According to the Arthritis Foundation, nearly 20% of all Americans suffer daily with achy joints. They also say that half of those with arthritis feel there's nothing that can be done to ease their pain outside of painful cortisone injections and dangerous drugs. Well here's some good news. You most certainly can do somet … Read More
Can Spinal Discs Be Repaired By Stem Cells?
By Dr. Mark Wiley New research indicates that back pain due to degenerated and herniated intervertebral discs (IVD) may now have found a cure in stem cell research. This is a huge scientific breakthrough when back pain statistics are factored into the equation. For example back pain is one of the most common reasons that … Read More
7 Super Foods That Silence Pain
There's a whole bunch of foods that keep you stuck in pain. Eat them and you're practically asking for trouble. But life isn't all about what you can't do. That's probably why so many people fail to stick to diets... even when we know it's for our own good. We just don't like feeling like we're missing out on somethin … Read More
Reflexology: Press Away Your Pain
Ultra Powerful Pain Reliever (still legal) A full quarter of all the bones in your body are in your feet - more than 50 of them. Take a closer look... straight down. There they are. Maybe you've underestimated these two distinctive members of your body. On an average day you walk around and pound on them … 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
Sarcoidosis: Pain and Death from Inflammation and Fibrosis
In 1995, actress Karen Duffy — better known as MTV's VJ "Duff” — returned home to New York after the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in excruciating pain. She later described the initial pain in her head like "a burning, sharp pain that felt like I was being electrocuted.” As bad as the pain felt, it soon grew even worse. Befor … Read More
Tylenol and Motrin Total Recall
If you're a parent or grandparent, you've hopefully heard of the massive recall of children and infant medications from pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson earlier this month. As a father of 8, it certainly caught my attention. According to the related FDA news release, medicines involved may have too much of the act … Read More
Heating Pad for Back Pain?
Heating Pad for Back Pain? If you've ever suffered from any type of back pain, you've likely reached for the electric heating pad to soothe your aching muscles. While heat therapy can be helpful at temporarily reducing pain, it doesn't come without some risk. Not only are burns possible, but nearly all electric heating p … Read More
Ginger for Natural Pain Relief
Ginger has remained synonymous with Asian cooking for thousands of years. Its root spices up oriental stir fry dishes, is eaten pickled with sushi, and lends its unique zesty flavor to gingerbread cookies. But its remarkable healing properties and widespread availability have made ginger root the most widely used herbal r … Read More
My wife's "back went out" … here's what she's doing
When people say back pain affects everyone, that really is the truth! Not only did I struggle with middle back pain (and a bunch of other ailments like shoulder problems, knee pain, tendonitis) years ago before becoming an "expert" ... but my wife has also had several bouts of back pain over the years brought on initially … Read More