All You Need to Know About Pain By PositiveMed Team Edited By Stephanie Dawson Pain is a common thing that almost everyone has heard of and experienced, yet people have many misconceptions about pain and what it means. Often people associate pain with what’s going on in their arms or back but that is not […]
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5 Natural Remedies for Bone and Joint Pain Joint pain is caused by many different conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis, gout, lupus, injury, tendonitis, fibromyalgia, weight changes, many infectious diseases, and overuse. No matter what the cause, joint pain relief is readily sought, as joint issues can impair mobility and lessen the quality of life.
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Why Isn’t My Medical Doctor Helping Me with My Thyroid Problem?? —by Dr. Michael L. Johnson I’ll tell you why your medical doctor is not helping you and it is my honest opinion. The reason that your M.D. isn’t helping you is because the vast majority of medical physicians think that thyroid patients are crazy!
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Cancer, diabetes, depression, heart disease, stroke, Fibromyalgia, Alzheimer’s—these seemingly diverse diseases are increasingly thought to have a common denominator: inflammation. While our genetic predisposition for disease can’t be changed, we can do something about this other major player. Normally, inflammation is part of a healthy immune response, an orchestrated onslaught of cells and chemicals that
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What You Should Know About Psoriasis Symptoms By Khrystyana Kirton Edited by Stephanie Dawson Psoriasis is a common skin disease that affects the life cycle of skin cells. Psoriasis causes cells to build up rapidly on the surface of the skin, forming thick silvery scales and itchy, dry, red patches that are sometimes painful. This
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Khrystyana KirtonEdited by Stephanie DawsonReviewed by Nima Shei MD Swollen ankles and feet are called edema, and there are many things that can cause the problem, from high blood pressure to pregnancy. What’s happening is that the body is having trouble fighting gravity to move blood and fluids back up the legs, so the ankles,
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8 Common Habits That May Damage Kidneys The kidneys are important body organs. Their main job is to take care of the urination process in our bodies by filtering body waste and excess water in the system. Despite being such an important component of our body, many of us do not properly care for them
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Why Your Medications May Be Keeping You Up at Night By Dr. Peter Abaci One of the biggest complaints that I hear from patients who see me with complex chronic pain problems is that they don’t sleep well. In fact, outside of the pain itself, it seems as though insomnia is often their most dreaded
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Hereditary Angioedema, or HAE, A Few Facts By Stephanie Dawson Hereditary Angioedema, or HAE, is a rare inherited disorder also known as Quincke’s disease. Its caused by low levels of C1 inhibitor, an important protein. The hallmark symptoms include swelling, restricted breathing, abdominal cramping, and swelling of the intestines. Medical events often trigger symptoms after
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By Stephanie Dawson (Mamasteph) In the last article we covered most of the symptoms, today I want to talk about diagnosis. I had sudden onset of symptoms, I was driving down the interstate and my face and hands went numb, tears were coming out of my eyes, when I stopped the car my legs wouldn’t
Having Pain May Also Mean Experiencing PTSD By: Dr. Peter Abaci It has been well understood for quite some time now that the continuous or chronic experience of pain is often associated with significant mood changes. In particular, the incidence of depression accompanying chronic pain has been widely considered to be quite high. What we
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Triphala: To Cure All Sorrows Edited By: Stephanie Dawson Triphala powder is one of the best Ayurvedic herbs from India, it means 3 fruits. It is a blend of three fruits from three trees, Amalaki (Emblica officinalis), Vibhitaki (Terminalia Bellirica) and Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) • Constipation Triphala is considered one of the best colon cleansers
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The Importance of the Lymphatic System! By: Dr. Michael L. Johnson The lymphatic system is the garbage collection system of the body. The majority of the fluid that is carried by the lymphatic system consists of waste deposits from the cells. Each of us has the same amount of lymph as blood in our body.
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[nextpage title=”…”] How to Stop Hair Loss in Women! By Dr. Michael L. Johnson Hair loss in women is usually caused by an autoimmune disorder. I say “usually” because I do not want to generalize but, and this is a big but, I have yet to see a woman suffering from hair loss that isn’t
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Fibromyalgia, What you Need to Know and Treatments By Stephanie Dawson Between 3-6 million people in the United States alone suffer from Fibromyalgia, and doctors are still not sure what causes it. There are a few different schools of thought, and maybe it is a combination of those things, or it could be something entirely
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4 Essential Herbs for Sciatic Pain Sciatic pain, also known as sciatica, can be mistaken with lower back pain or leg cramps. But sciatica is actually a symptom of another problem that is pinching or creating pressure on the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve runs down each leg starting from the lower spine all the
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Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are both chronic, remittent conditions in which inflammation of the lining of the bowel causes uncomfortable and potentially dangerous symptoms such as diarrhea, blood and/or mucus in the stools, abdominal cramping, especially after eating, relapsing and remitting episodes, fever and joint pain, weight loss, vitamin and mineral deficiencies and fatigue.
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By PositiveMed Team- Costa Rica Office Edited by Stephanie Dawson Last Updated: August 2nd 2013 Fibroids are non-cancerous tumors that grow in or around the womb, or uterus. The growths are made up of muscle and fibrous tissue and can vary in size. Fibroids are sometimes known as uterine myomas or fibromyomas. Many women are
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