Category Archives: General Health

Do you experience painful pressure when you pee or ejaculate, or have a sense that you’ve got inflammation in your prostate? If you do, you may have a condition called prostatitis. Prostatitis is an inflamed prostate gland that can result from several causes. Sometimes it is due to a urinary tract infection, while other times, ...click here to read more

Everyone knows someone who must be lying about their age. After all, how can they look like that and have all that energy if they were as old as you? After about 35 or 40, I’d say “the real you” starts to show, and it will typically go one way or the other. Some will ...click here to read more

One health concern you may have never planned on was bladder control. It seems that in many, age brings along nearly uncontrollable urges to run to the bathroom and incontinence. It makes even a short walk around the block a significant challenge. And let’s be real, you have a lot more to do than walk ...click here to read more

In some parts of the country, the cold weather has hit hard, while in others, it’s a waiting game. And for those of you in hotter climates, please enjoy it! Cold temperatures can bring on a host of dangers, including slips, falls, and a host of other accidents. But one, in particular, may be even ...click here to read more

There’s a great chance you’ve taken anti-inflammatory medication at some point. Whether you needed some quick relief from a headache, allergic reaction, or joint pain, at one point or another, you’ve popped a pill or two. We all have. But if you’ve been taking a common doctor-prescribed anti-inflammatory, it might be messing with your metabolism ...click here to read more

Take a look at your hands, arms, and legs, and you can see them. They might be as clear as day. Yet while you pay attention to your skin, hair, and weight, you tend not to think about these. Heck, you probably think about your veins less than you do the things you can’t see—like ...click here to read more

Superfoods are healthy; there is no doubt about that. They get their name from the fact that they are extremely nutrient-dense and pack a significant antioxidant punch. But that doesn’t always mean they are “good” for you. For example, let’s take a look at acai berries, the superfood of the last four years or so. ...click here to read more

I’ll mark the day—November 9. I had gone out for a lovely brunch with my wife before stopping in at the pharmacy to pick up some toothpaste. When we walked through the door, it was like we’d entered Santa’s village. Christmas decorations, gift idea, chocolates, and, of course, Christmas carols. It’s quite possible we missed ...click here to read more

Maintaining muscle mass in middle age could be an effective way of warding off heart disease. According to new research published in the journal Epidemiology & Community Health, the amount of lean muscle mass that a healthy person has in middle age is linked to their future risk of cardiovascular health, at least in men. ...click here to read more

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re aware that weight influences several health conditions. High body weight is often associated with high cholesterol, inflammation, joint pain, and a number of other chronic illnesses. Of course, being liberated from the rock also means you’ve heard a million-and-one gurus promising quick and healthy fat loss. But ...click here to read more

I’m sure you heard all about it a few years ago: sugar taxes and bans were the talk of the country. A new study is showing just how well it worked. It appears that when people don’t have easy access to sugary drinks like sodas, fruit punch, and energy drinks, they don’t miss them—and it ...click here to read more

Living in a cold climate isn’t cheap. You’ve got to pay for heat and an entire wardrobe of thick, expensive clothing to keep you warm. But what you might not realize is that the cold and dark can also tax your health in a way that can prove quite costly. One of the keys to ...click here to read more

I used to lift weights really hard. Heavy weights, light weights, five-to-six days per week for years. I loved it. I got big and strong, and it was basically all I wanted to do with my time. Everyone at the gym knew me and I knew them. These days, however, things aren’t quite the same. ...click here to read more

If you enjoy your cup of coffee out in the sun each day, you could be doing your body a lot of good. Two new studies are showing that coffee and sunlight are big-time contributors to gut health. A “healthy gut” is determined by the bacterial populations (or flora, microbiota) that reside in the gut ...click here to read more