Have you ever wondered why your joints feel more stiff and achy? If you’ve tried multiple ways of supporting your joints’ health and are looking for other ideas, consider your hydration level.
Often overlooked, hydration can affect the feel and function of your joints throughout the day.
As you get up there in years, you find that you can’t get down there quite as easily as you could when you were younger!
While that’s the bad news, the good news is this: it’s not inevitable. A combination of targeted physical activities and dietary changes can stave off stiffness and improve your active range of motion.
Whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, legumes, seeds, nuts—the vegan diet introduces so many valuable, whole foods into your daily nutritive intake. Many of the foods that make it into the vegan lifestyle bring many advantages for the body. According to Vegan News, over the last 15 years, a growing number of people in the […]
Do you deal with morning stiffness or joint discomfort?
Stiff joints can occur in the morning due to a tough workout the day before, because of joint problems you have, or simply because you’re growing older. For most people, that stiffness eases up and goes away over time, but it’s no fun to deal with for the first hour or so.
Joint discomfort impacts millions of people in the United States and abroad. Chronic joint stiffness and achiness can become debilitating, particularly when it results in fatigue, weakness, and lack of range of motion.
For the lifelong athlete, lack of movement translates to a lack of play, fun, and wellbeing.
Aging is an inevitable process, but there are strategies and daily habits that can help you manage and support your joints and the quality of life you want.
Everyone is different, so try to see which tips and combinations offer you the best results.
Heat and ice packs are common recommendations for joint injury, but which is better and why? What is it about these two seemingly forms of therapy that can help joints move and feel better?
If you want to know whether you should ice that sore knee or put a heat pack on it, this post can help you decide.
Cartilage allows you to move about your day smoothly–not like the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz.
If your cartilage is strong and healthy, you probably don’t think about it much. That’s great!
On the other hand, if you have joints whose cartilage is thin, torn, or degenerative, you can attest to how your movements are hindered by the twinges, creaks, and pops at your joints.
Regardless of your current joint status, our cartilage has the tendency to wear down as we age. The good news is that there are ways to maintain and stimulate cartilage health!
Today, we are covering a specific area of nutrition that you can consider for your daily routine and meals that can help “grease” those joints: vitamins.
Fractures—or breaks in bone—are serious business!
Not only can they be painful and inhibit your activities of daily living, they can potentially lead to problems in the future if they don’t repair and rejuvenate properly.
In the case of aging people, a bone break can be far worse—even life-threatening.
The good news is that there are bone and joint care steps you can take to help rejuvenate broken bones naturally.
Berries have been known to be rich in antioxidants, but did you know many other foods contain them?
As we age, it’s essential to take proper care of your bones. From dietary supplements to exercises that promote osteogenesis, there are many things you can add to your daily routine to maintain the integrity of your bones.
We’ve already talked quite a bit about revitalizing foods you can add to your diet, so today let’s ask the question:
Take a look at these five foods that have demonstrated to be unhelpful to bone health when consumed frequently.