Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, is a common condition affecting many people, regardless of whether they play tennis. It occurs when the tendons that attach your forearm muscles to your lateral epicondyle (the bony bump outside your elbow) become inflamed, resulting in pain and tenderness.1American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. (2013). … Keep reading…
We protect your nervous and skeletal systems. We provide storage space for carbs and increase your metabolic rate so you won’t get as fat. We are a great indication of your bone density since the same activities that build us build your bones. Those activities are also like all-natural hormone … Keep reading…
As I explained in my pervious post, I fractured my C6 and C7 vertebrae when I landed head first after going over the handle bars on my mountain bike. The fractures, combined with significant disc degeneration in my C5 and C6 caused compression and flattening of my spinal cord, which … Keep reading…
Strength training, along with optimal sleep and a high-protein diet, could be considered a preventative treatment as well as a medical therapy. Benefits of resistance training include: That’s quite a list of health benefits. If a drug did all that, it would be a bigger seller than a COVID-19 vaccine. … Keep reading…
The chances are good that when you think about body fat, you don’t think about visceral fat, which accumulates over your organs and under your abdominal muscles. Instead, you probably think about your love handles, saddlebags, or other fat that accumulates under your skin. That’s the fat we can see. … Keep reading…
For decades, people have taken antibiotics for infections as commonly as they take ibuprofen for headaches. Some integrative health practitioners have waved the caution flag. But, conventional medicine doctors and Big Pharma have tried to quell their caution, like they do today with the practitioners who question the COVID-19 vaccines. … Keep reading…
Though many men worry about producing too little testosterone, many deal with elevated estrogen. In either case, the physical and mental health effects can be the same. Natural compounds like chrysin may be part of a solution, as chrysin may act as an aromatase inhibitor, reducing the conversion of testosterone … Keep reading…
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) contains one of the most-researched, most-compelling compounds in all of nutrition and natural medicine: curcumin. Traditional medicine practitioners have prescribed various forms of turmeric for more than 5000 years. More than 10,000 research papers and articles from just the past seven years focus on the physiological effects … Keep reading…
With seemingly little regard for kids’ mental and physical health, politicians, public health “experts,” and teachers upended the existing school system. They replaced it with a half-baked, online, distance learning “solution.” Surprisingly, there was little pushback on decisions that could have such catastrophic and long-lasting consequences as sending kids home … Keep reading…
Quercetin has quickly become one of the hottest-selling nutritional supplements in recent history. And rightfully so. It’s a potent immune-supporting compound. However, quercetin offers more health benefits than immune-support alone. Find out why this flavonoid is so fabulous. What is quercetin? Quercetin is one of more than 4000 types of … Keep reading…
In almost all cases, if you exercise after getting injured, you’ll recover faster, avoid unnecessary weight gain, and maintain better well-being than if you use your injury as an excuse to become sedentary. I’ve met many people over the years who explained they got injured years ago, stopped exercising, and … Keep reading…
N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) is one of those supplements many people have heard of, but few understand. From supporting immune function to detoxification, and healthy mood to inflammation, NAC provides numerous health benefits. N-acetylcysteine is an amino acid found in onions and eggs. Like l-theanine, it’s considered a non-proteinogenic amino acid, meaning … Keep reading…