Acute onset back pain means sudden onset. One minute there is nothing wrong and the next you have bent, lifted, twisted, or moved in just a slightly wrong way and your back is tweaked. Instant pain. Acute back pain is usually short-lived and temporary, however, in some patients, it can develop into a chronic condition. [...]
Though as a society we tend to lean towards drinking cold icy drinks, most restaurants when they bring you water make sure its nice and cold and chock full of ice, it becomes debatable as to the health effects of drinking such a low-temperature beverage. Let’s take a look at what cold water can do [...]
The side of detoxification no one ever talks about. Though many think of detoxification as simply the clearing of the body’s systems from toxins and Herxheimer reactions as being also physical the truth is it can also be an emotional cleanse. You may not only experience waves of a headache, nausea, diarrhea, sweating, body aches, [...]
Many of us these days work on a computer every day - all day. It is a lot of wear and tear on our hands, fingers, wrists, and arms, not to mention shoulders, neck, back… heck, your entire body. Sitting all day in one position is just flat out bad for you. Stand up, take [...]
Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine that can be inherent at the time of birth or develop over time and be exacerbated by bad posture. While it does not always cause pain, it most certainly can be a painful condition. Adult scoliosis causes the spine to curve more and more over time. This curvature [...]
While we all know what foods are good for us - vegetables, grass-fed meats, nuts, clean water, fruits, and pretty well anything that comes from nature, unprocessed, we are bombarded with other foods that taste great but are really quite horrible for us. Lets take a look at the top “worst” offenders and what damage [...]
Mountain Arnica (Arnica Montana) also known as Wolf’s Bane is a moderately toxic ethnobotanical flower related to the sunflower. It has a large yellow center and bright yellow elongated petals. Since the early 1500s the flowers, both fresh and dried have been used medicinally. It can be made into salves, creams, ointments, or even tinctures. [...]
When your back hurts, it feels like everything hurts and it makes even the most ordinary tasks of everyday living difficult if not impossible. In a survey, conducted by backpainhelp.com, found that activities like housework, driving, sex, and working became next to impossible for those with back pain. 35% admitted that backache pain caused them [...]
The medical community would have you believe that the only answer to anxiety is found in pharmaceuticals. That simply is not the case. Anxiety can be triggered by just about any stress in life. Sometimes the source isn't able to be pinpointed. That is what is classified as a generalized anxiety disorder. It is often [...]
It may seem absurd, but how many of you have gone to bed feeling just fine only to wake up and feel like something is out of place. You may notice a sudden stiffness or pain, or even a loss of range of motion accompanied by pain when trying to complete a motion. If you [...]