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Carpal tunnel syndrome is incredibly frustrating to those who suffer from hand, wrist and arm pain on a daily basis. The pain is especially felt with repetitive motion like texting on a cell phone, typing on a computer, cooking and other activities

The namesake for the condition known as Sciatica is the sciatic nerve, which is the largest nerve in the body, running from your lower lumbar region down your hips, buttocks, and each leg. When this muscle has been overworked or injured, the inflammation will add pressure to that nerve and result in some of those unpleasant sciatica sensations – such as dull, tingling, radiating, numbness, or sharp pain felt in your low back all the way down one or both legs to the back of your calves or even down to your feet and toes. #9 – Yoga is overall balancing for your body and can help relieve pressure on the sciatic nerve as the movements focus on full body stretching. Topical therapies are an amazing way to quickly soothe muscle soreness any time of day, and Soothology’s Soothe Ultra Strength is a topical gel with a natural cooling, soothing effect that rapidly penetrates the skin for effective relief of muscle discomfort.

Chocolate is Good for the Soul, and Your Heart, and Blood Pressure, and Your Memory, and Immune System, and, and, and… What is the Most Enjoyable Health Food? But, is there really any truth to chocolate being healthy, other than sheer delusion? According to Will Clower, PhD, who wrote the book “Eat Chocolate, Lose Weight”, he says, “Given the fact that healthy cultures eat chocolate all the time…(and) research has yet to show anything but confirmatory evidence about the health effects of high-cocoa chocolate, it seems logical that you should eat chocolate every day, like a delicious vitamin. ” Yes, in my dreams!…cocoa flavanols (plant chemicals protecting against oxidative stress) have a host of benefits, including the potential to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease

The first choice would be to only eat organic fruits and vegetables, but since that is not practical for most people (whether due to cost or availability), then the next best thing is to avoid the most toxic produce and choose instead the vegetables and fruit that are proven to be the least polluted among those that are “conventionally grown”. To help you Shop Smart, we provide you the link to this year’s lists for ‘‘ (the 12 most polluted fruits and vegetables) and ‘‘ (the 15 least polluted). [ Note: The reason we include Item #2 as one of our selections for Tools for Fitness is because with Item #3, you are consuming concentrated forms of the nutrition available in fruits and vegetables… if the produce is polluted with chemicals, you will also be getting highly concentrated chemicals.] To assist you in recognizing early and incremental progress (even though your actual weight may not be changing), we suggest selecting a scale that will not only show your weight, it will measure your BMI… your fat/weight ratios.