... Top Causes & How to Treat the Dizziness Dizziness is one of the most common reasons why people visit their doctors. Ranging from feelings of lightheadedness or loss of balance to the sensation that your surroundings are spinning (vertigo), chronic dizziness impacts millions of Americans every year. As one of the … Read More
Lower Back Pain Relief
... The 9 Best Solutions Looking for lower back pain relief? Join the club … millions of Americans are members of the "back pain club” and they’re paying big time to be members, both in quality of life and expenses. One classic JAMA study revealed that Americans spent $85.9 billion on back pain relief in the form of surg … Read More
Neck Pain?
5 Surprising Ways to Heal the Hurt... You've tried everything to get rid of your neck pain: physical therapy, chiropractors, cortisone shots, prescription pain pills -- you name it, you've done it. So why does your neck still feel like it's stuck in a vise that's being turned tighter and tighter? Notice that all of the tact … Read More
The 10 Jobs with the MOST Back Pain
Back-breaking labor doesn't always look like hard work. If you see someone bent over lifting or carrying a heavy load, you may assume their job causes back pain. Yet that's not necessarily true. You don't have to do hard manual labor to end up with serious back pain after work — even sitting still can do you in! The jobs w … Read More
Burst Blood Vessels in the Eye?
What Causes Them & How to Treat? Seeing a bright red patch of blood in the white part of your eye can be scary, but it usually looks much worse than it is. Typically, this is the result of a subconjunctival hemorrhage, more commonly known as a burst blood vessel in the eye. Usually, you won’t notice a burst blood vessel … Read More
Celebrex Side Effects and Risks
... Do You Really Want to Increase Your Heart Attack RISK by 340%? Every year, 70 million prescriptions for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are filled, making them one of the most commonly used class of medications in the United States. What many do not realize is that they are also among the worst pain reliev … Read More
Got Back Pain? Then NEVER Wear These Shoes
Could your shoes be the reason you have back pain? You’ve probably heard of the danger of high heels. But they’re far from the only culprits. Many common shoe styles are terrible for your muscles and joints. They cause you to change how you walk, how you run, and even how you stand. All leading to muscle imbalanc … Read More
My Emergency Room Visit NIGHTMARE
So the other day my wife and I rushed our youngest daughter to the emergency room because she was suffering from an increasingly stiff painful neck. Normally we handle all of our health care needs ourselves and seldom go to the doctor... but her symptoms were severe and unusual... and we were concerned it was meningitis, a d … Read More
Dr. Oz’s Back Pain Prescription
So even the now "famous" Dr. Oz is realizing the effectiveness of "alternative" treatments... In fact, I happened to catch a bit of his show while waiting for a flight at the airport and he was talking about how effective inversion therapy can be for back pain... … Read More
BUSTED! The 10 Horrible "Health" Foods
Are you trying to lose weight or simply eat healthier? Choosing healthy foods may not be as easy as you thought. Unhealthy health foods can fool even those who pride themselves on their nutritional know-how unless you’re careful. Just because you find it in a health food store or a certain section of your supermarket doesn’ … Read More