Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by widespread pain and tenderness in the muscles and associated soft tissues. It may be accompanied by sleep disturbances, fatigue, and memory and mood issues. Although fibromyalgia can affect patients of either sex and at any age, it most commonly presents itself in young or middle-aged women.

While no one wants to disappoint anyone they love, care for, or work with, learning to say “no” is an important skill that we all need to embrace. Once you get past that hurdle, the next step is removing those remorseful feelings you have around saying “no”. To help, below are some tips on how to relay this word without feeling any guilt.

Even if our nightmares feel horribly personal, the truth is that many people have the same types of dreams, which often represent our feelings towards aspects of our waking life. Here are some of the most common nightmares you should know about and what they may be trying to tell you.

Winter is a tough time of year. The sun sets early, bringing darkness more often, and the temperature drops to chilly new lows. Fortunately, if you start a search online, you can find fun activities to chase away those winter blues. Don’t feel trapped indoors! If you’re feeling the winter blues, you don’t have to […]

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of unknown cause. RA not only affects your joints but also affects a wide variety of body systems, including the skin, eyes, lungs, blood, nerves, and heart. RA affects just over 1.3 million Americans — approximately 0.6 percent of the population — and approximately one percent of the world’s population.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease that affects your joints as well as various systems of the body. As a result, RA patients typically endure varying degrees of joint pain, reduced muscle strength, and impaired physical function. Most RA patients experience accelerated loss of muscle mass. All of this underscores the need for exercise, as there are estimations greater than 80 percent of RA patients are physically inactive.