Is Shoveling Snow Dangerous for Kids?
You know that shoveling snow can be dangerous for poorly conditioned adults, but are kids prone to any dangers from this kind of activity? Yes, they are. But not in the same way [...]
Reverse Insulin Resistance with T3 Bioidentical Hormone
Insulin resistance or prediabetes can be successfully treated or reversed with T3, a bioidentical hormone, says Dr. Kent Holtorf, MD, thyroidologist and founder of Holtorf Medical Group in California. Though a diagnosis of insulin resistance [...]
Can Intense Exercise Prevent Insulin Resistance?
Is it really true that intense exercise can prevent you from ever getting insulin resistance? IR is when the body’s cells can no longer efficiently “take” the glucose molecules that are delivered to them via the [...]
Can Insomnia, Poor Sleep, Cause Insulin Resistance?
Who’d ever think that poor sleep or insomnia can actually cause insulin resistance? But it can. Insulin resistance is associated with obesity, even being moderately overweight, lack of exercise and poor diet. It can lead [...]
Can Insulin Resistance Kill You?
Wondering if insulin resistance can kill a person? Can you actually die, directly, from insulin resistance? This is a fair question, because insulin resistance is a precursor to type 2 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes [...]
How a Low Thyroid Can Make You LOSE Weight
It's possible that low thyroid can cause weight loss -- but wait till you find out how this can happen. Hypothyroidism (the medical term for "low thyroid") is often blamed on gaining weight. Hypothyroidism is [...]
Should People with Celiac Gene Avoid Gluten If Not Sick?
Should people with the celiac disease gene avoid gluten even if they have no symptoms of gluten intolerance? About 30 percent of the American population has the gene associated with celiac disease. According to the [...]
Does Celiac Gene but No Disease Mean You Can’t Eat Gluten?
If you have the celiac gene but not the disease, should you eliminate gluten? The short answer is: No. Even if celiac disease only develops in people who have the genes for it, having the [...]
Low Thyroid Medication Adjustment: Why the 8 Week Wait?
Why must one wait eight weeks between adjustments for low thyroid medication? The eight-week wait between thyroid medication adjustments can be hairy if the last adjustment wasn’t sufficient to correct the hormonal imbalance. Typically, the [...]
Should Genetic Testing for Celiac Disease Be Standard?
Ever wonder why, at the annual physical exam, your primary care doctor doesn't do a genetic screening for celiac disease? Since celiac disease takes an average of nine years to be diagnosed in a symptomatic [...]
What to Expect the Day AFTER Knee Replacement Surgery
The day OF total knee replacement surgery -- after the surgery, that is -- is not always the same as the day AFTER total knee replacement surgery. Are you worried about a loved-one who just [...]
Can Two Supplements Reverse Plaque in Coronary Arteries?
Can these two supplements actually reverse buildup of plaque in coronary arteries (heart disease)? Yes -- according to a very interesting study. But there are things you need to consider about the study. “This study [...]
How Long It Takes Good Diet to Lower Bad Cholesterol
Do you think you're too old to improve your diet for your cholesterol because it'll take too long to kick in? Guess what: you're wrong. "Any blood work that is obtained on an individual can [...]
Can Green Vomit Mean Cancer?
Do you fear that the green in your vomit means cancer? Perhaps you've upchucked lately and couldn't help notice that the color of your vomit was actually green. Now that can sure be unsettling. However, [...]
What It Costs to Treat Dog Injuries from Exercise
The cost of treating a dog's injuries--the kind from exercise -- is not the least bit cheap. It's advised that you have a "dog injury fund" in a second bank account! When it comes to [...]
Local vs. General Anesthesia for Knee Arthroscopy
Which is better for knee arthroscopy: local anesthesia or general? We all know that general anesthesia comes with far more risks than local, but there are circumstances that call for general anesthesia over local for [...]
Stomach Burning from Exercise Caused by Magnesium Deficiency
Have you experienced a burning sensation in your stomach during or right after exercise? What can cause a burning feeling in your abdomen when you exercise? “Sit-ups can aggravate a hiatus hernia and lead to [...]
Pancake Breakfast or Skipping Breakfast: Which Is Healthier?
Mmmm, a stack of steaming pancakes drenched in maple syrup and butter for breakfast: Is this healthier than SKIPPING breakfast? Plenty of research shows that a nutritious morning meal is the most important meal of [...]
Surgical Hair Restoration: Can You Run Out of Donor Sites?
Ever see those surgical hair restoration infomercials and wonder if the donor follicles can keep up with the hair loss follicles? In surgical hair restoration, follicles that are not genetically programmed to eventually stop producing [...]
How Many CT Scans Should a Head Trauma Patient Have?
Just how many CT scans are needed if someone has a small brain bleed resulting from a not-so-severe head trauma? This can be banging their head on the bottom of the bathroom sink after kneeling [...]
