Category: Wellness

As we get older, our bodies start feeling stiff and sore, reminding us that we aren’t as young as we used to be. Those pains may be in the knees, shoulders or hands, and may come with feelings of heat or pain, or swelling and redness. These side effects may be a hint that your…

Is your dry, itchy, flaky skin eczema, psoriasis, or something else? Psoriasis is the most common autoimmune disease in the US, affecting nearly 7.5 million people. Eczema, also called Atopic Dermatitis, may affect as many as 30 million Americans. These two conditions are often confused because of the similarity in their symptoms, and patients may…

For many, the mosquito bite is one of the first things that pops to mind when they hear the word “itch.” While bug bites are one of the most common causes, itching, called pruritis, is any uncomfortable irritation in the skin that elicits the urge to scratch. Itching can be generalized (happen all over the…

$191.7 billion dollars. According to a 2014 report by Transparency Market Research, that’s how much money will be spent each year on anti-aging products, services and procedures by 2019. For some of us, that money will be spent on a gentle cleanser and moisturizer; for others, it will be spent on anti-aging creams, skin peels…

Your smartphone may be dangerous to your health, but for a number of surprising reasons that have nothing to do with the cancer buzz that makes rounds in the media from time to time. While some studies have claimed a link between smartphone use and certain types of cancers – in particular, brain tumors –…

It makes sense — dollars and cents. The goal of most workplace owners and managers is to keep employees happy, safe and healthy, leading to greater productivity and profit. “Work and health, because they’re such important components of our lives, cannot be separated,” said L. Casey Chosewood, M.D., a senior medical officer at the National…

To wash or not to wash? That is the question. According to Consumer Reports, Americans are washing less than they should. Whether it’s a lack of time or a lack of love for laundry duty, we can all find an excuse to get out of the time-consuming task. If laundry days are dragging you through…

“You can think of your body in two ways: 1) As mechanical, like an automobile worth only so many miles, or 2) as a living, breathing energetic vessel manifested from spirit. Either way will greatly effect [sic] the length and quality of your life. Choose wisely,” said Gary Hopkins, a natural, holistic healer and practitioner…

Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive disease that often involves social, health, work and relationship components. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are 140 million alcohol-dependent people worldwide. In America, 71 percent of adults drink some sort of alcoholic beverage. Seventeen million adults in the U.S. had alcohol-related problems in 2012. Nearly 88,000 die…

You know how you’re supposed to drink eight glasses of water a day? Well, depending on your activity level, gender and size, this may be the wrong thing to do. “The eight-by-8-ounce [water-drinking] rule can potentially lead to diluting the kidneys and impair kidney function,” says Joseph Stubbs, MD, president of the American College of…