Tag Archives: healing

Injuries – Nothing Can Sideline Your Workout Faster

Congratulations, you are feeling better and better and the weight loss is starting to show. You are keeping your food journal and keeping your appointments…then Wham! One unsuspecting day as you’re lacing up your sneakers, you’re yelping in pain.
Experts say a workout injury can happen to anyone, regardless of experience or conditioning. “A pulled muscle, [...]

Licking Your Wounds: Scientists Isolate Compound In Human Saliva

A report by scientists from The Netherlands published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org/) identifies a compound in human saliva that greatly speeds wound healing. This research may offer hope to people suffering from chronic wounds related to diabetes and other disorders, as well as traumatic injuries and burns. In addition, because the compounds [...]