Should I Worry About My Knees Clicking?

Should you worry about clicking knees?

Its not unusual to get the odd clicking noise, but how to you know when its something that you need to get treated? Most of the time it is absolutely nothing to worry about. There are several things that need to be considered: Frequency. Basically how often does the noise happen? If it happens infrequently, Continue reading →

Keeping Your Brain Sharp – Part 1

There are some great ways to keep your brain sharper as we get old

One of the real worries about aging is the fear of losing our mental faculties. Some degree of age related decline is fairly common and some unfortunate souls have to contend with Alzheimer’s and the like. However, there are a surprising number of ways to counter any decline and indeed potential reverse these. It is Continue reading →

Feeling Stiff? You Might Need More Of This….

Feeling stiff

Its not unusual to feel slighly stiff after sitting down for a while or after a good nights sleep. Generally, our flexibility and circulation is linked to movement. During the night your body literally contracts. After getting up and moving around for a while this normally wears off. However, assuming that you haven’t had a Continue reading →

The FDA Attacks Natural Health Supplements Again

Natural supplements under attack

The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) is the body supposidly responsible for protecting the public in relation to drugs and food products. It has now produced new guidence that would give it the power to ban any supplement from sale in the US even if the product had a long term safety record. It Continue reading →

Why Mainstream Exercise Is Often The Wrong Solution For Arthritis

Exercise often makes arthritis worse

A good friend of mine recently decided it was time to lose some weight. Like most of us, the dilemma is then whether to diet, exercise or both. In this case, he decided that he needed to do both. Our local gym was offering a discount on membership and persuaded him that this was the Continue reading →

Are You Aligned Properly?

Getting your joints properly aligned can avoid joint pain.

Have you ever noticed how a pain in your knee or arm comes from simply having been clumsy? We have all had a momentary slip and ended up hurting a joint. This is an extreme example of how a misalignment can cause problems. However, slight mis-alignments over a period of time can cause damage and Continue reading →

Should You Eat Margarine?

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In a word, NO! In recent years so called “health experts” and doctors have blammed saturated fats as the culprit for many modern diseases in particularly heart problems. Margerine has been promoted as being healthier than butter as it is lower in saturated fats. However, this is very misleading. All fats are not created equally….. Continue reading →

Maintaining Your Mobility And Flexibility Helps Stop Joint Problems

mobility-flexibility

A unfortunate fact of life is that our joints get stiffer for every decade that we live. Our bodies are under almost constant assult from a wide range of sources and these stresses are often reflected in our joints and tendons. We have all seen older people who struggle to move and others whose are Continue reading →

Hospital Pays Compensation For Failure To Diagnose Arthritis

Hip and knee arthritis

A patient has successfully sued for negligence caused by a failure to diagnose her condition. Basically she endured pain for more than 2 years longer than necessary due to a failure to see the signs of arthritis on an x-ray. Mrs “B” was awarded £14,000 to compensate for pain and mobility issues that she endured. Continue reading →

Osteoarthritis Pain Shown To Trigger Depression

Osteoarthritis and depression

It may not come as a surprise to many sufferers, but a new study has confirmed that the severe pain that can be associated with osteoarthris (wear & tear) has a severe impact on the sufferers state of mind. About 2 thirds of people with chronic pain bought on by Arthritis said that it stops Continue reading →