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While your doctor may prescribe medication to control the inflammation, there are additional steps you can take to soothe inflamed joints. One smart move: Adjust your diet to include anti-inflammatory spices with your meals. Just be sure to talk to your doctor first — not all herbs and spices are safe for everyone. Some may interact with your medications, and you should not use herbs or supplements in place of standard medical care for psoriatic arthritis....

But consuming excessive added sugars is detrimental to your health. In a study published in April 2014 in JAMA Internal Medicine, adults who consumed 10 to 24 percent of their calories from added sugar (between 200 and 480 calories in a 2,000-calorie diet) had a 30 percent higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease compared with those who keep their consumption to less than 10 percent. Eat 25 percent or more of your calories from added sugar (500 calories) and that number jumps to nearly three times the risk....

Symptoms of neuropathy depend on whether autonomic, sensory, or motor nerves — or a combination of them — are involved. Autonomic nerve damage can affect bodily functions or blood pressure, or create gastrointestinal symptoms. Damage to sensory nerves can affect sensations and sense of balance, while damage to motor nerves can affect movement and reflexes. When both sensory and motor nerves are involved, this is a condition known as sensorimotor polyneuropathy....

“Too often, if someone isn’t seeing the same doctor routinely, these important tests can get overlooked,” says Diana Aby-Daniel, PA-C, a physician assistant at the Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. “Many diabetes complications are preventable if they’re found early with one of these routine tests.” The following eight diabetes exams and tests will help you get the health care you need:...

What Are the Signs You May Be Dehydrated? Garth Graham, MD, MPH, the director and global head of healthcare and public health at Google/YouTube and Google Health, and a cardiologist based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, says that dehydration generally doesn’t sneak up on you. There are physical signs of dehydration, including headaches, fatigue, vomiting, and a flushed complexion, he says. Dehydration may also make you feel irritable and zap your energy, says Sean Hashmi, MD, a nephrologist with Kaiser Permanente in Woodland Hills, California....

Here, dietitians share their insights on what they want you to know if you — or someone you love — has high cholesterol. 1. Saturated Fat and Trans Fat Have a Big Influence on Blood Cholesterol We use the same word for the cholesterol in foods as for the cholesterol that gets measured at the doctor’s office in our blood tests — but there are important differences between the two....

So what do you do when your antidepressant poops out? Here are a few things to consider. 1. Rule out noncompliance This seems like a no-brainer, but according to Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D. a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the biggest challenge professionals face in treating bipolar disorder (and I would add other kinds of mood disorders) is medical adherence. Approximately 40 to 45 percent of bipolar patients do not take their medications as prescribed....

Online therapy offers an opportunity to work through your problems with a trusted mental health professional at a time and place that works best for you. Below, we walk you through how to find the online therapy platform and therapist that best meet your mental health needs. While video is the most common way to access teletherapy, other options include audio-only sessions or live chat. With chat sessions, you log on at a specific time and instant message back and forth with your therapist....

What ever did she mean? I arrived at her clinic in a wheelchair, and honestly, I felt like a novelty. I got the distinct impression that people with MS are no longer in wheelchairs. It seems there are fewer of those like me, who fell through the cracks because there were no medications available for multiple sclerosis when we were diagnosed. My new specialist told me that today, neurologists try to get to patients with MS very early on, so they can be medicated and never reach my stage of MS, which is secondary-progressive MS....

Quaden, who was born with a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia, expresses suicidal thoughts, including asking for a knife, during the video. The post, which has since been taken down, quickly went viral. Celebrities and athletes, including the actors Hugh Jackman, James Woods, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and the pro basketball player Enes Kanter, sent video tweets of support to raise awareness about bullying. Quaden got to walk out with the National Rugby League’s Indigenous All Stars team ahead of a February 22 exhibition match against the New Zealand Maoris....

In May 2020, the “Rolling in the Deep” singer posted a photo to her Instagram account that revealed a much slimmer physique, and unleashed an onslaught of headlines celebrating her visible weight loss — something she had never spoken about publicly. It wasn’t until her November 2021 interview with British Vogue that Adele opened up about her weight loss, and the public’s reaction to it, for the first time. It turns out that Adele’s silence on the subject of her weight was entirely intentional....

