Think Healthier: because you need to!

Corns and calluses are not one in the same. But they do have two things in common: pressure and friction. Your feet are made to take a beating – the skin on the soles of your feet is 40 times thicker than anywhere else on your body. However, constant friction and stress can eventually lead…

Look around at your desk. What does it say about you? Is everything in its place or are there piles — neat or not — everywhere that require your attention? Do you have trouble focusing on one task at a time or completing projects? If your desk is a mess, your day always feels like…

As seasons change, more than 35 million Americans dread the onset of familiar, uncomfortable symptoms, including runny, itchy eyes, congestion, sneezing, and sore throats. For allergy sufferers, these dreaded seasonal changes mean battling high pollen levels and other environmental factors that trigger dreaded attacks. For others, these symptoms aren’t tied to seasons, but instead to…

More than 51.4 million surgical procedures are performed in the United States each year. Surgeries, whether routine or complex, can be frightening experiences for patients. Thankfully, most surgeries are elective, or scheduled far enough in advance to give the patient enough time to prepare for the procedure. Technology has continued to offer patients less and…

If you are reading this article, you are probably interested in health and fitness. Do you work out regularly, doing aerobics and weight resistance? Well, what if it were revealed that you had a stroke risk running through your veins and that no amount of exercise will change those odds? Frustrating, yes? Can’t be true,…

Don’t drink then ink. My friend’s husband was so drunk when he got a tattoo of his daughter’s name, that he didn’t realize he misspelled it for the tattoo artist until the guy was done. His wife pointed out the mistake when he got home. It was at this point when the husband suggested they…

If you have allergies, are obese, suffer from heart disease, have dental issues or experience migraines, inflammation in some form is affecting your body. Yes, these diverse diseases have inflammation at their root. Read on to learn more about the origins of inflammation and how to avoid and treat it. What is inflammation?  “Inflammation” occurs…

Pain is unpleasant, but a necessary evil: it serves as our body’s internal alarm system when there’s something wrong, and let’s us know when we’ve pushed our bodies beyond their limits. In some cases, however, pain can be the sign that you’ve developed a deadly, emergent condition that requires immediate medical attention. Many of these…

Who needs rose colored glasses when you have contact lenses? There are many reasons to love your contact lenses: because they are worn directly on your eye, your entire field of vision is in focus, you don’t have frames or reflections affecting your vision or distracting you, and you can pick from and rock your…

Don’t drink and ink. A recent Harris poll found that 16 percent of tattooed adults regretted the decision to get tattoos, and large, intricate tattoos take time and money to both apply and have removed if you later regret your choice. Many people who have been tattooed, however, don’t regret their decisions. Another Harris poll…