Botox injections to eliminate wrinkles have grown dramatically in popularity in the last decade. From 2000 to 2010, the number of treatments rose by 584 percent, for a total of 5.4 million Botox treatments in 2010.[i] But with a cost of up to $500 per treatment, and results that last only three to six months, many are searc … Read More
Dangerous Exercise – 5 Fitness Moves to AVOID
Even the classic exercises that you thought were "safe” may be slowly damaging your joints–whether you can feel it or not. You don’t have to completely blow out your knee to damage it. In fact, it’s almost too easy to injure your joints, back and neck during exercise without knowing it. That’s why today I’m shari … Read More
How to Rid Your Body of Toxins
Your body is a temple, but sadly it’s likely a heavily polluted one. No matter how healthy you eat and how "clean” you try to live, toxins are difficult -- if not impossible -- to escape. They’re found in food and water; they exist in your home’s carpeting, dust and couch cushions; they’re in your personal care products … Read More
5 Stretching Risks
Chances are if you went to public school, you went to gym class. And in gym class you learned that it was important to warm up before you exercise. What your gym teacher didn’t know was that only some warm up exercises are good for you… and some, when performed incorrectly, can actually weaken your body or cause … Read More
Inflammation of the Gastrointestinal Tract
The Symptoms, Causes & Top Natural Cures Your gastrointestinal (GI) tract, which includes your stomach and intestines, has one of the most important roles in your body. It’s responsible for taking in food, digesting it and extracting energy and nutrients so your body can function, and then expelling the waste products f … Read More
How to Stop Food Cravings
8 Most Effective Steps Is it a bowl of chocolate fudge ice cream that gets you? A pepperoni pizza that calls your name? A large order of curly fries, jelly beans or a big bar of chocolate? Virtually all women, and the majority of men, crave certain foods, and almost always those foods fall into the "junk” category. … Read More
The Top 5 Natural Remedies for Gas
Do you suffer from bloating, abdominal pain and discomfort caused by excess gas? You are far from alone. While passing gas up to 21 times a day is considered normal[i] -- and technically having too much gas is rare -- uncomfortable, not to mention embarrassing, symptoms that go along with gas in the digestive tract are inc … Read More
Stress is More Dangerous Than Smoking (New Study)
It’s hard to deny the dangers of smoking cigarettes, but what about working long hours, fighting with your spouse or worrying over bills? These common sources of chronic stress impact millions of Americans, and now new research shows they may be as dangerous as smoking. … Read More
Simple Stretch Alleviates Most Lower Back Pain
Many people who suffer from chronic low back pain visit doctors to receive a diagnosis in hopes of finding a treatment or cure for their low back pain. Unfortunately, many of the those treatments do not address the cause of the pain, the underlying condition, yet only focus on the symptom. Regardless of the diagnosed condit … Read More
So, you’re suffering from a herniated disc?
Are you suffering from debilitating pain in your low back or legs? Even if you’ve receive a diagnosis of a herniated disc, it’s probably still little comfort… Did you know the medical community has not standardized the term for a common spinal condition. So, if you’ve been told you have a herniated disc, a slipped disc, a … Read More