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DNP – or Dinitrophenol – is a dirty word among bodybuilders and gurus. Bodybuilders to boost metabolism by 50% and raise body temperature by several degrees use this industrial chemical. When one considers the jitters and hot flashes that accompany ECA (ephedrine, caffeine, aspirin stack) use boost the metabolism only 3%, the true power of DNP begins to be realized.

Introduced by Dan Duchaine after initially being used as an explosive, DNP is...

Who ever named it a “bunion?” Probably the same person who named an enlarged thyroid a “goiter”, but seriously, bunions are the common description of a bump on the side of the big toe. Really they are much more than that.

Bunions are known in medical terms as Hallux Abducto Valgus which in English is a crooked big toe joint with a bump on the side. This is actually a progressive misalignment of the big toe joint which starts with a slight leaning of...

Foot odor may be one the most offensive smells in the world. Oftentimes, foot odor is caused by bacteria that develop or grow in human feet that are very tightly covered by shoes. The bacteria develop and grow at a very fast rate.

Foot odor affects many humans. If you are having this problem yourself, you know how embarrassing it is to have this condition, and naturally, you would want to get rid of it fast. Shoe inserts may reduce the smell but it will not make the problem...

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Nowadays, poppers have gained huge popularity among masses. They are frequently inhaled by people from all age groups specially youngsters and married couples. You can find several people who buy poppers and keep it with themselves throughout the day to spice up their recreational activities. Many people carry them to discotheques and sniff the intoxicant to add all the more fun to their parties....

Drug rashes could appear as tiny reddish bumps on an itchy patch of skin or red scaly peelings on the entire skin. They can be classified into different types with varying severities. They are generally defined though as a reaction of the skin to certain drugs.

One of the most common causes of drug rashes is an allergic reaction to medication. A person may react to the drug upon first usage while in other instances, it may take multiple exposures before an individual becomes...

It seems as if when there is discussion about painful joints there are all kinds of articles and lots of information about knees and hips…but what about elbow joint pain ? There are many reasons why an elbow may be painful that go beyond “tennis elbow.” One of the more common problems is elbow bursitis.

Elbow bursitis is a condition in which fluid collects in a sac located in the elbow joint. In order to be able to understand how this works it is important...

Abdominal bloating, when the abdomen distends and there may be intestinal or abdominal gas, is the cardinal sign of dysfunction of the agni, the digestive fire, and is usually caused by a vata imbalance. In Ayurveda we describe it as the first sign of an imbalance in the "gastrointestinal consciousness." Bloating occurs when the gastrointestinal tract is unable to split food into the smallest particles and release the nourishing enzymes into the system. Also see Indigestion....

A fever blister or cold sore is a fluid-filled, painful blister.

The infection from the virus erupts as small painful blisters on the usually on the outside of your lips, or the mouth area.

Fever Blisterscanform on other parts of your body such as on your fingers. This is quite uncommon, but it does happen. At one time, my mother-in-law had one on her ear.

Oral herpes, or Herpes Simplex virus, is very common. More than 60% of Americans have had a...

In the last few years, a number of methods have been developed to repair cartilage damage. These include osteochondral transplantation, microfracture surgery and autologous chondrocyte (cartilage cell) implantation.

A feature common to all of these techniques is that they are limited to the repair of focal lesions. Patients with OA are excluded from treatment.

OA cartilage lesions are usually larger and unconfined and so do not provide an appropriate environment...

Panic disorder is characterized by spontaneous, unexpected, recurrent occurrences of panic attacks. Panic attacks are relatively short lived (usually less than 30 minutes) periods of intense anxiety or fear, which are accompanied by such symptoms as palpitations, chest pain, sweating and shortness of breath. The symptoms may be misdiagnosed as a serious medical condition (e.g. heart attack). Individual seeking treatment will usually describe the fear as intense and report that they were...