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Information on carpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a disorder that results from injury to the median nerve as it passes from the forearm to the hand through a narrow passageway in the wrist called the carpal tunnel. The nerve passes through the tunnel, it is over susceptible to the repetitive stress injury, or overuse injury. Most often the early signs of CTS are failure to feel textures or touch. Eventually this can lead to the inability to grip things or pick things up. Significant weakness and wasting of the muscles in the hand is also very common if it is not corrected in time. Sometimes there will be a tingling or numbness in the feet, ankles, or lower legs. This syndrome is called tarsal tunnel syndrome and is closely related. [read full article]

Unhealthy eating patterns
Are you eating the foods you shouldn't because of your behavioral eating patterns? We seem to form a way of eating that is actually harmful to our bodies even without our trying to lose weight. It is so quick and easy while out riding around to stop at a fast food establishment and order a burger and fries, and easy also to super size this fattening, artery, clogging meal. We just don't stop to think about what we are doing to ourselves eating all these saturated fat foods. It becomes a behavioral eating problem when it is done on a regular basis. We drive automatically [read full article]

Stress relief tips
In today's face-paced, hectic world, stress-related illnesses are more common than the common cold. We all face it, but how we deal with it makes the difference between being healthy and being sick. [read full article]

How do I get a good night sleep
Sleep is a basic necessity of life. It is fundamental to our health and most adults need at least 8 hours of sleep a night. If a person wakes up feeling refreshed, he/she is getting enough sleep.

Lack of healthy sleep will effect every aspect of the person's life. The person becomes less alert and less concentrated. They have more mood problems, poor performance at work and they put themselves at higher risk to accidents. According to surveys, about half of Americans report sleep difficulties like insomnia which is a chronic inability to sleep. [read full article]