Whether you are in the office for a routine physical, a new medical concern, or as part of management for an ongoing condition, your health outcomes and your peace of mind can benefit significantly from asking your physician smart questions. To become more knowledgeable about your health, jot down these questions to ask doctors at…
With as many as 4 out of 10 people experiencing sciatic nerve pain sometime in their lifetime, sciatica is a big deal. This pain can be disabling, exhausting, and aggravating. Quite simply, sciatica is the irritation or inflammation of the sciatic nerve and the spinal nerve roots that feed into it. The sciatic nerve runs…
When you hear the phrase “seasonal allergies,” most people think of bouts of sneezing and watery eyes brought on by pollen in the spring or fall. But for a lot of people, winter months and the seasonal allergies they induce can be just as (if not more) aggravating. While there may not be flowers blooming…
Cartilage is an important connective tissue found throughout our bodies. When damaged in the joints, it can lead to pain, inflammation, limited range of motion, and stiffness that can eventually progress to OsteoArthritis (OA)—the most common type of arthritis. When used as part of a larger, comprehensive treatment plan, nutrition can be a great way…
You are probably aware of foods that raise cholesterol. But between all of the confusion about “good” cholesterol, “bad” cholesterol, and blatant misinformation in the world regarding good nutrition, managing cholesterol can be daunting, to say the least. Here, we have created an article to help you make sense of it all and make good…