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What every woman should know about bladder leaks

Post author By Tracey G. Ingram, AuD
Post date March 31, 2021

Urinary Urgency Toilet Sign for girls at the entrance to a public toilet

Bladder leaks are embarrassing and can really cramp your lifestyle. But as common as the problem is, it’s not easy to talk about. Worse, some women accept urinary incontinence as something they just have to tolerate. That doesn’t have to be the case…

Tags Bladder Support, Urinary incontinence

Healthy Mood Sleep

The easiest way to send your insomnia into remission

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date October 9, 2020

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As someone who’s suffered from insomnia, I know how difficult finding safe, satisfying sleep solutions is. That’s why research from Sweden recently caught my eye. It was about a natural insomnia remedy that can make a serious dent in insomnia in just a short time — maybe even send it into remission.

Tags Health News, Insomnia, Mental Health

Healthy Living

Combating stress could give color back to your gray hair

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date June 16, 2020

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Gray hair is something most of us learn to accept as we get older. But it turns out, those grays aren’t always permanent. If stress caused your gray hair, there could be a shot at getting your hair color back again…

Tags relaxation, stress, Wednesday0525

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

Health News Healthy Aging

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

Heart Health Inflammation

Common infections that increase your stroke and heart attack risk

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date December 7, 2018

When you get over an infection, you’re relieved that the worst is behind you… The discomfort. The pain. The worry that it will progress into something more serious. But you’re not completely in the clear yet. There’s a post-infection pitfall to be aware of. And a pretty serious one, at that…

Tags Pneumonia, Stroke, Urinary Tract Infection

Inflammation Pain

What really works for tennis elbow pain

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date December 13, 2018

In over 10 years in chiropractic practice, one of the most common complaints from patients was tennis elbow. Some doctors have tried everything from medications, to botox injections, to ultrasounds. Turns out what I was recommending has been proven to work best.

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Why back pain takes a bite out of your lifespan

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date January 3, 2019

There are a lot of ways to gauge how long you’re going to live… You can look at your family tree. You can take your lifestyle into account. If you’re eating well and exercising, the odds of a long life are in your favor. But what about the condition of your back?

Tags Back Pain

Healthy Living Pain

The most effective relief for your TMJ pain

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date February 14, 2019

A new study by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry has finally compared the different options available to patients suffering from jaw pain, giving us insight into what the most effective options for pain relief really are…

Tags DIY Health

Healthy Living

This popular pest killer kills more than mosquitos

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date April 3, 2020

They’re all around us… in yard and garden insecticides, in flea and tick treatments you put on your pets and even in bug spray you use on yourself. They’re in lice shampoo. Unfortunately, these common chemicals aren’t just killing mosquitos… they’re increasing disease and death rates among humans…

Tags Body Detox

Immune System Inflammation

How inflammation sabotages immune cells to lead to liver cancer

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date April 24, 2020

There’s no way to put this that it doesn’t sound scary: Inflammation causes your body to produce cells that stop your immune system from fighting off cancer — basically putting the brakes on your defenses and allowing the cancer to grow unchecked. But’s that information you can use to turn your risk around…

Colon Health Health News Prescription Drugs

4 common drugs that help bad bacteria thrive in your gut

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date September 2, 2023

Pensive woman holds pills and glass of water doubting whether to take medicines. Thoughtful female has doubts about medications holding tablets in palm, standing at home. Healthcare, self-medicating.

Do you know what your medications are doing to your body? You may know the reason you take it, but you probably don’t know that plenty of drugs, including these commonly used medications, increase the amount of dangerous bacteria in your gut…

Tags Metformin, Microbiome, Side Effects