It's the time of year to make travel plans for spring and summer vacations. But if you suffer from back pain, just the thought of travel can be discouraging. If you've ever aggravated painful areas in your back and neck by sitting for hours at a time in uncomfortable seats you know what I'm talking about. Whether you're … Read More
Is Milk Really Healthy?
By Isabel De Los Rios Author of The Diet Solution Program Is milk really necessary for an effective weight loss plan? Do we have to drink our milk each day to get a sufficient amount of calcium? The answer to both of these questions is NO. We do not need to drink milk as part of a healthy weight loss pl … Read More
Alternative Therapies for Sleep
This week on CNN Health, sleep doctor Lisa Shives, M.D. reported the results of a new study published in the April issue of Sleep Medicine Reviews. According to the study, which reviewed 20 comprehensive studies of eight different complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments for sleep disorders, several therapi … Read More
Japan vs Three Mile Island
By Al Sears, MD Does it occur to you that they're doing the same thing in Tokyo that they did in Three Mile Island? Back in 1979 — exactly 32 years ago yesterday — they were telling everybody for the first couple of weeks not to worry. Then they told everyone to stay inside. Then they evacuated. And then they final … Read More
Are Repressed Emotions Causing Your Back Pain?
"What are you carrying emotionally?" When Mandy saw a chiropractor about the knot that had clenched her upper back muscles so tight that she couldn't turn her head to the left, she expected to explain away her pain by sharing the weight of her purse and her children. But to her surprise, her chiropractor wanted to … Read More
Save Your Eyesight at the Computer
By Martin Sussman What does computer work have to do with eye health? For one, computer-induced eyestrain could damage your vision. When your eyes get accustomed to focusing for long periods of time at the same distance, the eye muscles become less flexible, and your vision can worsen, creating the need for stronge … Read More
3 Simple & Quick Tiny Belly Tricks
By Rob Poulos, Author 'Fat Burning Furnace' Quick Tiny BellyTrick #1: The 15-Minute Miracle To Beat The Gym Crowd... My wife Kalen and I never liked the idea of spending hours in the gym (we knew we were too busy for that), so you can see why we were so ecstatic to learn there is a way to get faster fat loss from spen … Read More
We're Giving Back! (Kiva.org)
Why I Choose to Give My Money to This Remarkable Organization Jesse Cannone here, founder of the LoseTheBackPain.com newsletter ... one of the world's most popular and respected newsletters giving you the tools and insights to stop pain of all sorts, restore your health, and enjoy your life (subscribe free above!) And spe … Read More
Pondering the Laundry
By Dr. Jenny Cretsinger Sometimes it just seems that as soon as I get my head clear about what I want, then the pieces fall into place, effortlessly. My friends call it luck. I'm not so sure. I'm one of those people that is quick to take action. My friend Melissa posted a great quote yesterday on her Facebook profi … Read More
They Ate Up All My Blueberries
By Al Sears, MD Blueberries are one of my favorite snacks. I've tried to grow blueberries at my house along with other fruits in my garden. It almost drove me crazy. The easy part is that blueberry bushes like to be in full sunshine and get about an inch of rain a week ... no problem in South Florida, right? … Read More