Training balance is a great way to achieve your health and fitness goals, to prevent falls and keep you getting the most out of life. In this article you'll LEARN what is necessary to improve your balance (PART 1), How to test your balance in your own home (PART 2) and everything you need to improve your balance (PART 3) all in the comfort of your home.
Healthy lungs are essential for optimal functioning through all stages of life, but, just like all areas of the body, our lungs are not immune to changes as we get older.
However, when we get a better understanding of our lungs and our respiratory system and what can happen through the years, we can take charge of our health and do what’s necessary to improve the health of our lungs.
There are many things that you can be doing right now to improve your lung health.
So today, we will do exactly that! We are going to go through everything you need to improve the health of your lungs!
Peripheral neuropathy is a condition that affects and damages the nerves of the peripheral nervous system, causing them to malfunction.
Symptoms of peripheral neuropathy may range from mild to severe, depending on the type of the affected nerves, as well as the gravity of the damage.
Sometimes, the symptoms occur suddenly, but in most cases, the symptoms develop gradually over a longer period.
Disorders of the pelvic floor, for both women and men, can range from pain, to more embarrassing issues such as inability to control the bladder and/or the bowel (known as incontinence).
Pelvic floor problems do become more common with ageing, however, just like many other problems (such as loss of balance, loss of strength, or falls) pelvic floor issues are also NOT a normal part of ageing.
There are many simple things that can be done to avoid any issues and keep your pelvic floor functioning at its best.
High blood pressure (aka hypertension) is highly prevalent in today’s society.
According to the WHO, it is estimated 1.13 billion people worldwide are affected by this condition. More specifically, during 2015 – 2016, the prevalence of hypertension was 29%, with this number increasing to 63.1% in those 60 and over.
Fortunately, this condition CAN be successfully treated and also prevented.
In this article, we will cover everything you need to know about blood pressure and what you can do about it, including - what blood pressure is and the dangers and risk factors associated with it.
We will also look at some simple ways to check your blood pressure (and how to), we’ll cover the medical treatments available and go into depth on the natural ways to not only help bring your blood pressure down to healthy levels but will also help improve your overall health!
This Article is the second article of the Pain Series which leads on from Part 1: Pain is More Than Meets The Eye
In this article (Part 2) we'll uncover more about pain, why medical imaging findings (Eg osteoarthritis) are not the cause of chronic pain and I’ll then explain why we actually get pain in certain areas of our body.
Everyone has their remedies that help MANAGE chronic pain, which do have a place and I could easily just mention a few which may help. However, to OVERCOME pain a different approach is needed.
This 3 part series of articles is my answer to the pain questions I get and the different approach that is needed.
I'll put everything I know about pain into these articles to not only help you manage pain, but also help to overcome it.
With stronger legs comes many benefits; we move well and effortlessly, we can decrease or prevent pain in our knees and our hips and we can help prevent falls.
In this article, we will cover why it's possible to increase leg strength regardless of age, how all of us should be moving to keep our knees healthy and how you can strengthen your legs to keep yourself moving as you should and by doing this decreasing or preventing knee pain!
