By goop
For those with a chronic autoimmune or inflammatory disease, figuring out what’s driving your symptoms can be a job. The check engine light is on—but why?
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If you have a chronic illness, you may know what it feels like to be a “full-time patient.
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It pays to organize your approach to heart disease or any chronic medical problem.
If someone were to ask you what the hardest part of living with chronic illness is, they might expect you to respond with one of the physical symptoms you experience, or perhaps how this symptom affects your ability to do certain activities.
New ideas for living well, even if our health is less than ideal.
If you are like the millions of Americans who have a chronic illness (a disease like fibromyalgia, diabetes, or MS that often has no cure and requires ongoing treatment), you're probably well-familiar with the medical side of your illness.
When a family member is diagnosed with a chronic illness, he or she is not the only person who has to deal with the diagnosis—the entire family is affected by it.
Science has long touted the inflammation-fighting benefits of a healthy diet: one low in saturated fats and added sugars and high in fruits, veggies, lean protein (such as omega-3-rich wild salmon) and whole grains.
From helping you get restful sleep to relieving anxiety and stress, acupressure is known to be beneficial in a number of health concerns, and no, it doesn't need needles.
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Americans pour billions of dollars into supplements every year—an investment in health or money down the drain?
In the last few years, a number of studies published in the Annals of Internal Medicine underscored a fact that scientists have become increasingly sure of: The vast majority of vitamins and mineral supplements are simply not worth taking.