Many women can’t imagine giving up their high heels. In fact it’s estimated that despite suffering from painful bunions, corns and calluses 62 percent of American women continue to squeeze their feet into them. But the truth is, the price you’re paying to get that desired look is awfully steep, ... Read More ›
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UPDATED:June 2, 2016
Excruciating joint pain linked to common diabetes drugs
If you’ve got diabetes, chances are you’re all too familiar with chronic pain. Diabetics are often forced to battle belly pain, back pain and, of course, the kind of leg and foot pain that can make it feel as if you’re being stabbed with hot pokers. Now, to add insult to injury, diabetics are ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
Natural Relief for Back Pain
So you've tried everything and still can't get any relief for your back pain. That's the story I hear nearly every day. And if you're like most of my first-time patients, "everything" includes a whole lot of drugs and injections... but none of the real natural solutions that have proven to work ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
How Back Pain Could Give You Cancer
One minute, you're battling back pain... the next, you're fighting off cancer. When it rains, it pours, right? But this isn't just some run of freakishly bad luck -- because the treatment that was supposed to FIX your back may have actually CAUSED your cancer! A new look at the data on spinal ... Read More ›
UPDATED:August 25, 2016
Using acupuncture for chronic pain relief
Let's be real here. Dealing with frequent chronic low back pain can be distressing for both the patient and doctor. Conventional pain-relief treatment options tend to be ineffective and limited, which is why so many sufferers now seek help from licensed acupuncturists, who provide safe, quick, ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
I Almost Fell Over Backwards…
"This is a cananga flower..." Westi picked one off of the small tree behind his shop. "That looks like ilang-ilang (ylang-ylang)." "Yes. It is from the same tree family. Smell... it's very fragrant." I took some of the yellowish green petals from Westi. "That's beautiful." "The ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 8, 2016
How Does Prolotherapy Relieve Pain?
Dr. Marc Darrow describes exactly what prolotherapy and how it can be used to relieve pain anywhere in the body...ranging from headaches...to back pain...to foot pain. He explains how it may be a better option and offer more pain relief than many traditional surgeries.Embed video: ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 8, 2016
Is ‘Blood Stagnation’ Making You Ill?
We all know that blood circulates in our bodies. But what you may not know is that aside from being a vital nutrient substance blood can also be a cause of pain in the body. One of the ways blood causes pain is when it becomes "stagnant." That is, locations where blood becomes "static" (e.g., ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
Release Your Mind to Relieve Your Pain!
There are more causes for pain other than physical injury, as you well know. Why is it that despite high-tech surgeries and low-tech massage, weekly handfuls of pain killers and structured physical therapy routines, people are still suffering? Their pain continues... The answer may well be found ... Read More ›
UPDATED:August 24, 2016
The African Bushmen secret to relieving back pain
If you suffer from back pain, your doctor is going to pull out his pad and write you a prescription. Is that drug going to ease your pain? It might. But it is likely to produce a host of harmful side effects, with addiction at the top of the list. There's a better option: a Bushmen medicine ... Read More ›
