How to Lose Weight and Still Keep Your Round Butt
A shapely and round butt is highly desired, but it’s no secret that your body changes when you lose weight. […]
Blood Clot Risk in Smoking Women Using Birth Control Pills
Just how likely can birth control pills cause blood clots in smoking women? You keep hearing about the risk of blood clots in smoking women who use birth control. So here is more detailed information [...]
How to Lose the Last 10 Pounds of Stubborn Fat
Why isn’t that last 10 pounds of fat coming off, after you’ve already lost 20, 30 or even 50 or more pounds? There are things you can do to get rid of those last 10 [...]
Why Are Most Cancer Patients on the Standard American Diet?
Have you ever wondered why so many cancer patients eat fast food and other processed foods on a regular basis? Why are only drugs prescribed to treat cancer? […]
How to Stop Fast Food Cravings if You’re Pregnant and Diabetic
You’re pregnant and diabetic and are craving fast food like mad; you do NOT have to cave to your junk food cravings! There’s a way to kill these cravings before they put you in a [...]
Should Diabetics Exercise Before Bedtime?
A diabetic may think it’s beneficial to exercise right before going to bed, as this will lower blood sugar, and the idea is to prevent a blood sugar spike while asleep. […]
How Fast Should Senior Age People Walk Outdoors for Fitness?
If you’re a senior aged man or woman who wants to take up walking outside for fitness, you may want to know the guidelines for just how fast you should walk. […]
Can Loud “Yoga Music” Be Harmful to Your Hearing?
Loud “yoga music” during your yoga class is just as harmful to hearing as is loud pounding-type hip hop or rock music during a step aerobics class. […]
When Being Thin in Older Age Means Poor Health Not Fitness
Thin, especially in older age, doesn’t always mean good health & fitness. Of course, obesity in old age is a very serious problem, but “skinny muscle-less” is also a serious problem. […]
Is It Bad for Little Girls to Want Muscles that Can Be Flexed?
If your little girl has expressed an interest in “getting muscles,” what should you do? First off, what you should NEVER do is take this new interest to mean that your young daughter is heading [...]
Older People Holding the Treadmill when Walking: Bad for Spine
Where did older men and women get the idea that the proper way to use a treadmill is to hold onto the bar in front and then hunch over as they pseudo-walk? […]
One Easy Dietary Change Helps Prevent Bathroom Runs Overnight
Is having to urinate overnight aggravating or WHAT? But a simple dietary tweak can help this problem. […]
Is Social Media’s Promotion of Obesity Making America Fatter?
Every week a Facebook or Instagram image of a fat or overweight woman goes viral: The latest is an obese woman in a bikini standing beside her overweight very young daughter. […]
Can Cannabis Cure Multiple Sclerosis or Does It Just Relieve Symptoms?
Many patients who suffer from multiple sclerosis want to know if cannabis (marijuana) can cure this autoimmune disease, or at least, effectively treat the condition. “Cannabis would be considered a part of symptomatic management for [...]
Middle Aged & Scared of Getting Alzheimer’s? Drink Tea
If you’re middle aged and keep worrying about getting Alzheimer’s one day, you should drink tea daily. In particular, if one of your parents has or had Alzheimer’s disease, this reveals a genetic predisposition for [...]
Yoga with Ganglion Cyst: Painless Solution You Won’t Believe
A ganglion cyst in the wrist will interfere with practicing yoga — but there’s an ingenious solution that will allow you to do the poses painlessly. I’ve had a ganglion cyst in my wrist for [...]
Weight Gain vs. Belly Fat in Menopause: Is There a Difference?
Weight gain doesn't always mean more belly fat, and new belly fat doesn't always mean weight gain, even in menopause. A woman's scale weight may stay the same, while her body composition changes over time, [...]
Can Sleep Apnea Lead to Death from Cancer?
If you have sleep apnea, you’re more likely to die from cancer, not to mention other causes of death. In addition to a higher risk of death from cancer, sleep apnea is linked to heart [...]
What Causes a Single Isolated Pore to Become Clogged ?
A single, isolated pore on your face can become clogged due to a number of reasons, but a type of skin cancer can also look like a clogged pore. On your face are pores, and [...]
Upper Arm Itches Only at Night? Most Likely Cause & Solution
If your upper arm or shoulder itches only at night especially in bed, the cause might not be related to your skin. First check to see if there’s anything going on with your skin in [...]
Which Causes More Disease: Poor Diet or Lack of Exercise ?
