Photo: Ruben A.Navarrete Looking back on this past year, are you happy with your health? Are you as healthy as you should be or want to be? Are you physically doing all you hoped and expected at your age? You cannot change everything about your health. You cannot control if you get cancer or are …
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Knee Pain From Jogging
IT Band and Knee Pain: If your pain is in the lateral or outer part of the knee (not the front nor within the joint) and feels muscular, then it may be coming from your IT Band. In this case, here are your guidelines for jogging. 1. Warm up for 5 minutes (fast walk, bike, …
Best Book for Self-Treatment of Painful Joints
Do you have joint pain that you cannot afford much medical treatment for? Robin McKenzie, a world-famous Physical Therapist and bestselling author, wrote a series of books about self-treating pain in various joints. I would highly recommend any of these if you have pain but cannot afford much therapy or other treatments. Treat Your Own …
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Knee To Chest Back Exercise: Yay or Nay?
Lying on your back and bringing your knees toward your chest is NOT the best stretch for your back nor is it even beneficial. While it is common to do these types of back stretches, they are generally not good for your back because you are forcing your spine into a flexed position that it …
Do I Need To Lose Weight? Women, Weight Loss and Skinny America
American culture is obsessed with women being skinny; almost every Hollywood actress is super thin. So why should you diet or exercise? Simply to lose weight and to become thin like the girls on TV? Should You Lose Weight? There are so many reasons to exercise and eat right other than to get down to …
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Reading Position That Decreases Back Pain
Photo: Rachel Sian Do you read every night before going to bed? Next time you do, lie on your tummy and prop up onto your forearms as you read. This is an ideal position because it arches your back, which is a very healthy movement that most of us rarely do. Our backs do a …
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Why All Women Should Take A Self-Defense Class
For your own safety, I strongly urge you to sign up for a self-defense class immediately. There is nothing more important for women to know than how to defend themselves against rapists. I recently took my first self-defense class, and I highly recommend that all women do the same. Your only protection against attack is …
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Pain in Achilles Tendon: How To Treat
Symptoms of Achilles Tendinitis: 1. Pain in the Achilles tendon. 2. Pain with walking when you first wake up in the morning. 3. Pain with aggravating activities or sports, especially if they involve running. 4. May progress to pain even with usual daily activities, such as walking. 5. Decreased pain when you are resting. Causes …
Why Sleeping In Fetal Position Is Bad For Your Back
Fetal Position: Does It Cause Back Pain?Side sleeping can be ideal for most individuals, but curling up too much into fetal position can actually cause back pain or at least contribute to it. Fetal position puts your spine into a forward bent or flexed posture, which is similar to sitting slumped or standing and bending …
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Low Back Muscle Spasm
What Is Low Back Muscle Spasm? One presentation of low back pain is muscle spasm. This can accompany a low back strain or many other lumbar spine diagnoses. Low back muscle spasm presents as sudden, severe pain in part of the low back with decreased ability to move it for a time. For example, you …
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