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These days, collagen has become a highly touted superfood. People are putting it in their morning shakes and coffees, while others are making bone broth to use daily. Its potential benefits are all aimed at helping people look and feel younger. Collagen is essentially the glue that holds your body’s tissue together. It is a ...click here to read more

What is anti-aging? I mean, really. Is it about how you look on the outside or how you feel on the inside? It’s a bit of both. Healthy aging is about getting older without disease or disability. It’s about maintaining a high level of cognitive and physical function and actively engaging with life. Healthy aging, ...click here to read more

There is no denying the association between weight and joint pain. The heavier you are, the more pressure there is on your joints, particularly in the lower body. People with existing musculoskeletal disorders, like arthritis, feel it even worse. It’s a tricky relationship. There is plenty of data to suggest that moving more, which will ...click here to read more

When joint pain hits the hands, it makes the simplest things a major challenge. Changing the channel on the television, gripping a spoon, or simply sitting to relax can become impossible. Sometimes, pain in the fingers and hands takes hold. But for some, the grip is tight and recurring. If the pain is caused by ...click here to read more

If you’re not walking much because of joint pain in your hips and knees, it’s high-time for a change. A new study is showing that many people who suffer from osteoarthritis are not walking as far each day as they felt they could, and that could translate to a higher risk of premature death. Osteoarthritis ...click here to read more

All it takes is a quick look back at your day to illustrate how little you likely think about posture. The truth is that it’s just not something most people consider as they navigate their day or perform activities that are often taken for granted. But body position can play a major role in your ...click here to read more

Food choices can fight or promote inflammation. And although reaching for a pill may help quell a headache or arthritic flare-up, they won’t do the job in preventing heart disease, type-2 diabetes, or future flare-ups. To get those anti-inflammatory benefits, your best bet might be an anti-inflammatory diet. Chronic low-grade inflammation is associated with a ...click here to read more

Whether it comes from arthritis or another source, joint pain in the hands can be excruciating. The pain itself can be debilitating, while the condition can lead to weakness that makes it hard to perform necessary tasks like opening a jar. When joint pain affects the hands, it leads to pain and stiffness. Part of ...click here to read more

Changes in a woman’s body in the years around menopause could raise the risk for certain health problems. But new research shows that women who experience premature menopause are almost three times more likely to develop chronic health problems in their 60s compared to women who experience menopause in their early 50s. These health issues ...click here to read more

For the first time, researchers may have found the reason why heart medication causes muscle pain. This study from McMaster University in Canada believes they have found a mechanism explaining why some people who take drugs to lower their cholesterol develop sore, aching muscles. Joint pain, backaches, and other musculoskeletal complaints are some of the ...click here to read more

Whether or not you like the taste of curry, you can’t deny the popularity of turmeric in the health space. In recent years—or should I say centuries—the spice has been touted for its ability to reduce inflammation, promote immunity, and a host of other benefits. But are you really getting the most out of it? ...click here to read more

Among aging minorities, depression has now been linked to an increased risk of chronic health conditions. According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, more than 50 percent of Chinese-American senior immigrants that experience depression are likely to have an increased risk of disability and chronic health conditions. According ...click here to read more

In one of the most extensive and most detailed studies ever conducted, it was recently found that patients diagnosed with gout were more than twice as likely to develop chronic kidney disease compared to those without. The research, coming from the University of Limerick (UL), Ireland used data from more than 620,000 patients in the ...click here to read more

Some days, I’ve been standing at home working, and it feels like someone’s run by and thrown sand in my eyes. It hits out of nowhere, and it causes quite a bit of pain, tears, and even more frustration. Dry eyes become increasingly common as people age. It happens because you’re not producing enough tears ...click here to read more