If you have a workout program that suggests “Smith machine bar in an incline” for women unable to do pull-ups, and you don’t know what this means, then here is the explanation. Pull-ups Using a [...]
If your tall 5-year-old daughter sees you worrying about her height, she’ll internalize this anxiety & learn to hate her body — and that can attract bullying. Okay, it’s one thing if you’re concerned from [...]
Are you now fully recovered from your total knee replacement surgery and are interested in taking up jogging for aerobic exercise? There is a strong likelihood that you, as a total knee replacement patient, were [...]
What’s unique about the child who’s able to foil an abduction attempt, vs. ones who never try? Every once in a blue moon you hear about a child who wildly “fights off” an abductor and [...]
Lifting weights will raise blood pressure, but there are exercises in particular that will really put your blood pressure through the roof. Normal blood pressure is under 120/80. It’s not surprising that a very fit [...]
Can people whose femurs are shorter than their shins, regardless of torso length, have a mechanical advantage with the leg press? Nearly all the attention regarding the long femur problem is directed at the back [...]
A person can suffer a heart attack only three days after a knee replacement (or other joint replacement) surgery. Just HOW does this happen? […]
It's not always normal to still have hip pain three months after a hip replacement. There are loads of possible causes for this pain. The first possibility: Total hip replacement patients who fail to adhere [...]
One of the simplest strength training moves is actually the best for fighting off anxiety during postmenopause. Women of all sizes can do this exercise! […]
A baby or toddler barefoot in public can catch a nasty infection. But sanitation aside, some people think it’s gross. Little dirty feet can stink and appear grubby. Babies’ and toddlers’ bare feet will get [...]
Ever had one menstrual period right after the other—so just as one period ends, the next one begins? This phenomenon is characterized by about 10 or so consecutive days of bleeding. The first cycle in [...]
The automated breast screening ultrasound is the latest technology that women with dense breasts should have. Perhaps the biggest advantage to this technology is that it pretty much eliminates operator error. […]
If you had a non-contrast CT scan of your head for whatever reason, such as you fell on your head and feel sick, would it necessarily show a brain tumor if you had one? “The [...]
“Depending on the tumors, some blood tests can be used to detect a brain tumor,” says neurosurgeon Charles Park, MD. “But most of the cases, we find the brain tumor and then do the blood [...]
The cause of a period coming exactly two weeks after the one before that, and never happening again, may very well be from desire and will. A subconscious instruction to start menstruating 14 days after [...]
Your fear of a brain tumor is not imaginary if you’ve been having a 24/7 headache for the past several months. “The most common symptoms of brain tumors are headaches,” says neurosurgeon Charles Park, MD, [...]
Anxiety really CAN be caused by periomenopause – the precursor to menopause that no woman looks forward to. Here are natural (and surprising) treatments. […]
The so-called bad cholesterol can be raised by menopause—and that’s really bad. But there IS something you can do to knock this cholesterol back down. […]
Heavy bleeding during menopause is NOT normal under any circumstances and could actually mean cancer. Certain cancers can cause heavy bleeding. […]
“It is normal after a colposcopy with a biopsy to have a small amount of spotting or light bleeding,” explains Lindsay Appel, MD, an OB-GYN with the Family Childbirth & Children’s Center at Mercy Medical [...]
There may be a logical explanation for why perimenopause or menopause is linked to twitching muscles, but it’s probably not what you think. Have you noticed lately that your new-onset muscle twitching seems to have [...]
We’re not talking about a change in armpit odor strength from increased menopausal perspiration, but an actual change in the odor itself – a really stinky pungent scent. Have you experienced the following? • You’re [...]
Dense breasts are a risk factor for breast cancer. In fact, it’s one of the higher risk factors for this disease when the density level is considered to be extremely and even heterogeneously dense. A [...]
Why is it that the strongest bench pressers at the gym have big stomachs? Does a big belly really improve one’s ability to bench press? […]
If you have only a few moles, this doesn’t mean you can blow these off & think you’ll never get melanoma. Even if you have ONE small mole, it can still turn into melanoma. [...]
Your teen can have tinnitus without you even knowing it, because kids don’t think this is anything to worry about. But it is: future hearing loss. Cause of tinnitus in teens? It’s high level exposure [...]
An esophageal spasm can feel just like a heart attack or angina from severely clogged arteries. The esophagus is the “food pipe” through which food and drink go down. “Esophageal spasms can be painful,” says [...]
How does a slow jog compare to a regular jog when it comes to fitness and calories burned? […]
Girls have different bodies than boys, so it’s logical to wonder if lifting weights can stunt a teen girl’s growth. Your teen daughter—as young as 13—may be expressing an interest in strength training—either for sports [...]
Hey, if you think you’re giving your liver a free pass on damage because you “only” binge drink instead of daily heavy drinking, you’re so very mistaken! […]
There’s a difference between blood in the saliva and coughing up blood. There are 3 cancers that can cause blood to be in your saliva. You need not cough to see it. Blood in the [...]
If your index finger is twitching, jerking or “jumping” as a result of computer mouse use, there are causes and solutions to this annoying problem. […]
The more fit your brain is, the less likely you’ll get a brain bleed from slipping on ice and hitting your head hard on the concrete. So the question then is, “How do we make [...]
If the only time your heart races like mad is when you hurry across a room in the house, there’s a very likely reason for this and there’s a solution. […]
Has your doctor said you can’t possibly have sleep apnea based on only your medical history and exam while you were awake? […]
You don’t get a pass on the dangers of excessive sleep & napping just because you’re elderly. Some older people will make excuses for all of their naps and will insist they “need it,” but [...]
You know that excess sitting can cause a DVT, but what about sleep? How much sleep is too much sleep when it comes to causing a blood clot in your vein? “Excessive sleeping means you [...]
The rule of “Lift no more than your body weight” seems to favor overweight people with aortic aneurysm who aren’t necessarily stronger than slimmer people. On typical medical sites, the guidelines for lifting weight for [...]
Have you noticed that soon after you sit down to do computer work, your heart starts thumping, maybe skipping beats, palpitations? This means an abnormal heart rhythm disorder is often your first thought. And if [...]
It’s said that it’s harder to lose weight as we age, yet many elderly women are too thin for good health. So what’s really going on with this bizarre phenomenon? If you’re thinking that the [...]
