Since I’m a health writer, I read just about everything I can get my hands on (and find time for) on new studies, findings, health reports, and statistics…you get the story. And sometimes, it just gets frustrating. I mean, weight may be a huge issue (pun meant 🙂 and here it’s, turning up once more, … Continue reading Midlife Weight Gain and Health
I’m a bit uncomfortable with something I just came across on the Internet. It’s about a television station in Washington D.C. airing associate actual breast self-exam, with real demonstrations done by real girls. And some parental watchdog groups don’t like it much. You know what? I’m uncomfortable. NOT with the very fact that this is … Continue reading Are Self-Breast Exams Necessary? Women Need to Know
During his recent annual physical, my husband’s doctor abreast of him that he was extraordinarily deficient in fat-soluble vitamins. Two weeks later, my doctor reported that I’m in the same boat.  Often called the “sunshine vitamin,†the greatest source for vitamin D is the sun. But our efforts to protect ourselves from damaging UV … Continue reading Vitamin D Deficient?
Perhaps it’s the gray, rainy day; the realization that winter has finally struck, and the 60 degree days are merely an anomaly rather than the rule. Or maybe it’s the fact that for the past month, because of hubby’s multiple surgeries and a lot of my own work, I’ve been holed up a bit more … Continue reading Feelings of Depression Does Not Bode Well for Health
Losing weight can be hard— but getting fat is sometimes too easy. So, now, I’ll be the contrarian. Instead of telling you how to lose weight, I’ll have some fun and tell you how to get fat. Eat what you want on vacation. Vacation is all regarding quiet, Americaually|and typically|and frequently} that ends up in … Continue reading Easy Ways to Get Fat
Did you recognize that t’ai chi chuan has been found to lower blood pressure, increase bone density, reduce chronic pain, increase flexibility, improve immune perform and scale back stress and depression? This ancient Chinese technique works each the mind and therefore the body by pairing slow movements and shifts of balance with a robust specialization … Continue reading Try Tai Chi and See Big Health Benefits of this
Are you one amongst the six million individuals stricken by painful sex? Has your doctor told you it’s all in your head? Tune in today to The Dr. Oz Show as Dr. Oz investigates four real causes of painful sex and offers choices for treatment. The segment will feature Jennifer Ashton, MD, a New Jersey-based … Continue reading Painful Sex:Today to Learn More About Causes and Treatments
When my boys were very little, I wont to bug them regarding exertion, particularly on the weekends. I was like a broken record. They would practically be chained to their chairs, playing with their computers. No matter that hours would pass and they hadn’t eaten. They were captive. I’m happy to say that now that … Continue reading Want to Stay Healthy? Just Exercise
Turns out that within the quest to form and contour their bodies into perfection, patients square measure ending up with fat that shows up elsewhere, most assuredly wherever it’s not wanted; akin to an uninvited guest. In other words, you might be minus the distressing saddlebags, but now you have fat in other places like … Continue reading Die a Fat Cell, Live a Fat Cell: Is Liposuction Worth It?
Skin cancer is that the commonest style of cancer, most likely creating up over 1/2 all diagnosed cases of cancer, in step with the Yankee Cancer Society (ACS). The incidence of carcinoma is rising dramatically within us. According to the Yankee Academy of medicine (AAD), skin cancer is that the deadliest style of carcinoma, accounting … Continue reading What is Importance of Annual Screenings
