Imagine not having to live with stiff, swollen, painful joints… how would that change your life? Would you do more of the things you love, like golfing, hiking or spending time with your kids or grandkids? Would you be able to exercise again and finally get back into shape? Would being out of pain allow
The COVID-19 pandemic has us all on high alert for any warning signs we’ve been infected. Fever, cough and shortness of breath are the three most common symptoms, so that’s what most of us are watching out for. But as you may have heard, there are plenty of other symptoms that can indicate you’re infected
There’s been a lot of focus on keeping your hands and the surfaces in your house clean over the past few weeks — and for good reason. These simple actions can go a long way toward preventing the spread of COVID-19. But a topic I’ve heard a lot less about is your clothes, and I
1. SORE THROAT The COVID-19 virus sometimes causes a sore throat. Allergies make your throat itch. 2. RUNNY NOSE & SNEEZING These are very common with allergies. But runny nose and sneezing are NOT COVID-19 symptoms (a runny nose is rare). If you are sneezing and blowing, but aren’t experiencing any of the classic symptoms of COVID-19, there’s a
#FlipYourScrip, a first-of-its-kind national program for donating unused prescription drugs, is now open for business and accepting unexpired bottles of pills or capsules in order to pass them along to needy patients. The program is administered by Remedichain.org, a nonprofit based in Memphis, Tennessee. Donation involves a simple process that uses a smartphone text to
With fears about the coronavirus spreading, the least we can do is try to keep ourselves as healthy as possible. In other words, we all need to be boosting our immune systems. One of the best ways to do that is to make sure you’re including immune-boosting foods into your daily diet. We’ve rounded up nine great immune-boosting foods ―
Spring break is just around the corner and if you’re thinking of traveling, you may be wondering how to stay well, especially if that travel involves flying. After all, air travel means being locked into a small space for hours with over a hundred other people coughing and sneezing, while breathing recycled air. Fun, right?
Flu… it’s a word we all dread, yet it comes around every year just like clockwork, with its fever, body aches and pains, headache, cough, runny nose and a hundred other little miseries that keep you miserably trapped in your bed. And, even if you do get the flu vaccine, there’s no reason to put
Regular viruses are worrisome enough. Every year we face them… stomach viruses, upper respiratory viruses and, of course, influenza. But over the years, alarms have been raised about new types of viruses, most originating overseas, that potentially pose a deadly threat. MERS, SARS, bird and swine flu comes to mind. Now we’re just starting to
Superbugs, that possess antibiotic-resistant powers, are now a real and present danger in the world around us. In fact, antibiotic resistance has been labeled an epidemic and according to the CDC, “More than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the U.S. each year.” It’s a fact that I’m now all too familiar with first-hand: I recently had
