Uterine fibroids (or leiomyoma) are non-cancerous tumors that grow in and around a woman’s uterus beginning in her childbearing years. Nearly 70% of Caucasian women and up to 80% of darker skinned women will develop a fibroid of some size by the age of 50. Darker skinned women are more likely to experience s … Read More
You don’t get fat because you indulge in an occasional piece of cheesecake or order your favorite deep-dish pizza once (or twice) a month. Weight gain is far more insidious than that. It sneaks up on you slowly … Read More
Everyone’s experience of pain is unique and while there may never be a way to really feel someone else’s pain, there may be a way to gauge its intensity. … Read More
If you've had a chance to read my book, The 7-Day Back Pain Cure, you know that back pain is complicated. It almost always comes from multiple, interlocked causes -- all of which need to be identified and addressed in order to truly treat the cause of the pain. The hidden cause that surprises most people is DIET. Believe … Read More
Sleeping is supposed to be the ultimate in rest and relaxation … yet so many of us spend our nights tossing and turning instead of slumbering. There are many factors that can disturb your sleep (like your pets, medications and the wrong bedtime snack), but one that you might not have considered is your sleep position. … Read More
Imagine walking into the doctor’s office for a routine check up, feeling absolutely fine with yourself and the world... only to be told you suddenly have a "bone disease.” As you leave, the doctor hands you a prescription for one of the many toxic and often useless bone drugs. And by the time you get to the parking lot, y … Read More
There are Two Types of Pain: Which are You Suffering From? Though there are many back-pain conditions, such as sciatica, scoliosis, and a herniated disc, we can narrow them down to two basic categories: nerve-based pain and tissue-based pain. You may have one or the other, or you may have both. Some treatments will ease ner … Read More
Six Big Myths About Back Pain Excerpted from The 7-Day Back Pain Cure by Jesse Cannone You've probably heard several of these myths spoken as fact. Perhaps you, your friend, or even your doctor has used these personally. To treat back pain, we have to figure out and treat the underlying problem causing the pain. But b … Read More
Back pain isn’t just ancient … it’s prehistoric! Researchers from the Berlin Natural History Museum have uncovered bad backs in dinosaurs. The finding is the first of its kind and reveals the back pain was caused by spondyloarthritis, a type of arthritis that causes bone to grow between joints, leading to severe pain a … Read More