As bad as a lack of exercise is to the body, the million-dollar question is if a bad diet causes more disease and illness than being lazy and sedentary. […]
How Much Should a Parent Take Care of Child’s Puppy?
What’s holding you back from getting your child a puppy? Is it REALLY because you think YOU’LL end up caring for it? There’s actually another reason, and you probably know what it is. “But Mama, [...]
Shoulder Replacement Surgery Results in Old vs. Young Patients
An oddball discovery is that older people experience better results from shoulder replacement surgery than do young patients. At first, you’d think that the opposite would be true, that the younger people would have more [...]
Finger Tingling from MS vs. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Both multiple sclerosis and carpal tunnel syndrome can cause tingling in the fingers. However, the tingling of MS is more likely to occur in the forearm when it’s in an upper extremity. But carpal tunnel [...]
Can ALS Cause Hand Symptoms that Mimic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Unfortunately, early symptoms of ALS can masquerade as symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. If you wait long enough and have ALS, you’ll eventually suffer the progressive symptoms of this neurodegenerative disease. […]
The Worst that Can Happen if Carpal Tunnel Is Never Treated
If you don’t get treatment for your carpal tunnel syndrome, it may spontaneously improve, OR, you may end up with permanent pain and grip weakness. The tricky thing here is that you can’t tell for [...]
Weightlifting Guidelines for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Pulling
If you have carpal tunnel syndrome you’ll need to follow some guidelines if you want to do weightlifting that involves pulling like deadlifts, rows, pull-downs and pull-ups. […]
Can Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cause Fingers to Twitch?
A twitching finger makes a person fear they have ALS because this disease causes twitching, so they’re hoping that the real cause is carpal tunnel syndrome. Finger twitching is common. It can come out of [...]
Can Growth Hormone Injections Make a Short Child Tall ?
Will enough growth hormone injections cause a short child to grow enough to actually be tall for their age? After all, why stop at just “not as short” when you can achieve “taller than average,” [...]
Can Elderly with Broken Hip Recover without Physical Therapy?
What if an elderly person refuses to do the prescribed physical therapy following replacement for a hip fracture? Are they doomed to spending the rest of their life hobbling along in a walker or sitting [...]
Why Pain in Both Legs Can Mean Heart Attack within Five Years
Pain in both legs that won’t respond to standard treatments or exercise may be a sign of a pending heart attack or one a few years later. It’s quite simple to understand: The process that [...]
How to Tell when a Cancer Patient Is About to Die
There are ways you can tell when a cancer patient in the latest stages of disease is about to die. These signs are an alert that death is very imminent. “Cancer patients who are at [...]
Appearance of Pencil Stools of Colon Cancer Compared to IBS
Colon cancer can cause pencil shaped stools. So can irritable bowel syndrome. And therein lies the problem when you see skinny poops coming out of you that resemble a pencil shape or how toothpaste looks [...]
Dr. Now Scolds James K’s Enabler on “600 Pound Life”
James as a young adult “This is mind boggling why you keep overfeeding him!” Dr. Now scolds an enabler on “My 600 Pound Life.” Finally, Dr. Now lashes out at an enabler! The Lisa [...]
How to Beat Menopausal Blues by Lifting Heavy Weights
The depression of menopause can swoop in like a vulture, but you can fight back by learning to lift heavy things! Chase away the menopause blues by training your body to lift and carry heavy [...]
How to Do Seated Hamstring Curls to Burn the Most Fat
There is a way to do seated hamstring curls to burn the most fat. Seated hamstring curls may seem simple enough, but there are specific things you can do to maximize your fat burning results. [...]
Hamstring Curls Lying Down: Proper Techniques for Best Results
There are a few ways you can tweak the way you do hamstring curls, that will yield better and faster results, be they fat burning, stronger legs or rock-hard hams. […]
Exercises with No Equipment that Work Best for Overweight Teen Girls?
If you’re a teen girl trying to lose weight, you’ll get the best results from these exercise routines–even if you think you’ve inherited “big genes.” No equipment is needed. […]
If Cannabis Cures Cancer, Why Do Pot Smokers Get Cancer ?
Many cancer patients use “medical marijuana” to treat pain but die of cancer anyways. And if weed can cure cancer, you’d think that daily pot smokers would never get the disease – even recreational users. [...]
Why Does Hair Grow in Thicker After Chemotherapy?
Many women report that their hair grows in thicker and fuller after losing it from chemotherapy. Is this an illusion or is the hair shaft actually bigger in diameter? […]
