The adult human skeleton is made up of 206 bones. Bones, though hard, are actually living tissue. This means there are things we can do to maintain the health of our bones and things that can damage them. Osteoporosis is a progressive condition that affects the bones....
Dehydration occurs when your body is losing more fluid than it’s taking in. This loss of fluid means your body doesn’t have enough water and other fluids to carry out normal functions. In order to replace those fluids, you need to drink plenty of water every day. In...
Believe it or not, there are roughly 100 trillion bacteria living inside your digestive system right now. That’s the same as the number of stars that exist in the largest galaxy in the universe! Some of this is “bad bacteria” and some of it is “good bacteria,” but it...
Preventing Chronic Disease With Simple Nutrition Changes We all want to be our healthiest selves and, if possible, prevent chronic diseases from developing at some point in our lives. The prospect of living healthier is attractive, of course, but it can be...
The National Geographic Society has recently published some shocking findings: they’ve located regions in the world where the “World’s Healthiest People” live long into their nineties, and many into their hundreds. These areas have been coined “Blue Zones,” where...
Back pain can happen to anyone. People who stand on their feet all day might find they have back pain. Athletes and folks who work out regularly might lift something the wrong way and hurt their back. A car accident could injure your spine. Sometimes, you just can’t...
