Are you constantly struggling to reach or maintain healthy weight? Do you experience cravings for specific foods? What about unexplained joint pain, skin problems or headaches? If so, the cause is highly probably related to the food(s) you’re eating.

More than 300 million people worldwide experience severe or debilitating headaches. Migraines alone affect 9 percent of the U.S. population and cost $1 billion a year in direct medical expenses. The incidence of individuals who suffer migraine headaches has increased by 50 percent within the last 20 years with 75 percent of migraine sufferers being women.

A spotlight shines on youth sports — especially high school football — in Arizona this year with the new requirement for concussion education and a mandated medical clearance before returning to the sport after a concussion.

Ever meandered through the pharmacy aisles of Whole Foods, Sprouts, or even Trader Joe’s and wished you knew more about the various supplements and which ones could possibly benefit you? Herbal/dietary supplements (also called botanicals) are plants used for their therapeutic properties, and the roots of herbalism go back to the beginning of humanity. The following list contains some of the more popular herbs that are generally accepted to have psychoactive and/or medicinal properties with positive effects in humans:

State Health Director Will Humble refused Thursday to expand the conditions for which marijuana can be legally recommended.

Researchers at the University of Arizona report they've found precious little credible research that shows marijuana is effective in treating post-traumatic stress disorder.

A parade of Arizonans hoping to expand the use of medical marijuana told state health officials Friday how much better their lives are since they have been using the drug, legally or otherwise.

A parade of Arizonans hoping to expand the use of medical marijuana told state health officials Friday how much better their lives are since they have been using the drug, legally or otherwise.

A parade of Arizonans hoping to expand the use of medical marijuana told state health officials Friday how much better their lives are since they have been using the drug, legally or otherwise.

Arizonans who say they suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder are hoping to get the same medical options as those with glaucoma or seizures: the right to use marijuana for medical purposes.

Arizonans who say they suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder are hoping to get the same medical options as those with glaucoma or seizures: the right to use marijuana for medical purposes.

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Don Fiore, 75, started practicing T’ai Chi as a way to relax away from his stressful real estate job.

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Don Fiore, 75, started practicing T’ai Chi as a way to relax away from his stressful real estate job.

Sit in the front row at a rock concert and 110 decibels of music will rock your eardrums.

Being pregnant and having a cold or the flu is miserable.

Being pregnant and having a cold or the flu is miserable.

On the eighth of its 10-play script used to begin last Friday’s game, Higley’s season and postseason goals were crippled.

On the eighth of its 10-play script used to begin last Friday’s game, Higley’s season and postseason goals were crippled.

Migraine headaches are one of the most common pain syndromes that send a person to the doctor. More than 28 million people suffer from migraine headaches, which are characterized by rapid onset of throbbing pain, usually on one side and often associated with nausea or vomiting, and sensitivity to light or sound. Women are more likely than men to have migraines, at a ratio of 3:1.

"Would any rational person want Michele Bachmann in charge of our nuclear arsenal? It gives me a migraine just thinking about it!"

Gluten is a protein found in the endosperm of grains, especially wheat, rye and barley. It constitutes about 80 percent of the proteins in wheat, and is composed of the proteins gliadin and glutenin. Gluten is also used as a food additive in the form of a flavoring, stabilizing or thickening agent, often hidden as dextrin, maltodextrine and dextrose found in ice cream, ketchup and many other items. Gluten provides elasticity to dough, which gives breads and bagels their chewiness.

Gluten is a protein found in the endosperm of grains, especially wheat, rye and barley. It constitutes about 80 percent of the proteins in wheat, and is composed of the proteins gliadin and glutenin. Gluten is also used as a food additive in the form of a flavoring, stabilizing or thickening agent, often hidden as dextrin, maltodextrine and dextrose found in ice cream, ketchup and many other items. Gluten provides elasticity to dough, which gives breads and bagels their chewiness.

On my way out of the book store the other day, I encountered a prominently positioned, large table stacked to the heavens with diet and weight loss books (it is the New Year after all). There were piles of "flat belly this" and "boost your metabolism that." You name it; every diet-craze topic was on that table somewhere.

Arizona appears on the verge of finally getting a law that will allow patients to obtain marijuana legally.