Well Being Magazine

OH YOUR ACHING HEAD!

Sinus headaches often get the blame for the pain, but could it be something else? Okay, spring is finally here and just when you are ready to get out and enjoy the nice weather you are hit with a pounding headache and pressure leading you to the conclusion that what you have is a sinus headache. However, the truth is, your headache may not be the result of your sinuses. In Read more »

the chilling pain of Frozen Shoulder Syndrome

You reach to tuck away a bag in an overhead compartment or to retrieve a book from a high shelf and suddenly you experience sharp pain. Before long any movement of your shoulder causes pain and you start losing range of motion. Eventually pain may subside, but you’re left with a shoulder that doesn’t want to work. What you may be experiencing is frozen shoulder syndrome. Here’s what you should Read more »

Game-changing Medications for Migraine Prevention

Around 39 million Americans experience migraine headaches, according to the Migraine Research Foundation. If you’re one of these people, you know the sometimes debilitating symptoms they can cause and the toll they take on your quality of life. May 17, 2018 marked a breakthrough in migraine prevention therapy when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Aimovig (erenumab). Since its release over 120,000 patients have been prescribed Aimovig in the U.S. Well-Being Read more »

Prediabetes: Are you at risk?

Prediabetes: Are you at risk? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 79 million, or 35 percent of adults in the U.S. over the age of 20, have prediabetes. It is believed that only about 7 percent know they have the condition. Are you one of them? A Wakeup Call Prediabetes is an early warning that cells in the body are failing to respond effectively to insulin and are not Read more »