Around the new year, people are determined to get in shape and be healthier in general. This usually includes going to the gym more often, limiting your late night trips to the golden arches, and dieting. With so many people facing similar goals and challenges, diets have become almost an annual fad that we see...Continue reading
Prevent Stroke: Non-Invasive Ways to Help
Each year in the United States, 785,000 people suffer a stroke. Furthermore, it is the fourth leading cause of death and its consequences are among the top causes of disability in the U.S. The good news is that there are preventative measures you can take to reduce your risk of stroke, and most of them...Continue reading
Four Nutrition Myths That May Be Hurting Your Health
An interview with Dr. Christopher Mohr, sports nutrition advisor for Men’s Fitness Magazine Have you ever decided to skip a great looking breakfast because you thought the eggs might raise your cholesterol? Perhaps you avoid the salad and vegetables on your plate and eat just the meat at dinner time to limit your carbohydrate intake....Continue reading
The Sunny Side Up on Breakfast
While in surgical training, I probably missed breakfast ten times more than I had it. An early morning (and I mean early) cup of Joe was standard fare for the most part. But now that I lead a more human life, I eat breakfast daily and rather enjoy it. Maybe it’s because my mother constantly...Continue reading
What are Kidney Stones and How Do They Affect Us?
Kidney stones are small, hard deposits, typically composed of mineral and acid salts that form inside your kidneys. As one might expect, because urine is a vehicle for waste excretion, it is comprised of numerous chemicals and wastes (including calcium, oxalate, urate, cysteine, xanthine and phosphate). When the urine is too concentrated, that is too...Continue reading
Rhythm of Closeness—Part II
“If two rhythms are nearly the same, and the sources are in close proximity, they will always entrain.” —Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead) As boys, many of us couldn’t be close to our mothers without losing ourselves in their needs, or without our energy sucked out of us to sustain them. Or if our mothers were...Continue reading
Laughter is No Joke
Valentine’s Day. I hope you had a chance to lighten up. To laugh mirthfully. To enjoy the moment, with family, friends, a lover, a partner or a pet. Truth be told, the lighter side of life could extend your life.
Prostate’s Early Growth May Reveal Cures for Later Illnesses
For a surgeon who has successfully treated prostate cancer in many thousands of men by removing their prostate gland, the idea that science might one day be able to regenerate this gland using stem cells is a foreign one — and yet highly intriguing. But this advancement is just one of many potential treatments for...Continue reading
You Woman, Me Man
It happened again today. A delighted couple called to say that they just conceived their miracle baby. “What, an immaculate conception?” you ask. No, but close. After 3 failed rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF), they threw in the towel, went home and…bang, got pregnant the next month in the privacy of their own sofa...Continue reading
Supportive mate a good match for your heart
Supportive mate a good match for your heart – New York News.