Do you sit in an office working at a desk all day? It's easy to get stiff and sore when we don't get up and move around often enough. Two minutes of simple stretches and exercises right at your desk can work wonders at restoring flexibility and relieving back pain, shoulder pain, and other achy muscles caused by sitting a … Read More
Why Your Child's Neck Hurts
Carrying heavy books in her backpack every day became a major problem for thirteen year old Katie. The weight of the load in her backpack exceeded the maximum capacity that she could support, resulting in serious neck and back pain. While playing soccer, ten year old Ryan frequently hit the ball with his head to score a goa … Read More
Are Reading Glasses Inevitable?
by Martin Sussman President and Founder Cambridge Institute for Better Vision It's an all too-familiar picture: a group of middle-aged people huddled in a restaurant struggling to read the menu. Some feeling their arms are too short; others squinting, moving their arms in and out in what's been coined the "trombone syn … Read More
Qi Gong: An Ancient Eastern Cure for Modern Day Back Pain
Have you ever seen a movie clip of men and women in China practicing a never-ending series of graceful, swaying hand and body movements outdoors, in parks and other open areas? Chances are they were practicing Chi Kung or Qi Gong (pronounced "chee gung”), a Chinese system of exercises and meditation that is thousands of yea … Read More
World’s Most Dangerous Drug?
I was reading this week about a woman in New Hampshire suing a major pharmaceutical company for $24 million in damages. We've become an overly lawsuit happy society, but as I read the details of this one I couldn't help but think this lady has a serious case. Karen Bartlett, who was an otherwise healthy 45-year old wo … Read More
Alexander Technique for Back Pain
If you suffer from lower back pain, you're not alone. Lower back pain ranks only below the common cold as a leading cause of missed work hours by American workers. According to the National Institutes of Health, as many as a quarter of all American adults will experience back pain over any given 3-month period. While there … Read More
Where to Find Prolozone Therapy
Recently I shared an interview about Prolozone Therapy I did with its creator, Dr. Frank Shallenberger, for our Live Pain Free® paid newsletter. Normally this type of interview is reserved for our paid subscribers, but this information was just too important to withhold. If you heard that interview already, you know Prolo … Read More
Mangosteen: The Miracle Fruit?
"Learn to live with it." That's what Mike's doctor told him when he just couldn't get rid of the chronic pain in his shoulders, a result of years playing professional baseball. He was also told that the prescription anti-inflammatory drugs he was on would eventually destroy his liver. Mike quit the drugs immediately. But c … Read More
The 3 Best Abdominal Exercises that Are Not Traditional Ab Exercises
A unique ab workout that doesn't contain your typical boring stomach exercises - no crunches or situps here.. Article by Mike Geary - Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Specialist Author of best seller: The Truth about Six Pack Abs Instead of the typical ab routines that we see so often with crunches, sit … Read More
Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Chronic Pain
Few widespread health maladies have the ability to camouflage their root cause as well as fibromyalgia. It's known to mimic symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, osteoarthritis, post-traumatic stress disorder, lupus and a host of other disorders. Somewhere, hidden among all the symptoms, is a root cause and an elusive cure. … Read More