Blood pressure is a measure of how hard the blood pushes against the walls of your arteries as it moves through your body. It’s normal for blood pressure to go up and down throughout the day, but if it stays up, you have high blood pressure. Another name for high blood pressure is hypertension. When Read More …

Soft-tissue injuries are injuries to muscles, tendons, and ligaments and are usually caused by either an acute injury or prolonged use and include sprains, strains, bruises as well as tendinitis and bursitis. To minimize and treat the pain, swelling and redness the first two or three days should start with Resting the injured area to Read More …

October is National Mental Illness Awareness month and the national theme this year is Suicide Prevention. I thought it would be a good time to discuss mental illness and how important it is to eliminate the stigma and help people know that there is help available and there is nothing to be ashamed of. Many Read More …

Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks; according to the National Institute on Aging. Dementia is an overall term for a set of symptoms that are caused by disorders affecting the brain, including Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, there Read More …

Arthritis is inflammation; therefore, it makes sense that an anti-inflammatory will help ease the pain. I have read many articles on the benefits of eating honey and cinnamon every day, twice a day, to help in the management of arthritis and have a couple of clients who do this and have noticed a difference themselves. Read More …