Yearly Archives: 2011

For many people, eating out is something they do to relax and socialize. You don’t have to give this up when you are on a low-sodium diet, but it is important to be more careful about what you order in a restaurant. Sodium is not just in table salt. You can also find it in […]READ MORE

I don’t have time to work out. My kids have activities in the evenings. That’s the only time I get to see my husband. These are all legitimate reasons that stop us from getting to the gym. But what happens when we stop taking care of our bodies? What happens when we don’t make our […]READ MORE

Misleading as the name may be, tennis players are not the only people to suffer from tennis elbow. The condition is most often caused by overuse of the forearm muscles using a repeated twisting motion, and these movements are common to various jobs such as carpentry or plumbing, and many daily activities such as yard […]READ MORE

So there I am, standing in front of the fridge with the doors open. I’m hungry. But there’s no Greek yogurt. I’m out of salad. And I already ate last night’s quinoa. I turn to the pantry. No almonds. No bananas to save me. Just a bag of salty pretzels. This is where it gets […]READ MORE

Dupuytren’s disease is  an abnormal thickening of tissues in the palm that can change how your hand looks and may make it hard or impossible to use one or more of your fingers. The disease causes tissue under the skin of the palm of the hand to thicken and shorten. This can pull and bend […]READ MORE

Tired of egg-white omelets? Are egg substitutes not all they’re cracked up to be? Here’s some news to crow about. It’s OK to eat eggs – as long as you’re healthy and you only eat one a day. If you meet those standards, eating an egg should not elevate your blood cholesterol level nor put […]READ MORE

People with diabetes often have high blood sugar levels. Over time, high blood sugar levels can damage nerves throughout your body resulting in a condition called diabetic neuropathy, or diabetic nerve disease. Patients with higher blood sugar levels, patients who are older or have had diabetes longer, and diabetics who drink too much alcohol are […]READ MORE

Losing weight on a reality show that’s shown to millions of viewers for weeks is only temporarily different from the rest of America trying to get healthy at home. For now, they’re isolated from junk food. They get to have personal trainers and registered dietitians tell them what to do in the gym and in […]READ MORE

Spring sports season is here, folks! And with it comes outdoor practice, the thrill of competition, and all the locker room team bonding you’ve been waiting for all winter. Unfortunately, it’s also the season for a ripe affliction known as athlete’s foot. Athlete’s foot is easily spread fungus that you can get by touching the […]READ MORE

Treatment for fibromyalgia focuses on breaking the cycle of pain and decreased physical activity due to flare-ups. Home treatments, especially exercise and improving sleep, are usually the most critical methods of coping with the symptoms and pain from fibromyalgia. Regular exercise will help strengthen your muscles, thereby increasing blood flow to the muscles, promoting healing, […]READ MORE