Diabetes is a disease which restricts the normal capacities of the human body to use the energy coming from food. Being characterized by a sugar excess in blood, diabetes can result from genetic and environmental factors acting together. With an incredible increase in the number of patients suffering from diabetes, the experts speak today about diabetic epidemics.

In 1998, there were 143 million diabetics in the world. In 2025 it was estimated the number was 300 million. (more…)

What exactly is the mysterious disease that was once described as being the “yuppie flu” and was believed to be only found in the realm of the rich and famous? Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a sickness or illness that is defined by both “profound as well as prolonged exhaustion.” As opposed to occasional feelings of tiredness, those suffering from CFS will not get better simply by getting an adequate amount of sleep and rest. When no other sicknesses or health conditions can be found to bring about extreme tiredness, CFS is often considered to be the culprit. (more…)

Many people picture acupuncture as someone sticking hundreds of needles into a person to treat unknown ailments and the picture goes no further. It really isn’t like that. Acupuncture is a part of the teachings of Chinese traditional medicine, also called TCM, and is a popular treatment in the realm of alternative medicine. But it is by no means as simple as someone sticking a bunch of needles into the patient nor is it only about inserting needles. There are several treatments that are part of what acupuncture is all about. (more…)

What happened to sexual equality?

Cellulite is that horrible dimpling pattern on your skin which is caused by globules of underlying adipose tissue. Cellulite is not a medical or scientific term but refers only to aesthetics.

If you are a woman, you may be more familiar with cellulite, that stubborn dimpling on your thighs, hips or buttocks that gives your skin the texture of an orange peel. This undesired effect is not produced by a lumpy kind of fat, but it is produced by the way the tissue beneath your skin traps the fat. (more…)

Babies respond well to gentle massages and receive many benefits from the loving touch of a parent or caregiver. If bonding and showing your baby is not enough reason to give your infant a massage, there are ten other reasons you should consider. (more…)

Considering the fact that it takes a fair amount of time before an aspiring chiropractor will be able to hang out a shingle, rent some office space, and go into business, it makes one wonder just who would take on such a challenge. After all, considering the fact that most often it is required of students to hold a baccalaureate degree and then add four years of full time study to it, it would make sense for them to go into what is considered mainstream medicine. (more…)

There is no doubt that some people seem more prone to develop cellulite than others.

Cellulite rarely affects men as they store their fat deposits at a deep level than women. Interestingly their fat cells are also a different shape.

The characteristic orange peel skin usually develops in women just post puberty and the condition worsens with age as the skin becomes thinner and loses its elasticity. It is thought the contraceptive pill plays a large part in the formation of cellulite as the body’s natural waste elimination processes become overwhelmed with the higher levels of oestrogen in the body. (more…)

Not many medicines can profess a history dating back nearly five thousand years, but acupuncture can. Acupuncture has been found to be used through out history starting from at least five thousand years ago; this was proved by a mummy found in the Alp mountain range that carried tattoos of acupuncture points at area of the body, which are used for the conditions, the mummy was suffering with. There has also been cave dwellings found with pictures carved into the wall of acupuncture treatments predating the birth of Jesus. (more…)

Those that practice Chiropractic do so because it gives relief to many from pain. It is a form of health care that has a focus towards the body’s structure (mostly the spine area) and the function of the structure. Those who practice the art of chiropractic are called “doctors of chiropractic, chiropractors, or chiropractic physicians”. They basically use hands on therapy referred to as “manipulation” or “adjustments”. (more…)

Cellulite is the expression used to describe pockets of fat which are trapped, and cause dimpling in the skin. This dimpling is irregular and patchy and has been compared with orange peel.

90% of post-adolescent women go on to develop cellulite at some time during their life although it is very hardly ever seen in men. The thighs, buttocks and the abdomen are the most common areas for a woman to develop cellulite. Although it is often mistaken for obesity, cellulite is not actually obesity related because it can also take place in thin lean women. (more…)