The introspective approach to health and fitness calls upon us to look inside ourselves for the ultimate guiding compass to point us in the right direction with regards to what we do to take care of our health and fitness. This introspective approach is largely meant to be an alternative to the reactive approach we’re …
There are a host of valid reasons why someone might want to use medical cannabis. With more than 100 cannabinoid compounds that have varying degrees of potential health benefits, the advantages of the plant are far broader than many people might assume. Many people are now into the swing of making their own, whatever way …
Knee replacement, or knee arthroplasty, is the substitution of a severely damaged knee joint with artificial prosthesis. Most often this kind of surgery is indicated to patients with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or traumatic joint injury. As a rule, knee arthroplasty is performed in patients over 50-60 years old. Nevertheless, adolescents with full-blown rheumatic pathology will …
If you have a surgery scheduled, whether you’ve known it’s coming for quite sometime or it’s something that has surprised you, it’s perfectly normal to be a little nervous about the procedure. We’ve all heard about things going wrong when someone was in surgery, from mistakes made by doctors to unforeseen circumstances that no one …
If you ask most people, they’ll tell you that they appreciate having an alcoholic drink every once in a while. It helps to relax them. It helps them feel like they are included in a celebration. It can be good in combination with a meal. But, there is a pretty strong line where a gentle …
You may think a lot about keeping your body healthy. You eat nutritional foods, you exercise and stretch at least a little bit. You try to avoid activities and habits that are bad for your body in general. But, there’s also something to be said for being smart about keeping your brain healthy. Without your …
We love our pets. We spoil them. We flaunt them with pride and manage their Instagram feeds with more care than our own. But is there more symbiosis going on in this relationship than we previously thought
One of the unhealthiest crazes of today is that which has us labelled as something of the YouTube Generation or the Viral Generation. Of the many cat videos I’ve also been guilty of watching, which lead to hours and hours on end spent watching related videos where a lot of nothingness is featured really, there …
Compared to men, women are more vulnerable to specific foot problems, the majority of which are the outcome of years of walking in high heels that squeeze the forefoot and tight-fitting shoes that cramp the toes. More than often, women suffer from ankle and arch issues, some of the most common ones are listed below, …
Are you wondering what popcorn lung is? This is nothing but a newly found disease which is also known as BO or Bronchiolitis Obliterans. Reportedly, this is a disease which causes wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath and there are few extreme cases, the progressive symptoms might even need the patient to opt for a …