Wellness

Spine SOS: What to Know About Back Pain in Your 30s and 40s

Back pain in your 30s and 40s happens, but you can prevent it. Knowing what causes lower back pain and how to strengthen your core can help keep you pain free. ...

Fueling Up for Fitness? 5 Questions to Guide an Athlete’s Diet

The right diet for any athlete is highly individualized. Evaluating your performance, health and habits can help you learn how to fuel your body better. ...

Human Doing vs. Human “Being”: Meditation for Beginners

Meditation can help with chronic pain, anxiety and sleep issues. If you want to begin meditating and don’t know how, guided meditation is a good place to start. ...

More Than Snoring: 6 Things Everyone Should Know About Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea is common but often goes untreated. Knowing the signs and risk factors for sleep apnea can help you get the OSA treatment you need. ...

Problems Peeing? 6 Things All Men Should Know About Enlarged Prostate

An enlarged prostate comes with age, but you don’t have to live with urinary symptoms. Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) treatment helps with peeing problems. ...

6 Things to Know About Loneliness and Your Health

Feeling lonely may be common if you’re a new mom or going through a breakup, but it’s not good for your health. MU Health Care experts explain why it’s so important to manage loneliness. ...

Thinking About Getting Your Hormone Levels Tested? 7 Things to Know

If you have signs of hormonal imbalance, hormone testing seems like an obvious next step. But checking estrogen levels isn’t always the right answer. ...

Exhausted and Stressed? 4 Tips for Dealing With Burnout

Burnout can strike anyone at any time if chronic stress goes unchecked. Knowing what burnout feels like and how to recover from it can save your mental health. ...

Sunny, Breezy and… Sneezy — Can You Develop Seasonal Allergies as an Adult?

Developing seasonal allergies as an adult may be the result of climate change, a new location or lifestyle changes. Allergy immunotherapy can help. ...

I Got Diagnosed With Degenerative Arthritis — Now What?

When diagnosed early, osteoarthritis (OA), or degenerative arthritis, can be stopped in its tracks. You may even be able to treat OA effectively with lifestyle modifications. ...