Too Much Exercise May Boost Arthritis Risk

by | Jan 26, 2012 | 18 comments

Elite athletes may be doing their joints a disservice with their intense bouts of practice and competition, according to a report conducted by Swedish scientists at Lund University. In their research they found that athletes in hard-hitting sports such as football and...

Inflammation Key Driver for Osteoarthritis

by | Dec 27, 2011 | 0 comments

Scientists have known for decades that inflammation is the underlying cause of several types of arthritis, especially rheumatoid arthritis. However, Stanford University scientists recently found that inflammation also causes osteoarthritis –the most common form of...

Dropping Pounds Key to Preventing Knee Arthritis

by | Nov 28, 2011 | 3 comments

Research presented at this week’s American College of Rheumatology annual conference in Chicago notes that losing a moderate amount of weight can mean big pain relief to sufferers of knee arthritis. The study compared rates of knee arthritis in the 1990’s and the...

Is This the Only Cause Behind All Diseases?

by | Nov 26, 2011 | 28 comments

There are tiny little particles, smaller than our imagination can grasp that are running around your body with seemingly the only purpose of making you older and sick. Many leading health experts believe these tiny particles are the ONLY reason people age and die of...