Pain is an unpleasant sensation with varying degrees between mild and agony. Pain scales range from 1-10 and some scales have faces to help a person better define their discomfort.
And is further broken down into acute and chronic pain.
Everyone has experienced pain at some point in their life. Perhaps it has been merely from a needle prick for the...
You have just taken a bite out of your favorite chocolate bar, gooey gummy worm or that savory pie and you feel pain in your mouth… well, in your tooth or multiple teeth.
Uh-oh!
You instantly start to worry… you think it must be a cavity because that’s what you were told growing up. You wonder if you broke a tooth...
Restless Legs Syndrome, commonly referred to as RLS, is a health condition that causes unpleasant sensations in the legs. The scientific name is Willis-Ekbom Disease (WED).
It's considered a neurological sensory disorder with symptoms that are actually produced in the brain, not the limbs.
The sensations are commonly described as creeping, crawling, pulling, aching, throbbing, itching and even sometimes like electrical...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 40 million adults will suffer a headache in a given year. Headaches range in severity from mild to severe and can last minutes to hours to days.
The causes of headaches can be stress, eye strain, sinus pressure, emotional distress or even injury to the neck and/or back.
Headaches can also be...
The sun brings us light and heat and is essential for the growth of much of our food as well as healthy living.
We get about 90% of our Vitamin D from the sun which is a requirement for developing strong, healthy bones aiding in the absorption of Calcium, decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes type 2 and can...
Studies have been done for years that all say the same thing…there is a significant impact on both the quality and the quantity of sleep people get when they suffer from pain.
What researchers haven’t quite determined is if there are differences between acute and chronic pain and the location of the pain and if these have an impact on...
Four decades ago, carrying out certain healing procedures without making an incision on the body or employ the use of drugs was quite impossible.
But in 1967, Prof Andre Mestre applies in medical practice the physics behind Albert Einstein’s theory of Light Amplification through Stimulated Emission of Radiation or what we all know as LASER.
But this is only after Theodore...
Are you dealing with receding hairline? Or perhaps, you are noticing for the first time, an abnormally high volume of dislodged strands?
As you may well be aware, hair loss is often a traumatic experience – the shock of suffering spot baldness, a thinning scalp or even going completely bald is a devastating bitter pill – and could potentially act...
Coffee is an interesting thing to consider in relation to hunger, therefore a great thing to discuss and engage with. The main reason it is so interesting is that it can have two opposite effects depending on the person you ask…
Or even, for the same person! For instance, sometimes people say that drinking a coffee instead of eating a...
What is the difference between branded products and generic ones? Branded products sometimes get the bad rap as they cost considerably more, sometimes even double the price, versus the generic alternative.
On the other hand, some people claim that branded products are more effective and you get the quality assurance from big corporations.
But do they really work differently, when the...
Receding hairline is a nightmare. Now, throw in dandruff to the mix, and you have on your hands a cocktail for heart-wrenching, embarrassing ailment.
For most people, chronic loss of hair is a panic trigger, the horror of watching a handful of hair strands wash down the drain every time they wash it is unthinkable.
Now, imagine if this loss is...
Do you know how vital it is for you to consistently keep the air in your home clean and free of contaminants? Just because you cannot see air does not negate the fact that it cannot be unhygienic. Most of the time, air – especially indoors – are replete with odors, animal hair, dust particles, germs, pollen grains, viruses,...
The increasing rate of pollution in the air is alarming, making it almost impossible for people to breathe fresh air. And according to several studies, air pollution is a leading cause of heart and respiratory related ailments.
To curtail this dire situation, many people adopted varying strategies to purify the air around them, including wearing masks, remaining indoors, keeping their windows...
Most of the time when you hear the news about health, it is usually about skin cancer, vitamin D or various ailments that plague us every day. But what is not commonly heard on the news is that light has a significant impact on health, ranging from dermatology to mental health. There is a world of good about the...
Have you ever wondered what are the best vegetable and fruit juices for your skin? If you're looking for an easy way to gain a glowing skin, well, it's quite easy, in fact, you can actually drink your way to a glowing skin and that's what we're going to be doing here. Getting it is not as hard as...
People who lived in ancient times have always believed in the healing power of light as an intriguing source of treatment. Modern-day scientific discoveries have confirmed that light therapy can fight back signs of aging and also do wonders to the human skin.
The study led by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has opened up numerous possibilities for the...
Summer, as you would agree is one of the most exciting times of the year – the sunshine, warmth and blooming flowers lure us outside after the drape dull winter months.
It’s the perfect time of the year to make plans for outdoorsy activities which may include camping, vacation, picnics, swimming, barbeques, sunbathing at the beach and other summer events.
Summer’s...
You are here because clenching your teeth is becoming a source of embarrassment to you and you want to stop this. The truth is you are not into this alone. Studies have shown that nearly 3 billion people worldwide clench their teeth. But this doesn’t mean it is a normal thing. It is something you should not be proud of....
Searching the ancient records, there's only one plant described as the “plant of immortality” - Aloe Vera - because of its ability to rejuvenate the body processes so much that the Egyptians believe it can keep a man forever young.
Today many researchers have undertaken studies on this wonderful plant, and are literally surprised by the potent medicinal properties locked...
We learned from a young age to take care of ourselves; to maintain squeaky clean personal hygiene and of course, wash our hands when we touch gross objects and before eating.
The thing is this is a good practice and essential for healthy living; however, some individuals have over the course of their life become terribly obsessive with this seemingly...
