Do You Have Creaky Joints?

Regardless of your age, you could have Arthritis. In North America over Fifty five million people suffer from this debilitating disease. Arthritis is an inflammation of one or more joints. It is characterized by pain, swelling, stiffness, deformity, or a diminished range of motion.   The most common types of Arthritis and their symptoms are;   Osteoarthritis; symptoms are, stiffness, and pain on joint motion. Usually this comes on gradually and occurs after age of forty.   Rheumatoid arthritis; symptoms are joint stiffness upon awakening; this usually lasts for a couple hours, also swelling in finger and wrist joints. This usually affects people between ages of, twenty five to fifty.   Spondyloarthropathies (including psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's syndrome) this group of disorders tends to affect spine, causing pain, stiffness, inflammation, and changes in body position. This usually affects people between ages of twenty and forty years of age.   Gout; The symptoms come on quickly with extreme pain and swelling. It usually affects people over forty years of age.   Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; symptoms are joint stiffness, often in knee, wrist and hands. It can also involve organs and nervous system. It usually affects children under eighteen years of age.   If you have this disease here are some of choices available to you. You can take pain killers, steroids or anti-inflammatory drugs, and manage disease, or you can use holistic products, and cure disease.

Facing Sun Effects

A secret has been revealed in news over past few weeks. I was a part of that secret. What was secret you ask? Men are now using skin care products as a part of their daily activities!

I started a few months ago due to something I learned about myself. I had my picture taken. Not just a standard picture. I had my picture taken with a special ultraviolet camera and light that shows damaged skin due to excessive sun exposure. First they took a picture of my face with standard light. Although not a flattering picture, it looked like I expected. Then they took a picture of my face with ultraviolet light. What did I look like? I looked like I had a face FULL of freckles. Only these freckles weren't cute ones that would have showed up in first picture. They showed that I have a significant amount of sun damage. I guess my early years of working and playing outside all summer long with little or no sun protection is catching up with me.