A 50-year study of moose (those antlered animals, not the Loyal Order guys in funny

Imagine a pill that could stop chronic pain…cut stress…strengthen your immune system… and maybe even promote heart health. A pill with a safe track record going back thousands of years. And one that’s absolutely free.

The other day a new patient came to my office feeling like he was “coming down with something.” There was no fever or coughing… but he felt tired, stiff, and achy. He even told me he was taking four Advils a day – just to get by.

Here's how hilariously ineffective the FDA's new plan to combat painkiller abuse is: The agency couldn't even convince one of its own rubberstamp panels to rubberstamp it.

It can keep you up at night and often prevents you from doing the things you love. I’m talking about chronic pain—and if you are one of its victims, it never seems to release its grip on your life.

Q: I've been trying to research treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, but am just getting overwhelmed. Can you help steer me in the right direction?

If you're suffering from celiac disease, check your vitamins--because a new study shows that you could be missing more than the ability to enjoy gluten.

Safe, natural, and effective treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are hard to come by. That's why a recent study caught my eye. Scientists found that one common vitamin might help reduce inflammation and lighten the drug burden for RA patients. And for patients taking two, three, even four meds a day, that's a huge step in the right direction.

Joints are natural shock absorbers for the body and are cushioned by cartilage and supported by muscles, tendons and ligaments. In addition to osteoarthritis, the wear and tear of daily activity as well as injury, aging, obesity and repetitive motion places stress on joints and cause them to wear down. Often this results in joint pain. When joint pain occurs, nature offers several remedies, which can relieve and even eliminate such pain.

A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine maintains that back pain sufferers who received acupuncture or simulated acupuncture treatments responded better and experienced less pain than those receiving only conventional treatments.