Bones & Joints

Simple Ways to Avoid Back Injuries

Back pain is a very common ailment among thousands of people every day. It does not have to rule your life or compromise your way of living if you can learn to employ some simple techniques and measures to avoid the back injuries that contribute to the nagging pain in the first place.

Room-a-what? Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 2

There are many things to consider when you have been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. What are my treatment options? Are there any treatment options? Will I end up on the disabled list? What does my future hold?

Learning About Calcium

Of the calcium, 99% is stored in the bones with the balance being stored in the body fluids.

Get Back at Chronic Back Pain with Natural Remedies

Every now and again, I may feel a slight twinge or sharp pain in my lower back when going about my daily routine, but, fortunately for me, I have never experienced true, chronic back pain. As one who champions natural measures to treat our bodies, I have researched various alternative remedies to treat back pain.

Taking Care of Your Muscles and Staying Injury Free

Eating right and staying active is your best defense against muscle injury. Those who are prone to injury often push their bodies past its limits. It is important to know your muscle flexibility and strength threshold and the steps to keeping your muscles healthy. This will help to extend your threshold and keep you injury free.

Room-a-what? Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 1

As we have been discovering the ins and outs of different types of arthritis it got me thinking about being a woman and what my current lifestyle could possibly hold for me in the future.

As health

Anti depressants and Joint Pains? Part 1

Anti depressants continue to be prescribed at an alarming rate. Once widely used only for depression, this is no longer true today. The newer class of anti depressants are being used to treat a variety of mood disorders including neuropathic pain, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, sleeping difficulties and even panic attacks. While the drugs have been shown to be safe, the long term complications have not always been well studied.

Top 10 Supplements, Part 2

In my last column, I listed what I thought were the Top 5 supplements, based on my experience working for a vitamin company.