9. Top Protein Picks
Animal foods, including meats, poultry, eggs, and dairy products, currently provide the bulk of Americans’ protein—and most people consume much more than they need from less healthy sources such as red...
View ArticleReduce Risk of Hip Injury with Exercise
Millions of people suffer from hip pain today. In fact, the hip is the second most commonly replaced joint, after knees. There are dozens of ways you can injure your hip. “Obesity, for instance, can...
View Article8. Herbs, Spices, and Chocolate
Nature’s best superfoods—fish, beans, nuts, seeds, whole grains, vegetables, and fruits—are even tastier and healthier when they’re paired with herbs and spices. There’s no need to cut out a pinch of...
View Article7. Fats
In the language of nutrition, “fat” is no longer a four-letter word: Research has shown that the type of fat you eat has a more significant impact on your health than the amount of fat you eat. In...
View Article1. An Introduction to Superfoods
The U.S. population is aging—the number of people over 65 will more than double in the next 40 years. At the same time, the costs of health care continue to grow. Naturally, many people are searching...
View ArticleSeptic Arthritis is a Medical Emergency
You are likely aware that harmful bacteria can cause a host of debilitating infections, but you may not know they also can infect your joints, potentially causing a condition called septic arthritis....
View ArticleRisk Factors for Knee Pain
The knee is the largest joint in the body and for many Americans, it’s not holding up very well. More than 600,000 knee replacements are performed every year in the U.S., and the demand is increasing....
View Article7. Looking Ahead
Coronary artery disease is responsible for the deaths of 370,000 Americans annually. Fortunately, exciting advancements have entered the scene to help diagnose, treat, and prevent CAD. One factor in...
View Article6. Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is a chronic obstructive airway disease in which the bronchi become damaged and collapse. Bronchial walls contain elastic and muscle fibers, which allow the bronchial tubes to expand and...
View Article2. Skin Health: Hydration and Nutrition
Before getting into specific foods and the nutrients they contain that promote healthy skin, let’s consider the importance of water—hydration—and the role it plays in skin health. Skin is the body’s...
View Article4. Skin Conditions: From Acne to Lupus
There are hundreds of noncancerous skin growths and conditions, and this chapter describes, in alphabetical order, 18 of the most common problems. An additional 18 are covered in Chapter 5. Most do not...
View Article5. Skin Conditions: Lyme Disease to Wrinkles
The skin conditions covered in this chapter begin with the increasingly common, tick bite-related Lyme disease and end with the fact-of-aging phenomenon called wrinkles. There are things you can do to...
View Article2. How Aging Affects the Eye
French philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ (1881–1955) once said, “Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven’t committed.” Your eyesight is part of that penalty, it...
View Article2. Risk Factors, Conditions, Triggers
There are risk factors that make some people more likely to have a stroke, and there are underlying causes and pre-existing conditions that could actually trigger a stroke. Sometimes, the line between...
View ArticleGetting to the Heart of Oral Health
When it comes to health care, the mouth is treated as if it exists in isolation from the rest of the body, even though numerous studies have shown that the two are inextricably linked. An estimated 70%...
View Article4. Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is chronic and inflammatory, but it differs from osteoarthritis (OA) in several ways. For example, RA is an autoimmune disease that attacks joints; in OA, the joints wear out....
View Article5. Gout and Pseudogout
Gout affects up to 8 million Americans, and occurs when sharp crystal-like deposits form in the joints. Similar deposits also characterize a condition called pseudogout; however, they are derived from...
View Article6. Other Types of Arthritis
hile you likely are familiar with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and gout, you may not be aware that there are 100 types of arthritis—and you may not know that some health conditions you...
View Article9. Exercise and Nutrition as Arthritis Treatment
According to the Arthritis Foundation, physical activity is the best non-drug treatment for improving pain and function in osteoarthritis (OA). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) note...
View ArticleGlossary
analgesic: Class of drugs that includes most painkillers. anesthesia: State of partial or complete loss of sensation and, sometimes, loss of consciousness. anesthetic: Drug that temporarily blocks...
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