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The surprising way multiple medications can turn deadly

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date October 3, 2018

It’s easy for the number of medications you’re taking to spiral out of control. But in addition to the minor (or sometimes not so minor) side effects each medication has on its own, there’s also a major side effect of taking multiple medications you may not suspect…

Tags Side Effects

Healthy Living Prescription Drugs

Much ado about a drug that doesn’t even relieve pain

Post author By Margaret Cantwell
Post date September 29, 2018

It’s no secret that opioids come with serious side effects: nausea, vomiting, constipation, depression and a huge risk of addiction. Most people put up with these side effects, because opioids made that pain more tolerable. At least that’s what we thought…

Tags DIY Health

Anti-Aging Healthy Living

4 psoriasis myths busted

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date September 20, 2016

Psoriasis is a “hush-hush” disease. But it’s time to clear the air about psoriasis (and hopefully your skin too) by busting some common myths about this chronic and uncomfortable disease.

Tags Skin Care

Digestive Health Healthy Living

Why you should cleanse NOW

Post author By Dr. Isaac Eliaz
Post date September 27, 2016

The fall season is an excellent time for a detoxifying cleanse. A gentle fall detox using a cleansing diet, natural supplements and mind-body methods such as meditative breathing, offers an ideal way to lighten our systems, improve digestion and increase overall well-being.

Tags Body Detox

Brain Health Healthy Living Sleep

Poor sleep equals three strikes and a stroke

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date August 17, 2016

I can’t say enough about the healing power of a perfect night’s sleep. But if yours isn’t, take it seriously. Poor sleep sets you up for three strikes that could put you out of the game… permanently.

Tags Stroke

Women’s Health

When it feels like a UTI but it’s not

Post author By Dr. Michael Cutler
Post date July 25, 2016

Interstitial cystitis can seem like a chronic urinary tract infection. But unlike a UTI, no bacterial infection is present. All the other annoying symptoms are however, especially the frequent and often painful urination…

Tags Interstitial Cystitis, UTI

Healthy Living Pain

When the pain won’t stop

Post author By Dr. Michael Cutler
Post date May 2, 2016

No one should suffer needlessly. And in the short-term, modern medicine has provided effective pain treatments in the form of strong narcotic pain relievers. But when it comes to chronic pain, the conventional approach isn’t working — so look to…

Tags DIY Health

Healthy Living Respiratory Health

How to breathe the fresh air again

Post author By Dr. Isaac Eliaz
Post date April 21, 2016

Senior woman and senior man are in the kitchen, they are cooking together

Furniture, electronic devices, footwear, plastics, fabrics… even today’s processed food … They’re all in your house, they’re all man-made, and they all break down over time so that their chemicals leach out and get into you.

Tags Body Detox

Alternative Medicine Joint Health Pain

Easy trick to relieve carpal tunnel, hand and wrist pain

Post author By Dr. Mark Wiley
Post date March 12, 2016

woman holding her wrist pain because using smartphone or computer long time. De Quervain's tenosynovitis, Intersection Symptom, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or Office syndrome concept

Carpal tunnel pain can be crippling, radiating through your wrist to your finger tips. But you don’t have to suffer passively. Follow this video for acupressure points that lead to relief…

Tags Inflammation, Joint pain relief, Pain Management, Traditional Chinese Medicine

Heart Health Joint Health

Simple movement keeps arteries soft and heart healthy

Post author By Dr. Mark Wiley
Post date February 3, 2016

I love it when scientific studies prove the medical benefits of ancient mind-body methods extoled for their health-giving powers for thousands of years. Recently, a study showed that these simple movements may prevent onset of heart disease in arthritis patients.

Tags Arthritis

Healthy Mood Pain

How to stop the pain and start living

Post author By Dr. Mark Wiley
Post date June 1, 2016

The best approach is to uncover the reason for the pain, the trigger for the pain, the mechanism for the pain. In other words, “treat the root cause, not the symptom.” Because pain is a symptom that something is wrong.

Tags Meditation

Autoimmune Health Digestive Health Food Allergies Immune Health Respiratory Health

Natural help for today’s all-year allergy afflictions

Post author By Dr. Isaac Eliaz
Post date May 12, 2016

Outdoor portrait of senior well-dressed man having spring allergy

Spring isn’t the only allergy season anymore … Allergies are now an all-year affliction. We have toxic molds, pests, food allergies, pet allergies … even our genes can trigger reactions to allergens.

Tags Allergies