Think Healthier: because you need to!

More than half of all Americans get a pain in the neck during the year. That’s according to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), which found that 65 percent of Americans ages 18 to 34 claims to have experienced chronic pain, with neck pain the third-most common area on the body that generated pain. A Gallup-Heathways…

It’s an addictive marathon week. And you’re counting the hours til you have answers to the heart-pounding questions that are driving you wild. Will Castle and Beckett go caput? How will Meredith reinvent after the tragic death of McDreamy? And what will Annalise Keating do next in her ever-increasing web of lies? Sure, you’re busy.…

The alarm goes off. Ugh — morning. But then you remember just what you have to look forward to. The fresh aroma coming from the kitchen is so perfect you can nearly taste it. Ahh, caffeine. Your favorite pot of coffee awaits you. NOW you’re ready to get up and start the day. If this…

Any exercise is good, right? Right. Then “no pain, no gain”? Wrong. All exercises are not created equally. Some very healthy exercises when done wrong can easily injure you. Taking on too much weight, improper form and a whole host of factors can make a great exercise turn bad quickly. Walking Injuries Walking is arguably…

Does the outer part of your elbow hurt? And do you feel like it’s tough to grip things? You just might have tennis elbow. If you’re a tennis player, you’ve undoubtedly heard of tennis elbow. It’s an inconvenience that affects many people, including tennis players. “Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, is a painful condition of…

The world will never be the same, thanks to the introduction of smartphones and their applications. Whether used for traffic, weather, sports scores, restaurant reviews or horoscopes, mobile phone applications have become indispensable guides to life. But there’s another aspect of mobile apps. They can also help manage weight by changing diet and lifestyle. There…

Love bugs? How about rodent hair? Perhaps various insect parts? If so, you’ll dig this. (Not really.) We spend countless amounts of time and money trying to keep bugs and other critters out of our homes. But did you know that it’s legally OK for manufacturers to allow bugs and, well, other things to hang…

We often think about food poisoning when it comes to restaurants. But what about food poisoning when it comes to our own homes? According to foodsafety.gov, one in six Americans may get food poisoning this year. That translates to nearly 48 million people. And food poisoning sends more than 100,000 Americans to the hospital every…

Just finished a big meal and now you are chilling out in front of the TV with your favorite beverage. You feel an uncharacteristic rumbling in your stomach, and sense a bit of nausea around the edges. You start feeling bloated and now comes the abdominal pain. There are plenty of circumstances that encourage development…

There are all kinds of foods that will make your stomach burn — ghost pepper sauces, sugar-free gum, hard ciders, Thai food. Of course, once the food is digested, and out of your system, no harm, no foul. But if your symptoms of a burning stomach or abdomen last well beyond your digestive cycle, you…