It is estimated that one in eight couples have difficulty with conception. Of those who have difficulty, approximately 50% of the time, there is an issue with the male partner (i.e., male factor). Fortunately, it is relatively easy to assess whether there is a male factor present or not by having the male collect a...Continue reading
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Oh, My Aching Back: How Rest & Recovery Can Heal Your Muscles
Maybe you did a few more reps than you should have, or perhaps you literally went the extra mile on your morning run. No matter the cause, you’ve overdone it, and now your muscles are sore and strained. It’s vital you give your body a chance to heal so you don’t cause further injury. To...Continue reading
Whole Grains Help You Live Longer
A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health has found that eating whole grains may help you live longer. Whole grains are one of the major foods that can help prevent chronic disease. This study, published this month in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, further promotes the current dietary guidelines for whole grains....Continue reading
Are You Getting Enough Fruits and Vegetables?
Depending on your age, sex, and level of physical activity, we should eat anywhere from 1 cup to 3 cups of fruits and veggies every day. Visually, that’s about half of everything on our plate at every meal. And most of us tend to greatly overestimate how much we’re actually eating. The compound being measured...Continue reading
Hidden Dangers of the Paleolithic Diet
The Paleolithic diet and its imitators make an assertion that the reason why modern people is so fat and unhealthy is that the food we eat is bad for us, unsuited to the body that our ancestors evolved by consuming the foods they enjoyed during primitive times. But there’s an important fact they don’t put...Continue reading
How to Keep Your Prostate Happy
Name a gland in the male body that is essential for fertility but not for erections, and just happens to enlarge, rather than shrink, with age. That’s right, the prostate. Go Baby Go Because of the prostate, as men age, they are more likely to look at travel experiences as a series of restroom stops....Continue reading
Be Careful Relaxing
The case of the month is an actual patient of The Turek Clinic. He had been trying to conceive for the better part of two years with no luck. His wife was healthy, had very regular cycles and had been thoroughly “checked out” early on. He was eating great, maintaining a good weight, and certainly treating his...Continue reading
The Benefits of Strawberries
This wonderful berry possesses a unique combination of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients. As an added benefit, one cup of strawberries = 46 calories. Not too shabby. Did you know that strawberries can: – Whiten teeth – Help you in fighting heart diseases – Enhance your beauty regime
Health Benefits of Almonds
Almonds, native to the Mediterranean region of the Middle East, are considered to be one of the earliest domesticated tree nuts, and one of the most prized snacks in the world. If the spread of the almond throughout the world is not proof enough of this, the Food and Agriculture Organization reported that the world...Continue reading
Eating Healthy During the BBQ Season Part I
When the weather is outrageously beautiful and the days are long, the only thing to do is round up your family and friends, fire up the grill and feast your heart out. Everyone loves the BBQ season, the food, the great vibes and good company is what summer weekends are for. But how does one...Continue reading