Alcoholism, or alcohol dependence, has long been associated with a set of classical symptoms, such as experiencing alcohol withdrawal or continuing to drink alcohol even after suffering physical or psychological health problems. Along with alcohol abuse, alcoholism is now considered part of a broader condition called alcohol use disorder (AUD), as defined by the American Psychiatric Association. Over time, alcoholism (and AUD) can cause a number of complications, but this chronic disease is treatable....

Symptoms usually start in the hands, feet, arms, or legs. When the arms or legs are affected first, it’s referred to as limb onset ALS. (1,2) Over time, other parts of the body become affected as more nerve cells deteriorate — the underlying cause of ALS symptoms — and more muscles weaken. How quickly symptoms occur and progress varies for each person. However, eventually ALS causes the inability to stand, walk, use your hands and arms, swallow, speak, and ultimately, breathe....

But if you have a condition like ankylosing spondylitis, inflammation can increase symptoms of pain, stiffness, and swelling. “Any time you have an autoimmune condition, when there’s inflammation in the body, you’re more susceptible to flares,” says Gerardo Miranda-Comas, MD, a rehabilitation and physical medicine specialist at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Inflammation can also cause more lasting damage. “In diseases like ankylosing spondylitis, inflammation can lead to bony damage and fusion of joints,” says Kevin Deane, MD, a rheumatologist at University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora....

But between her job working for a theater and her side business in accounting, Belasco spends more than 10 hours a day in her chair. And her sleep is less than ideal, with her average of six to seven hours in bed interrupted with worried thoughts and the bathroom. RELATED: An Anti-Inflammatory Diet Can Improve RA Symptoms in Just Two Weeks, New Research Suggests Belasco knows each of these lifestyle factors, along with diet (in her case, avoiding dairy and gluten), is important for controlling arthritis pain....

Some of the anti-CGRP drugs currently available are taken as pills, and some are injected or infused. Now a new oral drug in the class known as CGRP receptor antagonists has been shown to be effective at preventing migraine. The drug, atogepant, is still in the experimental phase and not yet approved for marketing in the United States. RELATED: How to Treat Migraine and Get Pain Relief Study Shows Atogepant Significantly Reduces Migraine Days People with migraine treated with the drug atogepant experienced about four fewer migraine days per month, according to a study published August 19, 2021, in the New England Journal of Medicine....

Atrial fibrillation, or afib, results from an abnormal firing of electrical signals, which causes the atria (upper heart chambers) to quiver rapidly (fibrillate) instead of contracting completely. These electrical signals also cause the atria and ventricles (lower chambers of the heart) to beat rapidly or out of sync, potentially causing symptoms. Afib Symptoms Some people with afib don’t experience any noticeable symptoms and don’t realize their heart isn’t beating in a normal pattern....

The good news is that lifestyle factors can play a big role in helping you manage the afib. “The main issue is calories and alcohol,” says Hugh Calkins, MD, a professor of cardiology at John Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. “Many patients with afib are obese, and if you can get the weight off, that helps control the afib.” Check out these do and don’t tips for managing afib. Do Follow a Healthy Diet “There really isn’t a special diet for afib patients,” says Kelly Kennedy, RDN, the resident dietitian at Everyday Health....

So, what constitutes a manic, hypomanic, or depressive episode? For a behavior change to be considered a manic episode, it must meet the following criteria: Be a distinct and noticeable change in mood and functioningInclude noticeable problems in your day-to-day activities or require hospitalization to prevent harm to yourself or othersNot be the result of alcohol or drug use, a medication you’re taking, or another medical condition For a behavior change to be considered a hypomanic episode, it must meet these standards:...

But what exactly is Bluetooth technology, and how do you choose the best Bluetooth hearing aids? We explore everything you need to know to decide if Bluetooth-enabled hearing aids are right for you, and review some of the best Bluetooth hearing aids available today. Bluetooth is a form of wireless technology in which devices use radio waves to communicate over a short distance. Bluetooth helps users connect their electronic devices wirelessly, enhancing the ease of use....