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Jul 04 2007

Some Inexpensive and Natural Cures for Heartburn

Although we might look forward to Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner every year, we don’t look forward to the heartburn.  When you overindulge in food and under indulgence in exercise, then your body will get into a panic at trying to digest all of the food at once.  Your stomach will go into overdrive with acid [...]

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Jul 03 2007

Three Effective Cures For Indigestion

Published by Jennifer under Acid Reflux/Heartburn

Indigestion is one of the seemingly universal maladies of life.  You can get indigestion at any age, usually from eating too much or too many rich foods that your body just can’t handle.  If you eat too much, like at Thanksgiving, the stomach needs to go into overdrive in order to break down your banquet.  [...]

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Jul 03 2007

Did Someone Say Oww? Eight Common Remedies for Back Pain

Published by Jennifer under Back Pain Relief

Back pain may affect over 80% of the population in United States alone. At some point in time everyone is going to be looking for some sort of relief or miracle cure for back pain. Here are eight common remedies for back pain:
Acupuncture is an old Chinese tradition. Needles are inserted into unseen pathways to [...]

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Jul 03 2007

Air, Adjustable, TempurPedic: What’s a Bed to Do for Back Pain?

Published by Jennifer under Back Pain Relief

Finding the correct bed could mean the difference between a great nights sleep and sleepless nights and extremely long days. With so many different styles and brands, it can be very confusing and maybe even stressful knowing which bed would be best for you. Here are a few of the more popular beds that seem [...]

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Jul 03 2007

Yoga Exercises do Provide Some Relief from Back Pain

Published by Jennifer under Back Pain Relief, Yoga

How many different regimens of pain relief medication or exercise programs have you tried? In the western countries we rely too much on anti-inflammatory medicines, which can eventually aid in back pain relief. Or we use painkillers that mask the discomfort. Gentle exercise has proven to be a better alternative. One of the top choices [...]

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Jul 02 2007

Brrr… Try Ice Massage for Your Pain in the Back

Published by Jennifer under Back Pain Relief

Picture this; despite your best efforts you’ve hurt your back. Maybe this is a chronic problem; you’ve hurt it again but this time you need to find something to help get you back into action quickly.  Back injuries, and so pain, are often caused by muscle strains. Lifting an object that is too heavy or [...]

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Jul 02 2007

Be Your Own Pain Manager: A Self-Guide to Back Pain Relief

Published by Jennifer under Back Pain Relief

All back pain sufferers learn over time the methods that work best to help with pain and healing. At one time we all thought that bed rest and some anti-inflammatory medication like ibuprofen were our only choices, but over time we’ve learned there are a great number if choices when treating the discomfort of back [...]

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Jul 02 2007

Arthritis Gets the Blame for Many People’s Back Pain

Published by Jennifer under Arthritis, Back Pain Relief

With more and more people these days suffering from acute or chronic back pain, is it any wonder why this seems to be such a hot topic of conversation in the medical field? It is said that out of every five people in America, four of them suffer some sort of back pain. Many times [...]

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Jul 02 2007

Unconventional Back Pain Relief: Does Magnetic Therapy Really Work?

Published by Jennifer under Back Pain Relief

The history in the use of magnets dates back thousands of years. The Chinese, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and others utilized the healing properties of magnets. You can find a mention of magnetic stones that dates back 2,000 years in the oldest medical textbook ever discovered.
Is it possible to alleviate back pain temporarily or permanently with [...]

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Jul 02 2007

Top Ten Questions to Ask your Doctor about your Back Pain

Published by Jennifer under Back Pain Relief

Obtaining an accurate history and description of the back pain is a doctor’s primary method of tracking down the cause and determining whether treatment is necessary. Some information the doctor will need from you:
Where the pain is located in your back and when you experience this pain, does it also radiate to other parts of [...]

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