by Dr. Betty Stasinos | Oct 26, 2015 | Active Health News, Acupuncture, pain-relief
Pain is a problem in America. An estimated 100 million people suffer from chronic pain—more than the total number of people with diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined. 20% of the population reports that pain disrupts their sleep several nights per week, and the...
by Dr. Betty Stasinos | Oct 20, 2015 | Active Health News, Acupuncture, functional-medicine, pain-relief
Take these precautions to avoid pain from yard work this fall For those who are unaccustomed to manual labor, routine yard work such as raking leaves, can cause upper or lower back strain, neck strain and pain in the shoulders. Avoid this unnecessary pain by taking...
by John Panopoulos | Oct 11, 2015 | Active Health News, Acupuncture, functional-medicine
A new study from Georgetown University Medical Center has found that acupuncture is an effective treatment for chronic stress relief, and has a “similar mode of action to psychiatric drugs.” “The benefits of acupuncture,” says Dr. Ladan Eshkevari, the lead researcher...
by Dr. Betty Stasinos | Oct 6, 2015 | Active Health News, Chiropractic
What is Sciatica? The sciatic nerve is the longest and largest of all the body’s nerves. It runs from the spinal column near the pelvis down each leg and can be as wide as your thumb. The sciatic nerve is made up of 5 smaller nerves that branch into the thigh, knee,...
by John Panopoulos | Sep 30, 2015 | Active Health News, exercise, pain-relief
Strains and injuries to the rotator cuff are the most common cause of shoulder problems, accounting for 4.5 million doctor visits per year. Less than 10% of rotator cuff tears are the result of an acute injury like falling, pushing, pulling, throwing or lifting. The...
by John Panopoulos | Aug 18, 2015 | Active Health News, diet
What is protein, anyway? “Protein” is a very broad term. There are actually many kinds of proteins, and they all have different jobs within the body. Proteins kick off chemical reactions in your body, they signal metabolic reactions, and they’re part of the structure...