Should I Go to ER After Hitting Head on Bathtub?
Hitting your head on a bathtub after falling can cause bleeding in the brain, but should you rush to the ER simply because you bonked your head on the bathtub? What if you're fully conscious [...]
Really Dry Skin Around Eyes: Causes & Solutions
Dry skin around the eyes is a common problem. It is not always corrected by simply dabbing on skin lotion or moisturizers. “Dry skin of the eyelids is frequently referred to as blepharitis (which just [...]
Get Rid of Seborrheic Dermatitis with Selsun Blue
Getting rid of seborrheic dermatitis is easier than you think with Selsun Blue. Selsun Blue’s active ingredient is one percent selenium sulfide. Selsun Blue is a popular dandruff shampoo, and any similar shampoo with this [...]
Regional vs. General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery
If you need hip fracture surgery (or replacement), you’re better off requesting regional anesthesia rather than general. Many people don’t know that hip surgery can be performed with only regional anesthesia, and instead automatically assume [...]
Is Physical Rehab for a Herniated Disc Supposed to Hurt?
How can a patient do physical therapy for a herniated disc if it hurts too much to exercise? What if you have a herniated disc and find that the physical therapy exercises are impossible to [...]
Improve Your Blood Sugars by Tweaking Carb Intake
There are several ways to improve your blood sugar levels (glucose metabolism) by making changes to your carbohydrate intake. You may have increased awareness of glucose metabolism in an effort to prevent type 2 diabetes [...]
Lean Fit People Who Exercise Can Get Insulin Resistance
It’s alarming but true that lean fit people who exercise can develop insulin resistance. You’ve most likely heard of insulin resistance, and it seems that every article about insulin resistance contains the words overweight, obese, [...]
What Can Lean, Fit People Do to Prevent Insulin Resistance?
David Edelson, MD, says that even lean, fit athletes can develop insulin resistance but there are ways to help prevent it. First of all, examine your sleeping habits. Spiegel et al, found that “In laboratory [...]
Burn Fat with the Squat to Lunge Workout!
Here are easy instructions for the squat to lunge workout which will burn fat off your thighs, belly and all over your body. The squat to lunge workout is exactly what the name [...]
Acid Reflux – Increases Cancer Risk, Can Affect Throat
Acid reflux is a very common problem and can cause a number of symptoms, but the most common is "heartburn." “Acid reflux is a common condition which produces heartburn and chest pains,” says Natasha Fuksina, [...]
Chest Pain: Heart Problem, Indigestion or Pulled Muscle?
Chest pain is the No. 1 reason people head to the emergency room. But does this mean that most of the diagnoses for these patients relate to a heart problem? Believe it or not, most [...]
Headaches: Brain Tumor? Sinus Problem? Stress, Tension?
A headache from a sinus problem can hurt as much as one from a brain tumor. Headaches from sinus issues, however, are very significantly more common than those caused by a brain tumor. If you've [...]
Shortness of Breath: Many Causes like Heart Attack, Cancer
Suddenly experiencing unexplained "shortness of breath" is frightening. But you need to know that there is a big difference between being short of breath, and having mechanical difficulty getting air down your airway or out [...]
FOOT, HEEL and ANKLE PAIN
Are you suffering from pain in your ankle, heel or foot in general? Foot pain has many, many causes. Some are very serious, too. The medical specialty that involves treatment of the foot is called [...]
Fast Resting Pulse in Fit People Who Exercise: Danger
What does it mean if a physically fit person has a fast resting heart rate? Do you exercise a lot, consider yourself physically fit, but have a fast resting heart rate and wonder if this [...]
Great Responses and Comebacks to Being Told “You Look Tired”
If you’re tired of being told by strangers “You look tired,” here are some really clever and feisty responses and comebacks! But when a stranger says this to me, or to anyone else — it is [...]
Why Do Red Wine Daily Limits Differ for Women & Men?
There’s a reason why the wine consumption recommendations for women are just one glass a day while men get to have two. That seems unfair, right? If you enjoy red wine and are a woman, [...]
Best Responses to Why Don’t You Have Kids? & Rude Comments
If you’re childless by choice, ever get asked, “Why don’t you want kids?” Here are many great comebacks to this never-ending question. Obviously, “Why don’t you want kids” is asked after the childless by choice [...]
Smith Machine 20-Rep Killer Squat Workout for Burning Fat
You’ll burn loads of fat with the 20-rep killer squat workout with a Smith machine. Though Smith machine squats aren’t the best for building huge quad muscles, this equipment can fire up your body’s fat [...]
Melanoma: Blistering Sunburn & Family History Biggest Risks
A dermatologist answers the questions you have about melanoma including appearance and vaccines. I asked Ellen S. Marmur, MD, Chief, Division of Dermatologic & Cosmetic Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, the following [...]
