Wellness

Exercise is hard enough without 50 different toxins in your lungs It’s no wonder you don’t find many smokers running marathons. But the truth is, exercise is a great way to help you quit smoking. Exercise works because it [...]

Diabetes is a condition where the body can’t make insulin, or can’t use it well. Insulin is a hormone that helps our bodies get energy from the glucose in the food we eat. Without it, glucose levels in [...]

What is pre-diabetes? Pre-diabetes means your blood sugar level is higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes. However, without intervention, pre-diabetes can become type 2 diabetes in 10 years or less. [...]

Your vision can be damaged or lost without treatment There are about 29 million people who have diabetes in the U.S. today. If your doctor has told you that you have diabetes, you’re one of the 21 million [...]

The 2017-2018 flu season was one of the most deadly in four decades, resulting in approximately 80.000 deaths. And, the Center for Disease Control reported that 183 children died from the flu. Newborns and children up to 5 [...]

Food Choices to Help Ease Arthritis Pain Many people claim that certain foods can reduce pain and joint inflammation. Growing evidence suggests that following a healthy diet and adding specific foods and spices could help. Foods to Try Broccoli, [...]

At some point, most of us will suffer from back pain. It can happen because of something as small as sleeping in a strange position. Or, it can be from something more serious like an accident or injury. With [...]

Opioids are a type of drug used to reduce pain. For cancer patients and others living with chronic pain, they can be helpful. But it is dangerously easy for a person to become dependent on opioids, without ever meaning [...]