Each year, an estimated 5 million to 9 million people receive epidural steroid injections for back pain. During this procedure, a mixture of steroid and numbing medications are injected into your lower back. Generally, fluoroscopic (x-ray) guidance is used to help confirm that the needle is placed in the correct spot befo … Read More
The #1 Most Dangerous "Invisible" Threat to Your Health
There's a killer in your house you can't see... If you’re at home now and you take a deep breath... unfortunately you may have just invited one of the EPA's top four health threats straight into your lungs! Yep, I'm talking about the air you're breathing. Indoor air quality is two to five times worse than outside air — and … Read More
The 9 Most Common Cancers
… And What You Can Do to Prevent Them Over 12.7 million people around the world will learn they have cancer this year. Nearly 60%... or 7.6 million people globally… will die from it. Terrifying, isn’t it? And, in general, the rates continue to climb every year. Cancer is now the second leading cause of death in … Read More
E. Coli Poisoning: 7 Important Facts Everyone Needs to Know
Can You Overdose on Vitamin C?
It’s everywhere we look these days, isn’t it? Everything from breakfast cereals to fruit juices seem to be either "fortified with” or "a good source of” vitamin C. It may leave you wondering… just how many of these "good sources” can your body really handle every day? And what happens if you get too much? The Truth … Read More
What are Back Spasms?
… And the #1 Back Spasm Treatment If you have a sudden, severe pain in your back that occurs while you’re twisting, pulling or pushing something, it could be … Read More
Fluoride in Water: 2 Benefits and 4 Big DANGERS…
It’s in food. It’s in beverages. It’s in baby formula. It’s in the toothpastes, mouthwashes and other oral care products you use on a daily basis. And chances are it’s in your drinking water, too. Fluoride, or what scientists are calling "an emerging neurotoxin,” is present in the drinking water of over 204 million America … Read More
Statin Side Effects
The 11 Dangers to Beware of Most Statin side effects can be just as deadly as high cholesterol. Even worse, some of them are so weird you might never connect the dots to understand why you're so sick! More than 25% of Americans now take statins, making these drugs are a major cash cow for pharmaceutical firms. Pfi … Read More
Toradol Side Effects: Is This Pain Drug of the NFL Elite Worth It?
There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of the pain reliever Toradol … at least, not the way you’re likely familiar with Celebrex, Advil, Motrin and Aleve. But, they’re all a part of the same painkiller "family” -- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which many well-meaning physicians recommend as a first-lin … Read More
10 VERY Bad Weight Loss Approaches
Sixty-two percent of Americans say they weigh more than they would like to, but while the majority would like to lose weight, only about 27 percent are seriously attempting to do so.[i] Perhaps this is because so many people have been burned with weight-loss attempts in the past … nearly three-quarters of women have attempt … Read More