest meal of the day to skip, but one of the most important to sneak in. Eating breakfast bestows many health benefits ranging from increased energy to weight loss, both important for people dealing with chronic pain. Despite the benefits, about one in ten people in the U.S. skip food first thing … Read more
In Arizona and California, there is a fresh and focused Foundation that has been developed and is gaining momentum to care for the health and wellness of Latinas, their families, and community. Welcome The LatinaStrong Foundation! The LatinaStrong Foundation’s mission is to educate Latinas about health and wellness through diet and exercise, and to promote … Read more
January is National Blood Donor Month, a time when need runs high while donations typically run low, according to the American Red Cross. Winter brings fewer blood donations because of busy schedules, colds, and inclement weather that keep people inside instead of visiting the nearest blood donation facility. Meanwhile, winter driving conditions frequently lead to … Read more
A sedentary lifestyle has been linked to a host of health issues, including obesity, back pain, and osteoporosis. Sitting is dangerous enough to be considered the new smoking, according to JustStand.org. The average U.S. adult sits for eight hours each day, reports U.S. News, but that number is higher for many people who may work in … Read more
Scientists have long known that exercise improves health, speeds up metabolism, and provides a host of other health benefits, but the mechanisms underlying improved health have remained a mystery until now. Recent research published in the journal Cell Metabolism reveals that exercise causes muscles to form a protein that leads to the formation of a special … Read more
For inspiring speeches given by leading innovators, TED health talks never fail to deliver. TED is a nonprofit that seeks to spread ideas through short videos that last for 18 minutes or less. The initiative began as a live conference in 1984, before the Internet revolutionized information dissemination, and originally focused on technology, entertainment, and … Read more
There’s just something special about sitting back and relaxing with a steaming hot cup of tea. Tea not only tastes good, it also offers a variety of health benefits, including improved memory and cardiovascular health. Tea was first discovered in China thousands of years ago, and has been a popular beverage all over the East … Read more
Much of people’s lives have to do with the sum of their habits. Good habits support health while bad habits could undermine it. This is good news because while creating a healthy lifestyle may seem overwhelming, all lifestyle changes require is examining of individual habits and deciding if each helps or hinders health. However, deciding … Read more
Chronic pain in books, movies and with celebrities. By Nikki Steele The prevalence of chronic pain and its effect on people’s lives has spurred many a book, movie and artistic work chronicling life with pain and its related difficulties. And chronic pain in pop culture isn’t limited to works of art — many celebrities also … Read more
Until recently, fibromyalgia research had uncovered only limited information about this condition of widespread pain, fatigue, and sleep disruption despite the condition’s prevalence—five million U.S. adults have it. Many fibromyalgia patients have suffered from those in the medical establishment not understanding their condition or thinking the symptoms were psychosomatic. Other patients have found themselves running … Read more