Health Viewpoints Follow the series “Easy Exercises to Combat Chronic Pain” here. In this series, occupational therapist Kevin Shelley focuses on common issues associated with chronic pain and simple exercises to strengthen weak muscles and enhance joint mobility, with the goal of helping you become pain-free. Your ankles and surrounding muscles absorb a lot of force…
Chronic Ankle Pain: Often Caused by Weak Ankles, 5 Exercises to Strengthen and Prevent Injury
Malaria in the News or Fear-Based Nonsense?
Health Viewpoints On June 26, the CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] issued a health advisory when Texas and Florida reported cases of malaria. The five diagnoses—one in Texas and four in Florida—quickly made headlines, with CDC officials reporting that these are the first cases of malaria to originate inside the United States since 2003. The…
Affordable Diabetes Drug Reduces Long-COVID Risk by 41 Percent: Study
Is there a way to prevent long COVID? A new study in the United States found that taking metformin, an affordable first-line Type 2 diabetes drug, shortly after diagnosis of COVID-19 can reduce the risk of developing long COVID by about 41 percent. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Minnesota, and…
The Essential Guide to Colorectal Cancer: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, and Natural Approaches
Colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer in both men and women in the United States. While overall incidence rates seem to be dropping, rates in people under 50 have increased by 1 to 2 percent yearly since the mid-1990s. In addition, colorectal cancer is responsible for the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths when…
How Did the Medical System Lose Its Credibility and the Public’s Confidence?
Health Viewpoints Gallup’s recent poll on the public’s confidence in major institutions saw the most significant decline in confidence over the last two years in the presidency and the medical system. Only one-third of Americans now have a “great deal/fair amount of confidence” in the medical system and only one-quarter in the presidency. Yet the medical…
Popular Diabetes Drugs Used for Weight Loss Under Investigation for Suicide Risk
The European Union’s drug regulator is probing a possible link between diabetes drugs, popular for weight loss, and suicidal thoughts. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is assessing 150 reports of possible cases of self-injury among people taking a class of medications called GLP-1 agonists, which play a role in regulating metabolism and hunger. The EMA…
Continued Lies About Gene Therapy Jab
While investigating the potential for variations in side effects from one batch of shots to another, these authors made a stunning discovery: 30 percent of the total doses given that year in this country had zero side effects—something that only happens when a placebo is used. Did the regulators know? STORY AT-A-GLANCE Since mRNA shots…
Anemia Linked to Heart Diseases, Beware of Certain OTC Drugs and Other Risks
Anemia and heart disease may be more closely related than previously thought. Recent research has uncovered a concerning link between anemia and cardiovascular diseases such as atrial fibrillation (AFib), a type of arrhythmia, and heart failure, which occurs when the heart fails to pump sufficient blood to meet the body’s demands. “Since the job of the heart is to…
Miraculous Moxibustion: Lowers Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure, Prevents Stroke and Even Removes Spots
Moxibustion, an ancient and miraculous traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy, uses ignited moxa (dried mugwort) to warm and stimulate specific acupoints to treat disease and maintain overall health. Moxibustion has long been used to prevent stroke, lower blood sugar and blood pressure, and even remove warts and age spots without leaving scars. Is there any…
At Home on the Road
Summer is RV season, when RVs (recreational vehicles) function like magic carpets, taking the occupants wherever they want to go. Even better, depending on the type and size of RV chosen, it isn’t always necessary to give up many of the comforts of home. Van-based campers are perfect for spontaneous adventures for solo travelers, couples,…
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