Cryotherapy is also known as cold therapy and refers to the use of low temperature in medical therapy. It is commonly used to relieve sprains, muscle pain, and swelling due to soft tissue damage. It is a well-known remedy to accelerate recovery in athletes after exercise. As cryotherapy in its
Keeping a gratitude journal seems to be one of the latest self-help fads doing the rounds. Is this just another trendy self-improvement activity? Apart from a “feel-good” experience, is there any scientific proof of the value of keeping such a journal, and what would the value be? What is gratitude?
The human brain is the most complex object in the known universe, but short on its heels is the intricate biochemical factory that regulates the functioning of the body – a variety of individual chemical processes that work together in prefect harmony. One of these chemical processes originates in the
A specifically formulated diet, called the MIND diet, is aimed at preventing mental decline, while bolstering brain health and reducing the incidence of brain disease. Recent research indicates that the MIND diet may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease significantly when participants in the study adhered to the diet rigorously.
Microscopically small organisms, consisting of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other single cell organisms, live in and on our bodies. Some are found on the skin, in the mouth, the nose, the urogenital system, but the vast majority are found in the gastrointestinal tract (known as the gut), particularly in the
Advances in technology may someday into the future determine your daily nutritional needs with a simple test at home, where for example a pinprick of blood could indicate nutritional deficiencies. An app on your cellphone would then, for instance, tell you to cut down on the red meat to twice
The way the human body functions can be compared to a large chemical factory, where many individual biochemical processes are interlinked to function as a complete organism. These amazing biochemical processes are designed to create life, to grow, to heal, to repair, and is some cases, to create something new
Increasing global consciousness about the dangers of too much sugar in the diet has resulted in manufacturers of processed foods trying to hide the sugar content. A myriad of names that could hardly be associated with sugar, or are innocent sounding, are used on the label. But sugar by any
Many of us have either experienced or know of someone who has experienced the notoriously painful strike in the bunion joint of the big toe by gout, usually at night. Gout results from excess uric acid, which forms sharp, needle-like mineral crystals in the joints, causing inflammation and pain. Gout
People 70 years of age and older is the segment of the population that has the highest risk for developing cancer. While there is no wonder cure for cancer, the findings of a recent study bring hope for this age group. By taking two specific supplements, along with an exercise
