Are you one of the many people who have fibromyalgia, back pains, or other chronic musculoskeletal problems? Have you tried treating the pain with the usual steps such as exercise and anti-inflammatories, only to see no noticeable difference? Perhaps you might want to consider acupuncture as a pain reliever.
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A folk remedy for treating arthritis, back pain and rheumatism for 3,000 years in China, practitioners say that such pinpointed stings can repair damaged cells, stave off bacteria and ease inflammation.
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A woman need not necessarily be beautiful or successful only when she is thin. Another popular misconception is that miracle exercise devices or supplements can build body muscles or burn fat.
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The modern kid has been turned into a couch potato, attuned to television, computers and video games. Fitness has taken a back seat with these kids. Unlike the child of yesteryears who enjoyed outdoor games and activities, today’s children have very little or no physical or outdoor activity at all. Teaching young children the importance of fitness and proper nutritional practices as vital to maintaining health should be the motto of every discerning parent.
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Plastic surgery isn’t just for women anymore. Over the past few years there have been a growing number of men who are using liposuction and tummy tucks to have the body they’ve always wanted.
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Many women over forty are walking around revealing skin that begs to be covered, wearing clothing suited for their daughters, combing hair that cries for updating and applying lipstick beyond their lip line for that trendy “pouty” mouth.
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In four decades of research, Irv Binik has never had this much trouble finding subjects for a study. For more than a year, the psychology professor and his PhD student, Alina Kao, have been trying to gather enough subjects to conduct a study on post-menopausal genital pain. They’ve found only 40 women — fewer than half the usual number of respondents.
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High-tech treatment for infertilty has become outrageously profitable for Big Pharma. Unfortunately as a society we are marketed to believe that the only real solution comes from hugely invasive, expensive procedures such as IVF. Emotional chaos induced by hormone injections, the unknown longterm health risks of such intervention, and the huge expense are considered worth the price of having a child–because people are unaware of the alternatives, I believe.
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Black snakeroot, squaw root, rattle root, rattle weed, bugwort. Call it what you will, the herb most commonly known as black cohosh has been used to treat even more conditions than it has names.
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Body image is something that many of us struggle with throughout our lives. But as we age, we all feel a little uneasy about our reflection in the mirror. We respond differently to our bodies, our bodies respond differently to us, and how we perceive them changes.
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