3 Points on Better Posture to Fight Carpal Tunnel
The human body is a well-integrated machine. If one gear is out of alignment, the engine won’t be able to carry the body for as many miles. We hear about carpal tunnel prevention as well as preventing back pain all the time. But we rarely connect the two. Good posture is a critical element of […]
Chocolate as a Pain-Reliever: How to Use it Right
Chocolate’s been gaining major traction the last few years as a major aid in health. Contrary to what our good-parenting instincts (and Halloween guilt) might tell us, Chocolate apparently has a number of tremendous benefits as so long as you don’t go overboard (i.e., don’t have chocolate products with tons of trans fats!). What are […]
Laughter Therapy in the Fight against Depression
As mentioned in Part I, laughter produces endorphins, much like exercise. Endorphins function as painkillers, giving you the ability to push through grueling exercise sessions. They can lead to feelings of euphoria and mimic opiates. They serve the same function as drugs like codeine and morphine, reducing pain and stress. As we mentioned, they’re produced […]
Laughing: Good for the Soul?
It would be redundant to talk about laughter’s psychological power. laughter may be the best medicine indeed when feeling depressed or bored. It wakes us up. It gets us going. It gets us smiling. Now, is it a form of exercise? Exercise certainly is renown for changing our moods for the better. But will the […]
Mocha for the Aches? Coffee as a Pain-Reliever
Caffeine isn’t intuitively a pain-reliever. Some people see it as something that will get you high-strung. It drives you through stressful situations, but other than that could cause problems. Not so, say the good scientists, at least the ones at National Institute of Occupational Health and Oslo University Hospital in Norway. In a brief study recently […]
Myths about Exercising when ‘Knocked-Up’
Erica Ziel is a motivated woman. She is the creator of the Knocked-Up Fitness series of exercise DVDs for pregnant women. She was recently featured in the New York Times where she had a few choice comments about myths and perceptions about how to go about staying in shape when expecting. The aptly named Ziel […]
I’m Pregnant and Want to Work My Abs. What to Do?
A lot of women are determined to stay in shape when they’re with child. It’s definitely the right attitude and can certainly benefit unborn kids. But there’s one set of exercises that you can worry less about: abdominals. There are a lot of myths that seem to be intuitively true. We learn pretty often we […]
Arthritis at 20? Runners and Athletes Can Change their Routine
Arthritis is something we usually associate with the late 30s – at the earliest. But maybe because of hte proliferation in IT and high-tech jobs, the symptoms are showing up much earlier. It can come as a shock that arthritis might manifest so suddenly, but 20-somethings who’ve experienced any of these symptoms would be quick […]
Getting Rid of the Muscle Knots in Your Back: The Easy Solution
Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of awkward, finely placed knots in tights spots on my back. I’ve been dealing with one for over a month now, and my PT-sister-in-law isn’t always around to help me ‘untie’ by problems. What are they? Muscle knots are also called trigger points. This is important in general, especially […]
Could You Have Adult ADD? Might It Affect Your Relationships?
The idea’s been out there for years but adults are still ignorant to the possibility that they, even fully grown, are prone to a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). The condition is normally associated with children, so much so that web searches will instantly return results about the suitability of such a wide diagnosis […]