There are many examples of when steroid injections might be used, including tendinitis, bursa, and joint arthritis.  Doctors have also used these types of injections to treat foot pain and in the lower back and hip. Advantages of using steroid injections include the fact that they are able to target very specific areas and work […]

It’s often a split-second decision. You’re in the produce aisle, and those organic apples on display look nice. You like theidea of organic — but they’re a few bucks extra. Ditto for the organic milk and meat. Do you splurge? Or do you ask yourself: What am I really getting from organic? Scientists have been […]

It seems we’re a nation of insomniacs. Nearly half of Americans suffer from at least occasional sleeplessness, and 22 percent experience it every (or almost every) night, according to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). But what if all it took to improve your zzz’s was a few changes in your eating habits? The definitely scientific answer […]

Our bodies can control over-heating through perspiration from sweat glands in the skin and from evaporation which produces a cooling effect. Blood is also routed into areas close to the surface of the skin where it can be cooled and then carried back to the interior of the body. Conversing in a cold environment, the […]

We all love massage, but how does it actually work? There are myriad massage techniques, as well as ways to receive it. Sometimes the massage therapist’s touch will be deep; other times, light. You may keep your clothes on and sit in a chair, or lay unclothed on a table underneath a sheet. The massage […]