Here at The Healthy Back Institute we've helped many thousands of people heal from their lower back pain over the past decade, and we can safely report this... Muscle imbalances are the #1 cause of lower back pain. They're also a factor in most other pain conditions. Muscle imbalances are easy to spot, but because so few … 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 Importance of Prebiotics: Don't Consume Probiotics Without 'Em!
Probiotics, also known as beneficial bacteria, have hit the mainstream market with gusto, and can now be found not only as supplements in health food stores but also are added to popular foods like yogurt, protein bars, kefir and even ice cream. … Read More
Obesogens: How These Popular Chemicals Sabotage YOUR Weight Loss Goals
Obesity is often talked about strictly in terms of diet and exercise, or "calories in” versus "calories out.” But a growing body of research suggests there’s another factor impacting Americans’ expanding waistlines … Read More
Beware the Coming "Superbug":Clostridium Difficile
This year as many as half a million Americans will be diagnosed with a Clostridium Difficile infection. And 1 in 40 - or more - could die from it. Right now this superbug kills anywhere from 15,000 to 30,000 people annually in the United States, rivaling MRSA as an emerging infectious disease threat. That’s nearly as many … Read More
What Your Stool is Telling You
10 Health Dangers to Watch for in Your Feces It’s a topic we all know well … and if you’re lucky takes place at least one time a day. But chances are that poop is probably not a topic you’ve discussed often, even though maybe you should. The truth is, your stool can reveal … 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
Meningitis Death Toll at 14 and Counting From Tainted Back Pain Injections
An estimated 14,000 Americans were exposed to a meningitis-causing fungus when they received contaminated steroid injections for back pain. Since the injections are given directly into the space around your spinal cord, it gave the fungus direct access to the spinal cord and, from there, the brain … Read More
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