Just because conventional wisdom seems to get almost everything wrong when it comes to effective fitness, proper human nutrition, and preventing degenerative diseases, it doesn’t necessarily follow that all official recommendations and prescriptions are faulty. Cigarettes are bad for your health, for example, and drinking and driving actually do not mix.

Those are two obvious examples of conventional wisdom getting it right, and there are definitely a few others, but today, I’m mostly interested in the popular concept of good posture.

All you want to do is climb into bed, crawl under the covers, and make everything go away. The throbbing pain in your head, the searing light, the intense nausea. Make it all go away.

But you can’t. You’re having a migraine. And they never just “go away” by crawling under the covers.

Kidney stones (renal lithiasis) can be one of the most excruciatingly painful conditions you can experience. In the United States, about 10-15 percent of adults will be diagnosed with a kidney stone in their lifetime.

Roughly 1 million Americans develop kidney stones each year. Once you have had one kidney stone attack, your chance of recurrence is about 70 to 80 percent.

Life is peaceful, you’re having a good day then suddenly you feel a migraine coming on. Pain, pain and more pain! If you’ve ever had them before, you can empathize as to how unpleasant they can truly be.

Have you ever made the mistake of wandering outside on a sunny day without your protective clothing or sunscreen? Next thing you know, hours later, your skin is bright red and the next few days are spent in equal parts of pain and peeling. Sun means fun, but it also means sunburn.

Did you know there are a few simple nutrients that you can take to help you get rid of migraines for good?

If you or a loved one suffers from migraines, you know that most people pop a pill and sleep the pain away in a dark room.

And many of them deal with terrible side effects like hallucinations, weight gain, ulcers, seizures, confusion, dizziness, and nausea because they don’t know there are any safer alternatives.

But the good news is that you can take just three simple nutrients and find relief from migraines right away.

Dry, scratchy, and even painful! We all know that discomforting feeling of waking up with a sore throat. It may be a sign of a viral or bacterial infection, allergies, dry air, or the repercussion of overusing your voice. First things first, always rule out the possibility of strep throat, acid reflux disease, or other more serious medical conditions. Then it is time to seek relief.

In a previous post, we looked at some stretches and other physical measures that can be used to alleviate pain associated with tension-type headaches. In this post, we'll cover what can be done on the dietary front to address a common root cause of headaches.

We all know acetaminophen causes liver damage. Over a long period of time, though, right? Nothing to worry about if you're taking it for a brief time... 

Say, for a couple of weeks. No problem...right?

Wrong.

If you’re an athlete, you deal with muscle soreness. From ice packs to rub-on gels to over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications, drugstores offer a variety of options. Now there’s a new way to relieve activity-related inflammation that comes from a surprising source: a New Zealand shellfish. As studies on the oil of the New Zealand green-lipped mussel continue to show positive results, researchers suggest that it could change the way people train.