General Health
Alternatives to Pain Medicines
There are alternatives to using over-the-counter and prescription drugs. There are many different herbs and spices that are used as anti-inflammatory agents and to help reduce pain. Recently, a lot of media coverage has focused on the withdrawal and...
New Inpatient Pain Program Aims to Return Patients to Work in Two Weeks
Using a multidisciplinary approach increases the chance of identifying the source of pain at its root and then developing a treatment plan from the very beginning that has the greatest potential of lessening pain and returning the patient to as norm...
Regular and moderate wine drinking
Although wine may be the oldest remedy and prophylactic still in use, there was an entire generation of medical professionals, especially in America, that obtained their medical education during the historical period known as Prohibition. Medical te...
Folic Acid in Food
Our food contains all the essential vitamins, nutrients and energy our bodies require in addition to sunlight and air. Amazing that something we take for granted can contain dozens of different molecules utilized by the human body. Often it tastes p...
Sinusitis and Biofilms- An Introduction- Part 2
Properties of Biofilms As mentioned, the scum layer produced by the biofilms seems to form a sort of protective barrier for the bacteria and other microorganisms it encases. The literature states that the bacteria in biofilms can be up to 500-1000 t...
How Much Are You Paying for Stress in Your Life?
Do you realize how much you are paying for stress in your life? We are so used to everyday stresses that we often do not realize just how much our stresses are costing us. Often we pay in the form of bodily pains, sleeplessness and anxiety. We have...
Sinusitis and Biofilms- An Introduction- Part 1
Why is it that some sinusitis sufferers do not respond to normal treatments, medications and surgical procedures and continue to come down with sinus infections regardless of the treatment they have been given? One answer to this question appears to...
You Need Food High in Fiber for Constipation Relief
Food high in fiber is found in fruits, vegetables and grains. It is the complex fiber structure that gives produce and grains their shape and keeps them from falling apart. Fiber is a subclass of carbohydrates. It consists mostly of cellulose, ligni...
One Cause of Constipation: Bad Bacteria
Bad bacteria in the colon are one of the worst conditions that could exist in your body. Yet few people are aware that this is something to be concern about. Not only is bad bacteria one cause of constipation, it is also a source of toxic matter tha...