More than 50 million Americans suffer from arthritis, making it the number one cause of disability in the country. This growing number is not slowing down and it’s one of the most common causes of chronic pain among adults. By 2040, an estimated 78 million (26 percent) of adults in the United States over […]
Tag Archives: Health
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Jul
Jul
We live in a complex and ever-changing world. Anxiety and depression run rampant, mental illness continues to go untreated for many people and we spend a great deal of time with digital devices in our hands or on our ears. How is it possible, with so many demands and information coming our way, to relax? […]
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Mar
Mar
Cannabis as Alternative Medicine Cannabis has been used for millennia in cultures worldwide as a medicinal plant. Given the numerous references in ancient texts, at one-time cannabis was as conventional as Penicillin. It’s only relatively recently that Western medicine has eclipsed herbal treatments, cannabis among them, and consigned them to the alternative bucket, in the […]
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Oct
Oct
In 2007 I was badly injured giving birth to my son. I was overjoyed to be a mother, but also in excruciating pain. I tried to manage it, but I became addicted to opiate painkillers. Addiction and pain robbed me of precious early years with my child. Some of that time is only a blur. […]