Most people with chronic illness, such as autoimmunity, put up a brave front. Sometimes, that makes the people around us think we’re not all that sick. That’s likely why we’re often misunderstood. The problem with chronic illness is that it doesn’t always show. There are good days and bad. When you see someone on …
This new report indicates that patients being told to rest should be obsolete and physicians should encourage exercise for cancer patients.
The new report has noted that around 1.6 million survivors could be at risk for serious ill health and in some instances a recurrence of cancer due to having an inactive lifestyle.
The charity …
New information presented at the Annual AACR Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference in Philadelphia, PA, stated that phytoestrogens found in soy may modify or reduce the risk of some forms of breast cancer.
Study on Soy Isoflavones and Breast Cancer
Ann Weaver of the University of Buffalo and colleagues evaluated the dietary intake of …
Most southerners agree, watermelon is a summertime staple for any pool party or 4th of July gathering. But, aside from simply tasting great, watermelon is a potent natural source for antioxidants.
Functions of Antioxidant
What is the function of an antioxidant? “Oxidation” is a chemical reaction that transfers electrons between cells. These reactions are necessary …
Every five seconds, someone in the United States is diagnosed with diabetes. Paula never thought she would be one of them, but she is.
Coming home from the doctor, Paula is armed with pamphlets and literature, and lists of things to do and not to do. But, she’s scared and confused. There are so many …
Inflammation with aging is common. Prior to menopause, most women experience little inflammation unless there is some primary disorder that causes inflammation to occur. If you are a woman that lives with inflammatory-based disease, and you are about to approach menopause, it may be prudent to consider estrogen therapy as a way to keep age-related …
A new study has demonstrated that Crestor, one of several “statin” drugs on the market, effects a 50% reduction in the risk of heart attack for people who exhibit signs of inflammation in their arteries.
The connection between inflammation and symptomatic coronary artery disease is not new. In the mid-1990’s, researchers discovered evidence of inflammation …
You have a chronic medical condition. Perhaps it is rheumatoid arthritis; perhaps it is manic depression; perhaps it is ulcerative colitis. You are faced with a monumental question: “Do I tell my employer?”
It is certainly a question that can cause a dilemma. One problem is that our medical conditions wax and wane. One day …
Long known to radically increase the threat of particular chronic health situations later in life, childhood obesity also has severe and direct health consequences, according to a recent study published in Academic Pediatrics and conducted by researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Obesity or fatness is normally considered as a condition associated to …
Medication plays a huge part in reducing the physical pain associated with arthritis but does very little for the emotional and social impacts of the disease. Formal physical therapy may be ordered for certain cases but people with arthritis are told that some level of physical activity is needed to maintain mobility and flexibility.
Arthritis …
