According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, nearly 100 million Americans experience chronic pain, related to either physical or sports injury, health condition, cancer, or something else. Pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined, with … Read More
Movements Of Another Kind
We don’t have to exercise for hours on end per week to feel the benefits of regularly moving our body. Numerous research reports have found that all it takes is 20-30 minutes of exercise a day, or at least a … Read More
Men And Addiction: A Love Affair
When we think of romantic love, especially at its beginning stages, we often think of lust, passion, excitement and euphoria; as love continues to grow, we go through stages such as emotional/physical dependence and tolerance, and if we separate from … Read More
Could Xanax Be The “New” Oxycontin?
The opioid crisis has certainly posed a major concern in the United States and, while many preventative measures have been established by government agencies and local organizations, Americans are wondering which drug the next biggest threat. Xanax, also known as … Read More
Why Marijuana Addiction Is Downplayed
In a previous blog, we discussed marijuana addiction and whether or not legalization could cause addiction numbers to rise. Briefly, we looked at why marijuana addiction is downplayed as part of the ongoing dichotomy of marijuana either being harmful or … Read More
Is Marijuana Addiction More Of A Problem?
There certainly seems to be a disconnect in the fact that the term “problematic” can be a greyscale, rather than a matter of black-and-white extreme thinking when it comes to certain substances, like marijuana. A problematic substance does not have … Read More
Is There Such A Thing As Healthy Drinking?
Healthy People 2020 is a government initiative designed to help Americans get healthier. We’re a country largely known for sedentary work, obesity problems, less than wholesome food options, and, as we discussed in our last blog, a drinking problem. It … Read More
America’s Drinking Problem
America has a drinking problem. According to a study released by the NIAAA, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Americans are started drinking more by the end of 2016 and have continued to consume higher levels of booze … Read More
Stay In The Now: Part Two
In our previous blog post, we looked at what keeps us out of the now. Primarily there are two factors which keeps us in a time and place other than the present: the future and the past. We looked at … Read More
The Labor Of Recovery
Labor Day is one of the many sought-after holiday weekends which occur throughout the year. Celebrated nationwide, labor day celebrates the millions of working class people and everyone who contributes to the vitality of our beautiful country. We take time … Read More