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What’s Painsomnia & Do You Have It?

I used to be a champion sleeper! My head hit the pillow and I was out until morning. But not anymore. About five years ago, I started to find it impossible to fall back to sleep after waking (habit...

Sleep Divorce: Can It Relieve Your Chronic Pain?

When you live with awful pain, sleep can quickly become a battleground. The mattress feels agonizingly uncomfortable. Even the simple act of rolling over results in searing pain. You wake up exhaus...

Swim, Cry, Hug a Tree: 3 Curious Ways to Stop Nagging Pain

Pain reminds us how perfectly our body is supposed to work. Because when even a small part of it starts to hurt, the nagging discomfort feels like a betrayal. Truthfully, we might be better off foc...

Wimp or Warrior? Test Your Pain Tolerance

Test your own pain tolerance by answering the questions below and adding up your score. Check all answer options that apply. You might need a pen and paper. I identify as: ⎕  a woman (2 pts.)⎕  ...

5 Natural Remedies for Sinus Headaches

Sinus headaches are often mis-diagnosed migraines. Learn how to tell them apart. And discover commonsense tips for avoiding the pain.

Best Natural Pain Relievers for Hand Arthritis

Think about how many times a day you use your hands -- to caress, feel, grasp, hold, manipulate, or touch something. Well, hand arthritis causes the kind of pain that interferes with all those ever...

The Best Way to Fight Menopause Inflammation

Menopause inflammation. Those two words can strike terror in the hearts – as well as the joints and muscles – of women approaching the “change of life.” Thankfully, several natural remedies for men...

6 Health Benefits of Saunas

People have used sauna bathing for centuries to promote relaxation and get stress relief. But did you know saunas provide numerous other (and lesser known) health benefits? For example, using a sau...

6 Natural Remedies for PMS Relief

Natural remedies for PMS relief do exist. Some lower a woman's physical pain. Maybe just as important, some help ward off the pre-period crankies that can alienate you from coworkers, friends, and ...