Are you one of those people who dreads dental visits? Many people put off seeing the dentist, sometimes until pain finally forces them to have a cavity drilled and filled. Cavities dig deep. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 25% of all youngsters between ages two and five show signs...
Author: Jordan Ray (Jordan Ray)
Pain, Pain Go Away Part 1
As recent stories about the extent of the opioid crisis in the United States make clear, Americans are in a world of hurt. (A recent government study found that approximately one in five US adults suffers from chronic pain). For 8% of the population, that pain is so severe it interferes with their ability to...
Aquatic Calcium Part 2
Calcium’s effects on PMS can be partially explained by how it interacts with different hormones; this hormonal activity also accounts for the link between calcium and weight control. Research has associated calcium intake with less fat being deposited in the abdomen, the “belly fat” that harms health (Obesity 3/4/10 online). Women with higher calcium intakes...
Aquatic Calcium Part 1
As the body’s most abundant mineral, calcium has long been popular with people concerned about their health—especially women who want to avoid the painful fractures associated with osteoporosis. What’s more, research into other health benefits, including blood pressure regulation, has kept calcium in the public eye. Calcium comes in different forms, some of which the...
Ethical Keto Part 2
Other MCT Advantages Researchers have found additional reasons to make MCT oil a part of your diet. For one thing, ketones provide ready fuel for brain cells. This has led scientists to study whether MCT may play a role in promoting brain health. Results have been promising: In one study, published in the journal Neuroscience...
Ethical Keto Part 1
As many followers of keto and other low-carb diets can tell you, getting yourself into ketosis—that state in which your body has stopped using carbs for energy and has started burning fat—can be a challenge. Throw in hunger pangs and fatigue from busy schedules, and some folks may be ready to call it quits. One...
Pumping Iron Part 2
Women are more prone to iron deficiency than men for a variety of reasons. According to the federal Office on Women’s Health, up to 5% of women in their childbearing years develop anemia due to heavy menstrual periods; those who are pregnant can become low in iron because of the growing child’s needs. And while...
Pumping Iron Part 1
Everyone has days when they can’t stop yawning. However, ongoing fatigue is more than just feeling tired now and again. Fatigue is the kind of weariness that leads to lapses in concentration, a tendency to withdraw socially and an overall inability to keep up. This often leads people to look for help; researchers say that...
The Ignored Organ
Unlike the heart, which can produce alarming signs such as severe chest pain when it malfunctions, the liver—which serves as the body’s chemical processing station—is the strong, silent type. Liver disorders may result in little discomfort until severe damage occurs and even then symptoms, which can include fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite and nausea,...
“Fragile” Men Part 2
Risk and Reduction In addition to being brought on by advancing age and lower testosterone levels, osteoporosis can develop as the result of small stature, smoking, excessive alcohol intake, gastric cancer, HIV infection, celiac disease, various medications (including aluminum-containing antacids) and growth hormone deficiency. In an effort to find a quick risk evaluation tool, Angela...