Muscle Building Blog

In last week’s column, you learned that using the scale to gauge weight loss success or failure isn’t always a good idea. It is normal for body weight to fluctuate depending on factors such as fluids and food consumed, medications and medical conditions, and levels of physical activity.

Muscle cramps and spasms are often symptoms of conditions or diseases such as multiple sclerosis, but could also be side effects associated with certain medications . Below is a list of diseases and conditions associated with symptoms like muscle cramps and spasms, as well as a list of medications related to similar side effects.

Kidney disease patients are healthier and live longer if they've beefed up their muscles, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results suggest that patients may benefit from pumping iron or taking medications to boost their lean body mass.

There is no argument that shingles is a painful ordeal to have to endure, particularly for the elderly who are the ones mostly frequented by this disease. Treatment for zoster is mainly palliative, but it is the antiviral meds that can help to interrupt the virus’s ability to replicate, which can lessen the severity and length of time the disease is active. Medications for shingles are used to combat pain, shorten the duration of the disease, and decrease the risk of complications. Comp

I don’t have fibromyalgia it has me. There is no cure. I’m violently allergic to the medications used for it, and I will carry this unwelcome body invader that attacked me 20 years ago and remained in residence, to the grave with me. I choose to rely on alternative medicine and complementary medicine approaches and have had some success with them when it comes to managing and coping with pain.Recent researchPrevious studies have shown that fibromyalgia is associated with reductions in gray matte