Before you have TAVR, you should find out if your surgeon is set on using general anesthesia, because moderate sedation has benefits that general does not have. Many people fear "not waking up" after undergoing [...]
Maybe you should start logging in those running miles to prevent a need in older age for a total knee replacement surgery. The myth is that typical running — and I don’t mean the degree [...]
So if isolation work can’t build muscle and only compound moves can, why do big bodybuilders do a lot of isolation exercises? Isn’t this a contradiction? […]
Being obese in combination with being tall creates a potential fatal medical condition that isn't as likely in a shorter but obese individual. You can’t change your height, but you can change your body fat [...]
Have you drilled your child about the lost puppy ruse that predators often use to lure children into harm’s way? You can easily teach your child not to fall for this ploy. [...]
That strange armpit pain you get during or after using the ab wheel is definitely coming from this little tool, and there’s a very logical explanation for it. […]
Do your knees feel fine when you go to bed but then in the middle of the night you awaken in pain? How could sleeping soundly lead to knee pain? Did you overlook a recent [...]
Are you overweight and want to lose body fat? Then lift heavy. Don’t make the mistake of thinking heavy weightlifting will bulk up your body. […]
Have you been walking sideways with a tight elastic band wrapped around your lower legs to trim your thick thighs? Give it up; this won’t shrink your thighs. […]
Okay, so you just sprained your ankle and it’s as big as a pumpkin, turning ugly colors. Can this STILL be only a sprain or might it be broken? Should you sit home and ice [...]
Did you know that being able to stand on the knee or even return to the game doesn’t exclude a serious knee injury? So how can you tell if your knee injury is bad? The [...]
If you suffer elbow pain when carrying things, especially in just one elbow, there is a likely specific cause of this. “Elbow pain from carrying things is often due to lateral epicondylitis, otherwise known as [...]
Do you do the “shoulder bob” while you hold onto the treadmill when walking? Have you noticed a mysterious shoulder pain recently that seems to have no cause? […]
A grade 2 AC joint separation is a kind of injury that some weightlifters think can be caused by the bench press. Do not equate an “injured” AC joint with an actual separation. [...]
Since X-rays look at bones, is it possible that an X-ray can miss a grade 1 AC injury? […]
You won’t believe what cured my golfer’s elbow, and it wasn’t quite the standard “rest, ice and avoid the offending activity” either. […]
Exercise is great for any body, thin or obese. But an obese person is NOT healthy just because she or he exercises. One day on the “Dr. Drew” show, Jeannette DePatie, a NAAFA member who [...]
If the average obese child is sedentary, did the obesity cause the inactivity? Or does being "lazy" cause the excess fat to pile up in a child's body? “This answer depends on the child,” says [...]
The last thing you want to happen to your cells' telomeres is shortening! If you're under chronic stress and anxiety, your telomeres are probably getting clipped. A study (Effros, 2008) and published in Brain, Behavior and [...]
It's amazing how much fat a 10 pound dumbbell routine can obliterate. You can base an entire workout on just two 10 pound dumbbells and burn a lot of fat. The following workouts with just [...]
There's a real ruthless way to burn fat with the leg press machine: bottom-half incomplete repetitions. Partial reps on the leg press machine when done deeply will burn fat and strengthen the legs when done [...]
Never mind those images of sickly-looking marathon runners; you CAN make jogging burn all the fat you want--by using a particular technique known as HIIT. HIIT stands for high intensity interval training. As a result [...]
Barbells bust bodyfat! But you need to know the best fat-smashing exercises with barbells and know HOW to do them properly for optimal results. Barbell exercises that work more than one muscle group are excellent [...]
Wow, could it be true, that something called "pleasure receptors" could be a leading cause of eating too much, of downing a whole box of donuts or quart of ice cream in one sitting? So [...]
Are you morbidly obese and hold onto the treadmill for your walks? Stop doing this. It will sabotage your efforts to lose weight. […]
The eating-disorders police have branded visible ribs above the breasts a sign of an eating disorder, but nowhere in medical literature does it state that this is a tell-tale sign of anorexia nervosa or bulimia [...]
Did you recently get hit in the head and are now panicky that there might be bleeding in your brain? Knowledge is power! Here’s how to know if you should go to the ER. [...]
OW! Did you just get another one of those sudden sharp stabbing pains in a specific area of your head? Was it enough to make you stop whatever it was you were doing? [...]
Is your elderly parent very delirious following surgery and you’re scared this means the onset of dementia? Have you read that this is the first phase of permanent cognitive decline? […]
What is it with the increase in pancreatic cancer among adults younger than 50? Have you noticed that the people you read about with pancreatic cancer are almost always under 50, even 40? [...]
It’s time to see how a treadmill desk stacks up to the traditional 10,000 steps a day pedometer plan to offset prolonged sitting. […]
Are walking dumbbell lunges great for building a man’s legs or is this exercise only good for toning a woman’s legs? Men shouldn’t write off an exercise just because women are often seen doing it [...]
Can cancer or melanoma actually develop in a fingernail, of all places? Perhaps you’ve seen photos of what appears to be melanoma in a nail—either a toenail or fingernail. You may wonder, how can a [...]
What are men who use the hip abductor machine hoping to achieve? I doubt it’s fat loss in the legs because none of the men I’ve ever seen on this apparatus had saddlebags or chunky [...]
A predictable percentage of the elderly population (over age 65) has a potentially life threatening condition called aortic stenosis. Aortic valve stenosis means narrowing of this vessel, which branches out into smaller and smaller arteries to [...]
A German shepherd has perhaps the most luxurious coat of all dog breeds–but it’s not immune to becoming dull and losing its luster. […]
Is a certain personality type more likely to develop Stockholm syndrome if that person is abducted and held hostage? […]
High intensity interval training (HIIT) isn’t reserved for just thinner people; obese or very overweight women and men are much capable of employing this method of exercise. […]
Which should the elderly do to prevent muscle loss: rely on strength training (weightlifting) or fish oil supplements? Most elderly people have significant muscle loss, and omega 3 fish oil can actually help -- according [...]
German Shepherds that are not stimulated will find their own entertainment, such as shredding shoes or consuming cupboards. […]
