Could what you eat be contributing to your back pain? Maybe. Many foods have been shown to reduce (or increase) inflammation, a known cause of back pain. So when you have back pain, changing your diet may help you avoid it. “Left unchecked, inflammation will run rampant through your body, causing all kinds of problems, […]
Your spine is the backbone of your entire body – literally and figuratively. That means poor spine health can negatively impact you from head to toe. How can you keep your spine in shape? Let’s learn more about this critical anatomical structure and take a look at some of the simple strategies you can employ […]
One simple reason: So don’t get prostate cancer. If you live long enough, most men start to develop this slow-growing cancer, so preventing it – or at least holding it off for as long as possible – is critical. Enter the mushroom and a large, long-term study that suggests regular consumption of this friendly fungus […]
Headaches are no big deal, right? Not if you’ve ever suffered one. All it takes is one headache, particularly a migraine, to change your tune. After that, you’ll do just about anything to avoid experiencing a second one. But is a common daily behavior actually doing the damage? It’s called caffeine, and millions upon millions […]
Body-mass index (BMI) certainly has its critics, particularly because it doesn’t always provide an accurate measure of overall health or fitness. For example, two adult males can each have the same BMI of 26 (considered overweight), even though one clearly is overweight, while the other is loaded with muscle. That said, BMI has a role […]
