9 Signs You Might Have Fibromyalgia and What to Do
Unfortunately, fibromyalgia is incredibly hard to detect and diagnose. Its primary symptoms of overall pain, fatigue, and “feeling off” apply to many conditions, which means that you may struggle with this issue for years before being diagnosed. There are also no tests or scans that can detect fibromyalgia, which means that doctors will rely heavily […]
Don’t Be Fooled By Inflammation: Here’s What You Need to Know
If you tried to name one word that has spent the most time on headlines and alternative news articles in the last few years, inflammation would probably be at the top of the list. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation surrounding inflammation, and it is often portrayed as a villain in the media. While […]
Never Put This on a Burn: What to Do First
Burns are some of the most common household injuries, yet so many people have no clue what to do when they accidentally bump into that hot pan straight from the oven or get a little too close to that curling iron. It’s time to set the record straight, dispel some incorrect assumptions, and help you […]
5 Reasons to Add Flaxseed Oil to Your Diet
Botanically speaking, the plant is called Linum usitatissimum which roughly translates to “useful linen” which it is indeed. Linum is more commonly known as flax…which is one of the most useful plants in the natural world. The archeological record demonstrates the earliest use of wild flax dates back over 30,000 years to the paleolithic era […]
4 Cardinal Signs of Inflammation in Latin
When I diagnose someone with inflammation I look for four cardinal signs. In Latin, these signs were defined by the Roman medical writer Aulus Cornelius Celsus and include redness (rubor), heat (calor), swelling (tumor), and pain (dolor). Redness is the result of small blood vessel dilation. Heat occurs when there is increased blood flow to […]
