Health Archive - Page 66 of 74

How to Brush Your Teeth Properly, Including Stopping Over-Brushing

Without even looking into your mouth, I’m going to wager a guess that you’re probably brushing too hard and unknowingly causing damage to your dentin and gums. As a country we are brushing too hard, ...

Use Breathwork Techniques to Boost Your Mental State

When you’re feeling particularly stressed and anxious, meditating is a terrific way of easing the mind and gaining some clarity. Of course, it’s not always practical — you can’t escape a heated meeting to go ...

Quitting Smoking Using Mind-Body Practices

Worldwide, tobacco use kills 7 million people each year, of which nearly 1 million are due to second-hand smoke. Smoking is also the leading cause of preventable illness and death according to the World Health ...

Egoscue: Can You Ease Pain with Postural Therapy?

Egoscue is a postural therapy designed to eliminate chronic pain without drugs or surgery. Founded by Pete Egoscue in 1978, the Egoscue Method focuses on a series of gentle stretches and exercises to correct misalignments ...

Psoriatic Arthritis + 7 Natural Ways to Relieve Symptoms

Psoriatic arthritis is one of the major complications that's associated with psoriasis, a relapsing inflammatory skin disease. An estimated 30 percent of people with psoriasis symptoms will go on to develop psoriatic arthritis, another type ...

Is Cracking Your Knuckles Bad for You?

Pop-pop-pop. For some people, cracking knuckles is oddly satisfying, while for others, the sound is enough to drive them up a wall. But whether or not you find the practice irritating, is cracking your knuckles ...

10-Pound Weight Gain: What Happens When You Put on 10 Pounds (It’s Not Good)

With an alarming obesity rate the affects well more than one-third of U.S. adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we’re all familiar with the dangers of obesity. (1) Large weight ...

Improve Hyperpigmentation: 5 Natural Skin Care Tips to Help

Your skin is a very complex organ and its appearance has the power to express a lot about your overall health. In fact, your skin is the biggest and heaviest organ of your entire body. ...

How to Manage Ankylosing Spondylitis Symptoms Naturally

Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis. The condition causes pain and stiffness in the back, and over time it can actually cause the bones in the spine (called the vertebrae) to fuse together. It ...

Pruritus Causes + 5 Natural Treatments for Itchy Skin

Pruritus, or skin itching, is a common skin problem associated with many different diseases — some of which only affect the skin and others that stem from underlying conditions affecting the whole body. Almost everyone ...