In Canada today, approximately 8 million people are living with chronic pain.[1] Pain can arise from various conditions and factors including but not limited to...
So much of our functioning relies on proper sleep. Reduced sleep can impair the ability to perform daily activities, impact cognition and mood, and affect motor...
Let’s be frank: Pain sucks. We can experience pain for many reasons: Sometimes it is short-term and felt for a few hours to a few days; other times, pain is chr...
Joint pain is an incredibly common health challenge, faced by an estimated 1 in 5 Canadians.[1] It is typically due to arthritis, in which joints are damaged du...
With age, some people tend to experience more pain, and many of us accept it as normal. But maybe we do not have to. Let us explore how pain works. Why do we hu...
Chronic pain in weight-bearing joints—primarily hips and knees—invariably creeps into many 50+ conversations. We all know someone on “the list” for a hip or kne...
ᴅ-Ribose is a naturally occurring pentose molecule—a 5-carbon sugar—that is involved as an intermediary in the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) withi...
St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) is one of the oldest and most investigated herbs used; it is a perennial with abundant yellow flowers, best known for its...
It seems that everyone is talking about mindfulness these days. Health columnists are writing about it. Teachers are introducing it in their classrooms. Even in...
The term “autoimmunity” encompasses a broad number of conditions, ranging from rheumatoid arthritis and lupus to inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, and vari...
Zingiber officinale, known commonly as ginger, has been widely recognized for its action as an anti-nausea remedy. However, Traditional Chinese Medicine has use...
Food Sensitivities Chronic pain affects a large percentage of the general population on a daily or otherwise regular basis. It includes a variety of different c...
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