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You Asked: What’s the Best Way to Treat Plantar Fasciitis?
You Asked: What’s the Best Way to Treat Plantar Fasciitis? Often described as a throbbing pain that strikes the meat of the heel and radiates outward, plantar fasciitis is one of the most common foot conditions in the U.S. Roughly 2 million Americans suffer from it, and it can last anywhere from a few weeks to several months at a stretch. In some cases, it can even be a chronic
15 Reasons You Keep Waking Up At Night
Why Do I Keep Waking Up At Night? It's 2 a.m. and you're wide awake. Again. What's the deal? First of all, understand that waking up in the middle of the night is completely normal and part of our human DNA, says Jose Colon, MD, founder of Paradise Sleep and author of The Sleep Diet. "Nobody sleeps through the night," Colon says. In fact, he says even 4 to 6
10 Foods That Can Wreck Your Mood
How Foods Can Ruin Your Mood Food is a major part of our lives, but everything you're swigging, dipping, chomping down on, and sipping could be leading you straight into a funk. These days, Americans are eating a lot of Unhappy Meals. Everyday foods void of important nutrients, minerals, and healthy fats are also laden with jaw-dropping levels of sugar and dangerous fats that research has linked to depression. The
7 Essential Vitamins You Need After Age 40
Think of essential vitamins and nutrients as an army that will fight off age-related ailments. And the best way to build this army is by eating a healthy, well-rounded diet, says Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS. While it's always important to eat well, it becomes especially essential around age 40 because that's when the rules start to change, she says. "Your body probably isn't working the same way at 40-plus as it
11 Effective Solutions To Relieve Sciatica Pain
How To Relieve Sciatica? What is sciatica? Sciatica is leg pain caused by a pinched nerve in the lower back. Although the pangs begin in nerve roots located on either side of the lower spine, they then course through the sciatic nerve, which runs the length of each leg from the buttock down to the foot. The leg agony, called radiculopathy, "is often worse than the back pain," says William
How Often Should You Work Out? How many days per week is ideal?
You may be spending way too much time trying to get fit. It’s not that fitness isn’t worthwhile. Obviously, it is. The problem is that your strategy might not be the most efficient, anatomically speaking, so you may be working out for much longer than needed and getting a fraction of the desired results. These days, the universal fitness strategy is based on looking fit, which means it all comes
The One Move That Will Strengthen Your Hamstrings, Butt, And Lower Back
The One Move That Will Strengthen Your Hamstrings, Butt, And Lower Back By placing a ball between your calf and hamstrings on one leg and squeezing in, you’ll fire up and strengthen your hamstrings muscles. Lifting your leg will get your glutes and lower back in on the action. Plus, your position on all 4s will make you feel supported through your core as you tone those hams, buns, and
Unlocking the Secret: Stomach Massage for Constipation Relief
Can Stomach Massage Help Constipation? If you’re searching for stomach massage for constipation, you’re in the right place. A gentle abdominal routine called the ILU technique can nudge your gut’s natural rhythm, ease gas, and help things move. Below you’ll find clear steps, how much pressure to use, and when to skip it. Book An Appointment What is Constipation? Constipation
Does Massage Really Help Stress?
Chronic stress is a situation in which persistent stressors repeatedly trigger the fight or flight response. This leads to the prolonged elevation of stress hormones, especially cortisol and epinephrine, in the bloodstream. The problem with high cortisol is that it can cause the body to digest its own proteins which leads to decreased immunity, sleep disturbances, and an increase of substance P (related to the sensation of pain). After a threat has
How to Prevent a Concussion
How to Never Get a Concussion But What To Do If It Happens Have you ever had a concussion? Have you had a head injury from sports, a fall, or a car accident that caused you to lose consciousness, have a headache, be confused, have blurred vision, throw up, or lose your short-term memory? If so, you most likely had a concussion. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury and
