Gout and Gender Risk – Weird Connection

Gout and Gender Risk – Weird Connection

by | Oct 4, 2019

Gout typically affects more men than women; a lot more. In fact, women make up only 5.1 percent of American gout sufferers, and any time a researcher stumbles across a difference of that magnitude, it makes them wonder what caused it. In this case they wondered if...
Arthritis Reversed With This Common Oil

Arthritis Reversed With This Common Oil

by | Sep 13, 2019

Arthritis sufferer’s number in the millions, so anything that helps them to reduce the pain of this debilitating condition is always welcome. A recent study from Sweden may now have found something that does that. Researchers found that a commonly available oil could...
Which is Better, Red or White?

Which is Better, Red or White?

by | Jul 27, 2019

Anyone will tell you that if you are going to eat meat, then it’s better to choose white over red, because red meat is well-known for polluting your body with bad cholesterol. The likes of chicken and turkey are much better for you, it’s common knowledge,...
Arthritis Caused by this Destructive Emotion

Arthritis Caused by this Destructive Emotion

by | Jun 29, 2019

There are plenty of studies that show how depression contributes to poor health in elderly people. Emotions can have powerful effects on the physical body, as seen in cases where spouses die within days of each other. Depression can be destructive, and it seems like...
Common Meds that Spike Your Blood Pressure

Common Meds that Spike Your Blood Pressure

by | Jun 26, 2019

Pain is a known cause of high blood pressure. The body responds to long-term pain the same way that it responds to sudden injury: it raises your blood pressure. So, it doesn’t help when the meds you’re taking for the pain cause your blood pressure to spike as well....
This Type of Arthritis is No Barrier to Physical Exercise

This Type of Arthritis is No Barrier to Physical Exercise

by | Jun 20, 2019

Knee arthritis is no fun. It makes walking, bending and straightening more painful, sometimes to the point where sufferers simply stop moving around. Luckily, a new study in the journal Arthritis Care & Research shows that we shouldn’t necessarily hang up our...