Published December 10, 2014

Can coffee make the dreadful pain of gout go away?

A lot of people love their coffee. But a lot of nutritionists advise against it. They do that even though there are quite a few studies showing that the more coffee you drink, the less your chance of Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease. Now there's another reason to drink coffee. Recently researchers published some data that shows that the more coffee you drink, the lower your chances are of having a gout attack.

 

 

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Published December 8, 2014

When knee surgery can make your arthritis worse

Do you know what a meniscus is? It's a disc of soft fibrous material that goes in between the two bones in the knee joint. Like everything in the body, it's there for a reason. The Lord put it there to absorb the shock between the bones when we bear weight on our legs. As long as the meniscus is strong, we can run, jump, ski, etc. without ever having to worry about traumatizing our knee joints. But what if it isn't there? What if your surgeon surgically removes it?

 

 

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Published December 5, 2014

Can avoiding the sun cause a heart attack?

Is sunlight really bad for you? It seems like that's about all we hear these days. When was the last time you read an article telling about the benefits of sunlight? Unless you've been reading Second Opinion, it's probably been a long time — if ever.

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