"The World's Fastest Workout" according to Men's Fitness Magazine! The 4-Minute NO EXCUSE Workout That Blasts Away Every Ounce of Ugly Fat to Create the Hard, Sculpted Body You've Always Wanted! Sound Too Good To Be True? Let real men and women tell you what works for them... the amazing 4-minute workout t … Read More
A bulging disc is a condition in the lower back related to the spine that occurs when a disc bulges through a crevice in the spine. Bulging disc are fairly common in both young and older people. Though a bulging disc is a common cause of compressive type pain it is not necessarily a sign that anything serious is happening to … Read More
A bulging disc in the neck can be a sign of serious injury if it occurs after a traumatic event, such as whiplash during a motor vehicle accident, or it can be the result of overuse and improper posture. Discs located in the neck are in the cervical part of the spine, thus any damage to them can result in spinal cord damage … Read More
One of the most well known parts of the spinal column or vertebral column is the tailbone. This segment is also known as the coccyx. This four or five part portion of the human vertebrae is very fragile and sensitive. The tailbone is joined to the sacrum by a joint that is comprised of cartilage. This area represents the bot … Read More
What is a Herniated Disc? Having a herniated disc may cause you discomfort but it should not make you feel like it is the end of the world. A herniated disc is something that happens when the disc between the vertebrae in the spinal column is damaged. The spinal column is a very important part of your body. It is what helps … Read More
There are many alternative medicines to relieve and cure the pain of sciatica, other than taking over-the-counter drugs. Sciatica is a combination of many symptoms usually caused by inflammation on one of five nerve roots that create the sciatic nerve, or by pressure and/or inflammation of the sciatic nerve itself. The sympt … Read More
By Al Sears, MD Guess what they feed a pig if they want to make it as fat as possible as fast as possible? Low-fat milk. Because if they give the pig milk with fat in it, the pig gets satiated. It's satisfied and won't eat any more. But if they give it low-fat milk, it will eat the grain they feed it forever bec … Read More
Note from Jesse: Did you hear that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (part of the World Health Organization) concluded this week that cell phone use may cause cancer? They put cell phone use in the same category of risk as the pesticide DDT and exhaust fumes. We've known about the cancer hazard of ce … Read More
By Al Sears, MD Most of the "advice" I see on Dr. Oz and Oprah, in Women's Health and in the New York Times Magazine on Sunday seem to center on the same things. These reports I've been seeing lately give women advice like suggesting you eat fake, processed "health" foods like flaxseed. But they're unnatural to you … Read More
By Al Sears, MD When men come to my clinic feeling tired, worn out and unable to perform in the bedroom, the first thing they ask me for is that "little blue pill." But these men don't need drugs. I discovered the REAL culprit behind these "male problems." It's a lack of circulation. As you age, your blood ve … Read More