Don’t get your hopes up that your newly narrow stools are a side effect of Miralax. “The mechanism of action for Miralax causes water retention in stool, producing a laxative effect,” explains Franjo Vladic, MD, [...]
If you see what looks like blood in your poops, this COULD be from the canned beets you ate yesterday. The sight of this in the toilet bowl has been known to freak people out [...]
Does food lately hurt going down your chest and you can’t help but wonder if this means cancer? Cancer can cause chest pain depending on where the tumor is located. For instance, lung cancer can [...]
The causes of a sore stomach when awakening are many, including colon cancer and other organ cancers. […]
Cancer cell Are you seeing clumps of white goop or film with your poops? Cancer may come to mind. As yucky or scary as this white film or goop looks when it’s mixed [...]
Is there a difference in the way nausea feels when it’s caused by cancer vs. IBS? Or is all nausea the same, whether it’s caused by cancer or irritable bowel syndrome? Nausea, regardless of whether it’s [...]
You have that backwards; chronic pancreatitis will increase the risk of cancer! This means that if you have chronic pancreatitis, you probably don’t have cancer, but you DO carry the risk of it down the [...]
Parents should NEVER discourage their very tall teen daughters from wearing high heels. Otherwise this sends a very bad message. If your daughter knows that you feel awkward about her extra height, you’re doing something [...]
At what point are kids too old to be screaming during play? What’s that cutoff where it goes from magical to obnoxious? […]
Two hours may or may not be too much cardio exercise, because it all depends. […]
Find out why it’s a mistake to think that shoveling snow replaces your scheduled cardio or strength training workout for the day. Shoveling snow elevates heart rate and makes one breathe faster, and the more [...]
Many distance runners shun upper body strength training because they fear it will give them too much muscle bulk and thus impede their performance. Distance runners, either competitively or recreationally, really should do some strength [...]
Find out what’s going on when after spending lots of time on a treadmill incline, you get pooped very quickly hiking up hills. […]
EMG Test: What to Expect, What It’s Like... An EMG test will determine if you have a deadly neurological disease as well as many benign conditions. But exactly is involved during an EMG test? And [...]
There’s nothing to fear if you’re retiring in two weeks. I’m retiring in two weeks and here’s my magical, fool-proof plan against depression. […]
Biceps, triceps and forearms … all in one exercise? This is actually possible. There are three ways to hit the biceps, triceps and forearms in one routine. But this does not mean that the biceps, [...]
If you’re obese and pregnant, you need to know what an OBGYN has to say about weight gain. Are you obese and wondering if you should gain weight with your pregnancy? According to the American [...]
Find out how I cured the pain in my hamstring glute tie-in that was caused by running fast on a treadmill. […]
Take away the sports and you take away all the benefits that athletics provide for kids. Instead, ground them from mindless games. “There is a difference between discipline and punishment,” says Dr. Tia Kern-Butler, a [...]
Have you had a recent heart attack and want to either start up a cardio program or resume your previous aerobic exercise? How soon should this be? […]
Are you a teenage girl thinking of taking up smoking so you can lose weight? Stop! Or you'll dearly regret it later on, not to mention be out of a lot of money. If you’re [...]
There's an incredible formula that makes exercise success possible for ANY obese woman. Overweight women cannot fail with this exercise approach. Many plus-size women are reluctant to begin an exercise program due to fear of failure. If you’re [...]
Let’s assume that your child with Down syndrome has been given the okay by his or her physician to exercise. What’s the best exercise for a child with Down syndrome? This is open to debate, [...]
If elderly people could choose just one exercise to maintain fitness and vitality, which would it be, the most important of all? It is lifting weights. […]
Walking sticks will not do a better job of melting off the fat or upgrading your fitness! A better way to burn calories and get fitter is to ditch the sticks and ambulate the way [...]
Here is your simple, no-nonsense guide to WHY a beginner should do compound weightlifting exercises. If the weight being lifted is light enough, any beginner can handle any compound strength training move. Think about that [...]
I was in the ER with impacted feces and will explain how it felt to have the doctor put his fingers “in there” and remove the feces–which just kept coming out and out. [...]
You must read this if you’re fearful or reluctant to run or even slowly jog on a treadmill. […]
This article is about how soon in an elderly patient an epidural steroid injection may take to work. […]
What is the best exercise for the older, obese adult? Being old and obese is no excuse for avoiding exercise. However, considerations must be made in terms of what kind of exercise is best for [...]
Which is it? Has a doctor recently told you “It’s a seborrheic keratosis” and you’re still scared it’s a melanoma? Here’s what you should do. A melanoma can sometimes be mistaken for a [...]
Here are simple but very effective kettlebell workouts for obese who want to lose weight and get fit. […]
Here are great but simple barbell workout routines for beginning fitness enthusiasts. When I was a trainer I had my beginner clients performing these inviting barbell routines during their workouts. […]
Some alarming clues of a bad karate instructor; learn these before you “sign up.” What makes a good karate instructor and what makes a bad karate instructor? I certainly know; over a course of years [...]
There are several mistakes with the lat pull-down exercise that seem to be common only among women, and you may be one of them! Now, as a former personal trainer, I’ve seen all of these [...]
You can make seated dips extremely intense; don’t just settle for high volume “baby” reps on a bench as you become stronger. […]
IF you’re strong enough to do bench dips with heavy plates but don’t have a partner, here is an efficient way to load and unload the plates. […]
Here is the top 8 list for low back exercises for building your strongest core ever. […]
Here are ALL the indoor cycling tips for the obese or overweight woman or man who wants to pedal for fitness and fat loss. Indoor cycling including the spin class can burn a substantial amount of fat [...]
If you have access to just one staircase, that’s all you need for this workout, but a few flights are even better. […]
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