Interstitial cystitis, or painful bladder syndrome, makes you feel like you need to urinate frequently, even when there’s only a small amount of urine in your bladder. It causes symptoms including bladder pressure, bladder pain and pelvic pain that can be severe. Some people describe it as having a chronic urinary tract i … Read More
The following is an excerpt from The Calcium Lie II by Dr. Robert Thompson (available in all bookstores but FREE to you today). This is easily one of the most important and beneficial health books you can read, correcting some widespread (and dangerous) misinformation even most conventional doctors are unaware of, and gu … Read More
There are actually more than 3,000 enzymes in your body, each with a specific function. You cannot survive without them, as enzymes act as catalysts for countless biological changes that take place in living organisms. Some experts, such as Dr. Edward Howell, believe that you are born with a limited supply of enzyme energ … Read More
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) causes extreme unexplained fatigue that is not improved by sleeping and may become worse after physical or mental exertion. There is no blood test or scan for diagnosis, so it’s typically diagnosed if you have fatigue accompanied by at least four of the eight following symptoms, and last for at … Read More
For nearly a decade, beekeepers have been reporting losses of 30-90 percent of their hives. Honeybee losses have always happened … but not like this. In the 1940s, the total number of managed honeybee colonies was about 5 million. Today, that number has been cut in half to 2.5 million. From 2006 to 2011, the U.S. Agricult … Read More
About 24 million Americans have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but more than half don’t know it – even though they have symptoms.[i] That’s because the increased breathlessness and frequent coughing that accompany COPD are often mistaken for something else, or even just assumed to be a ‘normal’ part of aging. … Read More
There are four major blood groups – A, B, AB and O – each of which is either ‘positive’ or ‘negative,’ as determined by the presence or absence of certain antigens (substances that may trigger an immune response, which is why it’s so important to know your blood type before receiving a transfusion). While your blood type … Read More
Many people with back pain avoid having sex for fear that it will cost them weeks or months of pain. In one study, 64 percent of those with chronic low back pain said sexual intercourse worsened their pain, while separate research showed up to 84 percent of men with low back pain have a reduction in sexual frequency as a res … Read More
Chronic diseases – heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, arthritis and even obesity – are the leading cause of death and disability in the United States. In fact, seven of the top 10 causes of death in America are chronic diseases (and just two, heart disease and cancer, account for 48 percent of all deaths).[i] Nearly … Read More
If you’ve seen a doctor for joint pain, there’s a very good chance (near 100%) that medication was offered as the solution. First, you may try acetaminophen (Tylenol) over the counter, which is often recommended for soreness. If that doesn’t cut it, you may progress to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which … Read More