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Study: Zen meditation may fend off pain

Study: Zen meditation may fend off pain

By Sandra Cooper • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: General Health, Muscle Pain, True Health News

A centuries-old practice known to help with mental, physical and emotional balance may also help to reduce feelings of pain, according to a new study.

Expert offers grocery store shopping strategy to control weight

Expert offers grocery store shopping strategy to control weight

By Health News Team • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: Muscle Pain, True Health News, Weight Loss

Having a game plan when you enter a supermarket may help you stick to your list and buy healthier foods. Avoiding the aisles and shopping mainly around the perimeter of the store may help individuals with weight loss as well, according to registered dietician Gaye Lynn Hicks of the Methodist Weight Management Center in Houston.

Study links cognitive decline in older adults to hospitalization

Study links cognitive decline in older adults to hospitalization

By Mark Vavoulis • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: Memory Problems, Muscle Pain, True Health News

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has linked hospitalization for acute care or a critical illness to declining cognitive function in older adults.

Avoiding winter sport injuries

Avoiding winter sport injuries

By Sandra Cooper • Feb 2nd, 2010 • Category: General Health, Muscle Pain, True Health News

As the Winter Olympics in Vancouver quickly approach and the weather turns colder in some parts of the country, many people are heading outside to enjoy winter sports such as skiing, snowboarding, skating, hockey and sledding.

Heart health tips for women

Heart health tips for women

By Health News Team • Feb 2nd, 2010 • Category: Heart Health, Muscle Pain, True Health News

More American women die from heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases each year than from all forms of cancer – including breast cancer – making heart disease the single leading cause of death for women in the U.S.

Adolescents fall short on consumption of whole grains, according to study

Adolescents fall short on consumption of whole grains, according to study

By Mark Vavoulis • Feb 2nd, 2010 • Category: Muscle Pain, Poor Diet, True Health News

A study published in the February 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association has found that most teens and young adults aren’t getting the recommended amount of whole grains in their diets.

Natural therapies to reduce pain

Natural therapies to reduce pain

By Health News Team • Jan 18th, 2010 • Category: Joint Health, Muscle Pain, True Health News

Several all-natural, hands-on therapies have been proven to provide pain relief without prescription or over-the-counter medications, according to an article in the January issue of the Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource.

Preserving dental enamel

Preserving dental enamel

By Mark Vavoulis • Jan 18th, 2010 • Category: General Health, Muscle Pain, True Health News

Even though tooth enamel is stronger than skeletal bones, it may decay as adults age. The January issue of the Mayo Clinic Health Letter examines what causes tooth enamel to wear down and what individuals can do to prevent it.

Study finds Brazilian mint is a natural pain reliever

Study finds Brazilian mint is a natural pain reliever

By Mark Vavoulis • Dec 14th, 2009 • Category: Muscle Pain, True Health News

A new study has found that a plant known as Brazilian mint may be as effective in treating pain as some synthetic pain relievers.

Are There Ways to Manage Agonizing Muscle Cramps?

By Dr. Michael Cutler • Nov 18th, 2009 • Category: Muscle Pain, True Health Questions

Dear Dr. Cutler,

I am a slightly-underweight, healthy 76-year-old woman with the exception of my heart—I have had multiple angioplasties and stents placed in my heart over the last few years. My problem is the nightly cramps I get in my…