Study after study show how you think and what you verbally say to yourself can have a strong influence on your health. If you have positive thoughts and feelings on making positive lifestyle choices, chances are higher you will stick to your treatment plan resulting in improved heath parameters.
Read MoreOne of the biggest factors determining if you may develop an oral cancer is your lifestyle. Here are several risk factors that can increase your odds of oral cancer:
Read Morecholesterol is actually quite fascinating. This waxy, fat-like compound found in every cell in the body is an interesting part of us with few completely understanding its implications for our health.
Read MoreEvery day, your liver wears many hats – it processes what you eat and drink into energy, makes cholesterol, stores various vitamins and minerals, removes bilirubin from the blood along with other harmful substances, makes bile to help digest fat, and regulates the composition of blood.
Read MoreAdmit it – you either love doing lunges or hate it. There is usually not many in between. But, you have to admit, lunges do it all. From making your legs strong and powerful to sculpting a nice butt, lunges are an exercise you need to learn to love.
Read MoreHere are 5 health challenges that old man winter can aggravate making them much worse than other times of the year:
Read MoreA person with bipolar disorder can fluctuate from feeling really down and depressed to feeling super-charged or manic.
Read MoreIf the kidneys become infected, symptoms usually develop quickly within a few hours and may include:
Read MoreEvery year the flu bug makes its rounds and this year is a particularly bad one. At least 30 children have died from this virus with schools across the nation warning parents not to send their child to school if sick
Read MoreThe largest joint in the body, our knees, are also a frequently used joint allowing us to walk, run, bend, and even sit. Because they are such an integral part of movement, they are also prone to injury.
Read MoreMany times in life, it’s the things you don’t know that get you in trouble. This is so true when it comes to a sexually transmitted infection such as herpes.
Read MoreSecondary Raynaud’s is brought on by an underlying disease or condition and is often called Raynaud’s phenomenon. Diseases that may lead to secondary Raynaud’s include scleroderma, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis. Other causes of secondary Raynaud’s include the following:
Read MoreHave you ever walked up a flight of stairs hearing a snap, crackle or popping sound coming from your joints? Or maybe you hear a distinct popping in the knee when you stand up.
Read MoreHere is a list of essential tests and screenings from head to toe that everyone with diabetes should do to stay on top of their health:
Read MoreSignificant strides are being made on the war against cancer in the United States. This is good news thanks largely to a vast reduction in smoking which has driven this 20-year decrease in mortality from cancer.
Read MoreToday we have a much better understanding of how hepatitis C is transmitted, how it progresses, how to treat it, and most importantly, how to prevent it.
Read MoreThe number of years we’ve lived or our family health history cannot be changed, but other factors within our control can reduce our risk.
Read MoreBladder cancer accounts for about 5% of all new cancers in the United States and is also considered one of the 10 deadliest cancers according to the American Cancer Society.
Read MoreGAD is the most common anxiety disorder affecting around 6.8 million adults or 3.1 percent of the U.S. population.
Read MoreIs it bronchitis, is it whooping cough, or maybe its cancer?
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