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Tips to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions Going Strong

New Year’s resolutions are a great way to focus on things that are most important to you, whether it is improving your health or overcoming a bad habit. Once you...

Alleviate Back Pain with these Stretches

It has been estimated that about 80% of the American population will experience back pain at some point in their lives. A sedentary lifestyle, poor posture, and compressive stresses acting...

Is a Colonoscopy Really Necessary?

Colon cancer is one of the major causes of cancer-related deaths in the US. The good news is it is one of the easiest cancers to cure if detected early....

Golf Swing Causing You Pain? – 7 Common Injuries linked to Golf

Golf is a sport that people of all age groups and skill levels can play, and as with any sport, injuries are a part of the game. The complex and...

Tips for Managing Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is any type of pain that lasts longer than 3-6 months. It is a serious problem that affects about 50 million Americans today. Reliance on opioids to solve...

5 Tips to Prevent Skin Cancer (Melanoma/Skin Cancer Prevention Month)

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the US. Every year, more than 5 million people are diagnosed with it. About 10% of skin cancers are melanomas,...

The Impact of Fitness on Your Health (National Physical Fitness Month)

According to the results of a large-scale research study, people who do not exercise have a 500% increased risk of death as compared to those who exercised regularly. Being unfit...

Health Issues that Affect More Men than Women (Men’s Health Month)

Did you know that most men die 5 years earlier than their wives; and most single men die at an earlier age than their married counterparts? The reasons men have...

How Travel Can Affect Your Digestive Health

One of the biggest challenges of travel is to maintain your healthy eating habits. Indulging in a plethora of exotic foods when traveling to new places may be a lot...