Plantar Fasciitis: How To Treat This Terrible Heel Pain

Everybody experiences foot pain from time to time. Our feet ache after standing or walking around for long periods of time. They hurt if we wear the wrong shoes. Usually, foot pain is caused by external circumstances—high heels, we’re looking at you!—but sometimes, like with plantar fasciitis, it is an internal issue. What Is Plantar […]
Optimism and Your Health

Mark Twain once said, “It’s better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right.” While we often come across quotes like these, we usually brush them aside as humorous. Let’s look at what science says regarding optimism and your health. In 2009, Rasmussen and her colleagues from Carnegie […]
Rotator Cuff Tears: What Are They? How Do I Fix Them?

A rotator cuff tear is an injury to those muscles and tendons that join your upper arm bone to the shoulder blade. Learn what to do for this type of injury.
Diet is King, Exercise is Queen!

To date, only two factors have been shown to impact the quality of your stem cells. They are diet and exercise. Jack Lalanne, often credited as the first fitness guru of America, used to say, “Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together, and you’ve got a kingdom.” Based on modern scientific data, however, we […]
Ibuprofen: Helpful or Harmful?

Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) commonly used to relieve pain for minor conditions such as headaches, dental pain, menstrual cramps, muscle aches, and joint pain. Many athletes use ibuprofen to temporarily suppress joint pain and inflammation from sports injuries or prior to playing their chosen sports. While we may believe Advil or Motrin […]