According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the US currently spends about $3.5 trillion every year on healthcare—that’s about two and one half times more per capita than any other developed nation. You’d think that would translate into 330 million healthy citizens, but you would be wrong.  Americans are getting sicker and fatter by the day, and rank an alarming 49th in the world for life expectancy! There are many factors...

Although the rates of all forms of autoimmune disease continue to rise, one in particular that is experiencing explosive growth is Parkinson’s disease (PD). Second only to Alzheimer’s at this point in the neurological disease category, about 10 million people worldwide and one million Americans suffer from PD.  But those numbers may be grossly understated because many people don’t get diagnosed in the early stages of the disease.  In addition, proper diagnosis can be muddied...

Back in the 60s and 70s when I was a kid, arthritis was something that only happened to older people like my grandparents.   Unfortunately, that has changed drastically and arthritis can affect people at ALL ages—including children!  Here are some facts about arthritis that I bet you never knew, as well as ways you can achieve safe relief without dangerous painkiller if it affects you.  [[big4]]The numbers are growing[[end]] According to the CDC, an estimated 54 million people in the US have arthritis—that’s about one out of six of us.   That number also includes over 300,000 children!  Things don’t look...

I just did a search on the CDC’s website for disease statistics and noticed a huge gaping hole in their disease statistic reporting.  As you would expect, heart disease continues to claim its top spot on the mortality chart, with about 650,000 deaths in 2017 (the most recent data year).  Cancer remains number two, with 600,000 deaths. The list continues with accidents at 170,000 and lower respiratory diseases causing 160,000 deaths. But there is another...

I think it’s safe to say that none of us wants to be pushing up daisies anytime soon! Now there are numerous factors that play into our disease and mortality rates and have an impact on how soon you will get a visit from the grim reaper.  Although some (such as genetics or congenital diseases) are largely out of our control, there are other factors that you CAN do something about—and likely live much longer...

Our modern society has been brainwashed into thinking that fevers are: Something bad Always dangerous Best treated with acetaminophen or ibuprofen to bring your temperature down Let me assure you that all 3 of those beliefs are WRONG! Fevers in most cases are good guys, they are rarely dangerous, and using pain relievers is positively the WORST thing you can do! Here’s why. [[big4]]Fever is a good guy![[end]] Contrary to what you may have always...