Category: Health

Head Trauma: The Signs to Look Out For

  Head injuries can come in many varieties. Sometimes, they can seem bad but no real damage is done. But other times, the knock can seem relatively minor and insignificant, but there still could have been some serious damage done. It’s important to know the...

Things That Are Ruining Your Sleep

Image via Pixabay One of the most common complaints for people in today’s world is that they find themselves chronically sleep-deprived. It’s not hard to see how this happens, we’re all stressed and preoccupied with work, and our evenings offer us distractions like YouTube and...

Facts About Poison Ivy

  What does poison ivy look like? Poison Ivy can be found through much of North America and typically grows in three group leaflets. The color and shape can differ depending on the time of year and location and can have yellow or green flowers...

The Psychological Effects of Physical Injuries

Pixabay   When people think about injuries, they usually only think about the physical realm of the issue. Of course, most of the damage of your average injury is usually inflicted on the body! When we think of injuries, we think of broken bones, cuts...

Beating Your Back Pain

  Back pain is not uncommon. Whether it’s mechanical, muscular, injury-related or otherwise, it affects 8 out of 10 people. It’s the most common cause of occupational disability and it affects many more people on a broader spectrum, still. Whether your back pain is chronic...

Cutting Healthcare Costs

    In a perfect world, everyone on the planet would be able to afford healthcare. In reality, people just don’t have the cash. Anyway, healthcare costs are extortionate in a lot of cases. The problem for the average person is the fact that healthcare...

Fitness Fads or Fast-Tracks

  We’re all looking for a quick fix, and nowhere is that more evident that the health and fitness industry. Companies have tapped into the consumer’s desire to look great but with little effort. Healthy food can now be fast and getting abs doesn’t mean...

Healthy Habits: Planning for Your Family’s Health

  If you’re a mom, looking after your family’s health is part of your job. Of course, dads should also play a part, and as children get older, they also start to take responsibility for their own health. But it’s up to mom to help...

How to Properly Equip Your Medicine Cabinet

  Our medical cabinets are probably either empty or full of useless junk that we haven’t used before or are so old that they have probably expired. Getting the right help and the right time is incredibly important, and you never want to be caught...

Here’s How To Get Kids To Eat Their Five-A-Day

    When it comes to trying to get your children to finish their greens, eat something other than pizza and chips or having to resort to bribery to get them to clear their plate, you aren’t alone. Studies have shown that mealtimes are increasingly...

A Pain In The Neck: Living With Chronic Back & Neck Pain

  Pain is a sign that something is wrong with the body. It could be something minor or something more serious – it completely depends on what the cause of the pain is and where the pain radiates from. Most pain goes away on its...