Spinal Decompression Therapy involves stretching the spine, using a traction table or similar motorized device, with the goal of relieving back pain and/or leg pain.

This procedure is called nonsurgical decompression therapy (as opposed to surgical spinal decompression, such as laminectomy and microdiscectomy).

Like many healthy food pyramids, the focus here is on eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean meats and fish. This diet encourages us to eat healthy foods such as collard greens, sweet potatoes, salmon, tuna, olive oils, beans and nuts like almonds.

For decades, lung cancer has been the leading cause of death from cancer for both Black and White men and women. But as of 2019, breast cancer became the leading cause of cancer death for Black women.

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Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men. Black men are 70% more likely than white men to be diagnosed with prostate cancer and two to four times more likely than other racial and ethnic groups to die from the disease, according to 2023 data from the American Cancer Society.

Violence is often associated only with physical violence, neglecting other nonphysical forms. Violence is a complex issue and categorizing different types of violence can never be exact.

rostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men. Black men are 70% more likely than white men to be diagnosed with prostate cancer and two to four times more likely than other racial and ethnic groups to die from the disease, according to 2023 data from the American Cancer Society.

Did you know that about 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime? Or that breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in New York State? Additionally, Black women are more likely to die from breast cancer than other groups of women.

Without clinical trials, doctors will not know how to effectively treat Black patients. Clinical trials are essential in testing new drugs on Black patients and determining how they may affect them differently than patients of other races.

Nutraceuticals are a class of products such as pills, powders, bars and tinctures with ingredients derived from plant and animal food products. Their manufacturers claim that, among other things, these supplements can fight cancers or heart disease, boost gut health or improve general wellness.

Focus on age, not weight, to capture the greatest number of people in all racial and ethnic groups with prediabetes and diabetes, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Every now and again, it’s important that your host take a minute and talk about what’s going on in Jacksonville. By looking at Jacksonville’s current events and talking about them it keeps the show grounded to its roots. “To Pause For The Truth”