Understanding the Condition That Deserves Recognition and Compassion Lipedema is a chronic, progressive fat-distribution disorder that primarily affects women. It is often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed as simple weight gain, even though it has distinct clinical features: symmetrical fat accumulation in the legs, hips, buttocks, and sometimes arms; pain and tenderness; easy bruising; and a…
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August 2026, Features
2 Your Health: Chiropractor Goes from Worst to First
I’ve spent my career helping people get out of pain—neck, back, disc problems are my wheelhouse. But for years, one condition made me dread Monday mornings: shoulder pain. If patients had graded me on shoulders, I’d have been last in the class. Today, it’s my favorite condition to treat. Here’s how that happened. I’m very…
Features, January 2025
2 Your Health: Light Renew Is Truly a Remarkable Pain Reduction Solution
David Taylor Sunlight has always had a sort of mental health healing effect on humans. Bright, sunny days just seem to lift our spirits. However, there are many types of light. One type can heal physical ailments. Laser light has been found to be a very effective healing type of light. With the advancements in…
September 2024, Features
2 Your Health: September Is Fall Prevention Month: Stay Steady All Year Long!
September is Fall Prevention Awareness Month, and at FYZICAL Therapy and Balance Centers, we want you to stay steady and safe all year long. Falls are a major health concern, especially for seniors, but with the right precautions and support, many falls can be prevented. Follow these tips to prevent future falls and keep yourself…
October 2023, Features
2 Your Health: Warren Buffett Saves Taxes and Finds Unique Investments
Dr. Harold Wong A Sept. 25, 2020, Motley Fool article by Maurie Backman was titled “Why Does Billionaire Warren Buffett Pay a Lower Tax Rate than His Secretary?” “In a 2007 interview, Buffett explained that he took a survey of his employees and compared their tax rates to his. All told, he found that while he…
Features, March 2021
2 Your Health: Meet Dr. Howell
Dr Howell and Trisha Guerrero, Marketing Director Dr. Kent J. Howell, a prosthodontist and owner of Revive Dental Implant Center in Mesa, Ariz., is a caring and empathetic professional who has a passion for helping others and for creating new smiles. Dr. Howell has the ability to bring a unique perspective to treating his patients,…
Features, November 2018
2 Your Health: Amazing benefits of massage
Alzheimer’s is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over the passage of time. The cause of Alzheimer’s disease is poorly understood, which is why there is no authentic cause identified yet. However, 70% of the risk is believed to be genetic. Some other risks that can lead to Alzheimer’s at some…
Features, February 2018
2 Your Health: Keep your teeth longer
Dr. Suneeta Annamareddy, D.D.S. Today’s older adults keep their natural teeth much longer than older adults of the past. There is less of a need for false teeth, i.e., complete or partial dentures. Yet, with the natural teeth that remain, there is a risk for tooth decay (also called cavities) and gum disease. These are…
Features, December 2017
2 Your Health: 7 power of cinnamon to benefit your health
Hanne Hansen, L.M.T., P.T.T. and Dip Hom. W/ Bach Therapy, Reiki Mstr., Pranic Healer Cinnamon, because of its miraculous health benefits, was once as valuable as gold. Many health experts have studied these miraculous benefits and have approved them. Here are seven of them for you. 1. They May Help Treat Type 2 Diabetes There…
Features, November 2017
2 Your Health: Cucumbers
Hanne Hansen, L.M.T., P.T.T., C.N., Dip. Hom w/ Bach, Reiki Mstr., Pranic Healer So many people go through life with chronic dehydration, with no idea of negative effect it’s having on their health. Cucumbers are the perfect antidote. They have a fountain of youth effect, hydrating us at the deepest cellular level possible. Plus, cucumbers’…