Ouch! My Aching Muscles! Everyone knows that exercise is great for your health; it gets your heart rate up, strengthens your muscles, adds bone density, burns calories, lowers your blood pressure and improves your mood. Getting in a regular workout has pretty much become the “norm” for a lot of people, whether it’s hitting the gym, walking around the neighborhood, swimming laps, cycling, or “Sweatin’ to the Oldies”, there is something for everyone.  However, sometimes injuries happen or maybe you just overdid it, and there you are with aching muscles and joints.  When you’ve worked out too hard, you feel...

Baby's First Words Children are exposed to human speech patterns before they are even born. By the time they are a year old, their baby babble becomes more distinguishable as simple words, like “mama” and “dada”; by the second year they are able to string together two-word sentences.  By age three they are able to make most consonant sounds and be understood most of the time; by age four, children are quite talkative and able to be understood.  By the time a child turns five, he or she is capable of making all vowel and consonant sounds, complex sentences, proper...

Toddlers learn by doing It’s difficult as a parent to watch your youngster struggle with a problem, whether it’s putting together a jigsaw puzzle or figuring out how to work a contraption. You want so much to just tell them the answer or show them how to do it, but you know that solving one’s own problems is the best way to learn.  Doing the puzzle or working the contraption for them doesn’t help them learn how to be patient, try different methods or figure out a solution on their own, and developing problem-solving skills is vital to childhood development....

Cancer Pain Approximately 60% of people undergoing cancer treatment are bound to feel the unfortunate experience of pain -- the numbers are significantly higher for those in the advanced stage. Cancer pain varies for everyone (even for those who have the same type of cancer) and it may be dull, sharp or achy; it may be intermittent or continual, and may feel moderate or severe in intensity when it comes. Pain is also influenced by environmental, physical and emotional factors. What Are the Types and Causes Cancer Pain? There are four primary types of pain someone with cancer may feel....

Arthritis Pain Many people may experience arthritis during any time in their life. The effects can be detrimental to daily living, and frankly. it is down right annoying. They can hinder you from doing even little tasks, and make you feel or think less of yourself. What if you felt this kind of pain every day? Millions of people around the world do. Arthritis is a condition described as stiffness and swelling of the joints. Joints are something in the body that align two bone together. When a person has arthritis, these joints start to lose lubrication it once had. They start to...

Insomnia is a frustrating, and often debilitating, sleeping disorder that plagues more than 3 million people each year. The most common agents used to treat insomnia are over-the-counter and prescription sedatives, also known as sleeping pills. While these products are typically effective, they often foster a state of dependency and make it difficult for the body to align properly with its natural biorhythms. Essential oils for insomnia is a long-standing natural approach that has some scientific backing. Baltic Essentials Amber for insomnia is also becoming increasingly popular, particularly among those seeking natural approaches to their health concerns. The Current View...