Think Healthier: because you need to!

Think that the United States isn’t overly poverty-stricken? If you’ve reached this conclusion, you might want to reconsider. The cold, hard facts surrounding poverty in the United States are clear-and very disturbing. When we think of poverty, images of far-off worlds come to mind. But poverty is a very real thing right here in the…

You’ve just started your work day. It’s no surprise that the schedule ahead is grueling. From multiple appointments to a slew of e-mails, you’re absolutely overwhelmed. As a result, you receive an unexpected visitor. It starts with a throbbing in your temples. This soon spreads throughout your head. You can even feel the pain in…

It can happen in hips, backs, shoulders and more, and the pain can be debilitating. When bones, muscles, cartilage or tendons apply too much pressure to a surrounding nerve, it results in what’s called a “pinched nerve.” It is a very painful condition (although tingling and numbness can also be present) and can happen because…

Keeping Up with the Kardashians fans watched in horror as new mom Kourtney Kardashian planned to serve a mystery dish to unsuspecting family members. Quite frankly, we couldn’t believe she was actually going through with it. So just what was this culinary wonder? This “mystery dish” was placenta. Yes, you heard that right — placenta,…

Many people who hear the term “Epsom salt” think of salt used in food. But that’s not what this amazing substance is. Instead of the sodium chloride in table salt, Epsom salt is made of magnesium and sulfate. The benefits of Epsom salt are endless. That’s why it’s been used for centuries in cultures around…

The headlines shocked Americans. Three people were dead, and countless others had been hospitalized. Was it a mass shooting? A tragic fire in an apartment complex? A 10-car pileup on an Interstate? Nope. The culprit was the last thing you’d expect. Soft cheese. That’s right, soft cheese had been contaminated by a natural-born killer. And…

Are you a beautiful blond? A bold brunette? A ravishing red head? Come on now, be honest. What color is your hair REALLY? Let’s face it — hair color is red-hot (no pun intended). Not only does it cover unwanted grays, but it also makes us feel sexy. That said, there’s been much recent debate…

Stem cell research has been in the news for decades, promising to deliver a new world of medicine in the fight to treat diseases and injuries. The good news is that progress is being made. Stem cells are the root generators of all other cells. Stem cells divide and form other cells, called daughter cells.…

High blood pressure, high blood sugar levels, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels – put it all together, and the symptoms may mean you have metabolic syndrome, a condition that results in an increased risk of heart attack, diabetes or stroke. The risks increase exponentially with each of the four horsemen…

A disease becomes classified as a “rare disease” if it affects less than 200,000 people in the United States at any given point. Rare diseases (sometimes called orphan diseases) aren’t exactly rare when it comes to sheer numbers – there are more than 7,000 conditions that are termed “rare diseases,” affecting about 25 million to…