Ankylosing Spondylitis Awareness Month (Blue Ribbon)

Blue Ribbon for Ankylosing Spondylitis Awareness

Ask Me About Ankylosing Spondylitis! As we close out April and Ankylosing Spondylitis Awareness Month I write to share some things about this disease: What is Ankylosing Spondylitis? (pronounced ank-kih-low-sing spon-dill-eye-tiss) Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a type of inflammatory arthritis that primarily affects the spine or back. Other joints can develop…

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5 Things You Can Do Now to Avoid the Damages of Sitting

Avoid the damages of sittingAvoid the damages of sitting

To Sit, or Not to Sit, that is the Question You may have read recently that sitting is bad. It’s even been referred to as the new smoking. After just one hour of sitting, a biochemical change occurs that slows your metabolism and begins to store fat. Extensive sitting, like at a…

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