Jeff Foster

Just exactly what is going on in your body when you close your eyes and faultlessly? A perfect answer to that is the sleep stages. Even though you are at rest, not every part of your body is resting and quiet. In particular, the brain is a busy little beaver...

The medical condition of depression is a result of many different reasons and it is often tough to decide the exact cause of depression. Some reasons can be related to long ago abuse and injury while others many be related to current stressful situations such as financial issues and...

Melatonin and Sunlight - Can It Really Beat Insomnia? Just what is it that makes us sleep? What a great question! So if only researchers could pinpoint the answer then perhaps all the companies that manufacturer insomnia medications would be out of business. It really doesn't matter to whom you ask...

If you are a parent there is a pretty good chance that you have dealt with toddler constipation at some point during your child's life. This aggravating condition can be painful for your child and frustrating for you as the parent. While adult constipation is defined as when an adult...

Abdominal pain and cramping which is relieved after a bowel movement may be related to a spastic colon. This common stomach condition is often accompanied by a headache, diarrhea, constipation, bloating and even water retention. Spastic colon occurs where there is an increase in the normal and spontaneous...

So you have an ingrown toenail? And you don't exactly want to seek out your health care provider first. Well there are a few tips for self-care for ingrown toenails that you can try to see if it alleviates some of the pain and redness associated with the...

Clinical depression is known to impact the lives of one out of every six people in their lifetime. But the sad reality is that the medical community still does not entirely understand exactly what causes depression to occur in one person and not in another. Yes, we do know that depression...

Cyclothymic disorder and bipolar disorder are both mental illnesses. Do they go hand in hand? Is cyclothymic a precursor of things to come? Does it transition into full blown bipolar disorder? With the clinical depression disorders that exist today you must be aware that some clinical...

An ingrown toenail occurs when the growing corner of the toenail digs its way in to the delicate skin surrounding the toe. So exactly what causes and ingrown toenail? Seems it should be pretty easy to figure out. And unfortunately it seems that many of the ingrown...

Do you live with daily pain? Perhaps you've had an injury that continually visits you with twinges of pain and just won't go away permanently. Do you have RSI (repetitive stress injury)? Do you have signs of RSI? Shouldn't you be familiar with the signs RSI in order to...