How Does a Tens Unit Work on Muscle Spasm- Pain comes from electroechemical impulses relaying the pain message. A TENS unit interrupts this pathway. T.E.N.S stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation. It is often used to treat low back pain and neck pain. Tens units use a low voltage electrical current to induce pain relief. Continue Reading Article
Neck Exercises- Learn effective neck stretches and strengthening exercises for the cervical spine
End Neck Pain by Improving Posture- How Proper Posture Improves Your Spine Relieving Nerve Pressure- How does posture have anything to do with neck pain?--Neck pain comes from pressure on the nerves. How does this happen?--Usually pressure from a misaligned neck spine. When your spine is misaligned (some call that subluxated) it does not move like it should and in turn creates inflammation in that area. Either out-of-alignment spinal vertebrae (spinal bones) put direst pressure on nerves or the inflammation, or built up degeneration causes the pressure. Continue Reading Article
How to Reduce the Chances of Getting A Stiff Neck- A Stiff Neck.... Horrible especially when you wake up in the morning and realize that it is going to be one painful day. You are stiff, your neck hurts, you cannot turn your head, even brushing your teeth hurts. We get questions about how to treat a stiff neck all the time. Continue Reading Article
How To Avoid Neck Pain While Doing Abs- If you do your Abdominal crunches correctly with proper form, there is no reason to suffer from neck pain or sore neck. One of the biggest mistakes that people make is that involve there neck muscles while doing these exercises- that is a NO-NO. Bringing your head and neck forward puts unnecessary pressure on the neck and it is not healthy. So when you do your abdominal crunch look at the ceiling.Continue Reading Article
Every Saturday morning I drive over to our local farmers market. To say that something surprises me every time is an understatement. Last week, our farmers market was selling cannabis brownies, touting their benefits on big poster boards. That was eye popping for me.
Fresh Turmeric Root at Our Local Farmers Market
Then today a pleasant surprise, as I was checking out the ginger. Fresh turmeric root was on display. 4.99/lb. WOW. I overhead two of the guys who run the farmers market saying " this is the first time we have carried this- I don't even know what it is". Neither of them knew what it was or what is was used for. Well I could have given them an earful, but it was Saturday morning and I need to get home to have my coffee and relax. So I bought 1/3rd of a pound and put two turmeric roots in our morning juice.
People assume that turmeric a yellow powder that gives indian food its glow in the dark yellow color. Sure that is ONE use. But turmeric is much more powerful and a force to be reckoned with.
What are the Benefits of this Superfood we call Turmeric?
Turmeric is a natural anti-inflammatory and a powerful antioxidant.It has potent anti-microbial properties. It has anti-cancer properties and wound healing properties. It protects skin health, and regulates immune responses. It protects us neurologically and benefits brain health. It protects our heart. Turmeric works as a detoxifying agent and protects from heavy metal, carcinogen and drug induced toxicity. It also supports both male and female reproductive health. It is great for oral and dental hygiene. It has pain relieving effect. It benefits in metabolic diseases like diabetes, metabolic syndrome etc. Finally it preserves bone health and protects from arthritis and osteoporosis.
Here is a berry you may not have heard of. It's called Juniper Berry. Juniper berries have anti septic properties. They aid in removing waste, and acidic toxins in the body. They stimulate fighting action against bacterial and yeast infections. Juniper berries are also a natural diuretic that can help to eliminate excess water retention which can help with losing weight. Finally, they are also used to treat urinary traction, bladder, kidney and prostate infections naturally.
A new report out last month outlined certain foods that may help decrease pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Ginger has phenolics that have therapeutic properties to help RA patietns
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) causes inflammation in the joints of patients - it is chronic and autoimmune disorder that affects about 1% of the population. RA patients often exhibit symptoms such as such as pain, joint stiffness, joint swelling, tenderness and associated disability with disease progression.
Kaempferol, an important phytochemical found in grapefruits, can bring down the level of inflammatory enzymes
According to a new report in the Frontiers of Nutrition, these foods scientifically appear to decrease inflammation and reduce pain:
A new study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry found that a Cocoa Compound may delay or even prevent diabetes. This new animal study suggests that the anti oxidants found in cocoa powder may help slow diabetes progression. The study showed that cocoa contains certain compounds that can aid the body release more insulin and respond to increased blood blood sugar more effectively.
In the study, researchers found that when rats consumed a high content fat diet that included a cocoa flavanol called catechin, their bodies were better able to control their blood sugar levels. It's believed that the beta cells which produce insulin are particularly sensitive to oxidative stress and the consumption of catechin helps to protect such cells.
Blood sugar levels are better controlled with the consumption of catechin, a compound found in cocoa
A study co-author, Dr. Andrew Neilson mentioned , “These results will help us get closer to using these compounds more effectively in foods or supplements to maintain normal blood glucose control and potentially even delay or prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes.”
Personally, I am a big fan of chocolate. Unfortunately, much of the chocolate consumed these days is heavily laden with sugar and artificial ingredients. Check your ingredient levels and the amounts of sugar when consuming chocolate. Remember in this study its the compound found in cocoa that helps to control blood sugar levels. I think it is important to choose to eat foods with cocoa carefully.
Source: Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, August 2017