“Sugar is the main culprit to feeding cancer cells,” says Dr. Keith Kantor, a leading nutritionist and CEO of the Nutritional Addiction Mitigation Eating and Drinking (NAMED) program. NAMED treats substance abuse, mental illnesses and [...]
Make this one small and easy change in the way you THINK about food. And you will begin losing weight -- fat weight -- including in your stomach and thighs and your entire body. Here's [...]
Exercises that can help a woman get a biceps vein... Are you a woman struggling to get that biceps vein going? I take pride in my own biceps vein, which I refer to as my “cable.” [...]
Still have stubborn fat despite a powerlifting program? A powerlifting regimen is not the best protocol for burning fat. Lifting the heaviest amount of weight does not translate to maximum fat burning. You’d think it [...]
Images & simple instructions: best exercises for weight loss & toning using a resistance band or tension tube. However, I must stress that the level of resistance in the band (also known as a tension [...]
Sometimes, a skinny man or woman who wishes to gain weight will avoid cardio exercise out of fear it will prevent them from reaching their goal. The irony is that in many people who want [...]
Overeating in a nation that makes it easy for teens to overeat -- and be overweight -- doesn't always mean an eating disorder. Now keep in mind that in a culture where fast-food restaurants, bakeries, [...]
If you're disgusted with the fat in your thighs, tummy or elsewhere that just won't budge, it's time to take control with a strength training routine that will blast off the fat. I’m a former certified personal [...]
There's a lot of logic behind driving to the gym to use a treadmill. I just can't believe that anyone would ask why a person would drive to a gym (instead of walk) and then [...]
Trust me on this: There is absolutely no association between bread consumption and the development, or lack thereof, of six-pack abs. I never told my personal-training clients, "If you want tight and toned abs or [...]
You know it: You could be deadlifting so much more if it wasn't for that weak grip of yours. But don't despair because there ARE ways to get a stronger grip for this compound exercise. [...]
A school principal should never get away with bullying a student, and don't EVER assume the student must have done something to deserve this! Here’s advice for parents from an expert on bullying when it [...]
Find out why it can be very detrimental for teachers to make students get into groups to work on assignments: social exclusion can result. The benefits of teachers telling their students to get into groups [...]
Find out what’s different about kids that makes them a magnet for bullies. I once read of an adolescent boy who was relentlessly bullied at his junior high school: a bully magnet. His mother had [...]
Pedaling backwards on an elliptical machine may be just what the doctor ordered for your knees; there's no need to think that this might harm your knee joints in any way. The research was presented [...]
There’s a lot of info out there on the mistakes men make with bench pressing, but what about women? Yes, there is a difference. More and more women are taking up the bench press, and [...]
So which is better for getting six-pack abs: 1,000 sit-ups every day or a regular program of cardio? After all, who doesn't want six-pack abs, right? Cardio beats 1,000 daily sit-ups any day for getting [...]
The forward direction of pedaling on the elliptical trainer recruits a different pattern of muscles than does going backwards. Try it and you’ll feel the difference. With elliptical backwards pedaling, your upper body is facing [...]
Low thyroid may be causing your orthostatic hypotension, even if you’ve already been taking medication for low thyroid. The efficacy of medication for low thyroid can become compromised by surgery, such as coronary bypass, or, [...]
Metabolic syndrome is no picnic but it's highly treatable. You may have metabolic syndrome and not even know it. It is dangerous. It comes with fatigue, slowed metabolism and fat gain, plus blood sugar issues [...]
A gastroenterologist explains how long cancer of the colon can go undetected. “Cancer [including that of the colon] can go undetected for many years since it rarely causes any pain or symptoms other than anemia,” [...]
You know that a polyp can be sitting in your colon for years, but just how long does it take to turn into cancer? There's a real high risk for cancer transformation of a colon [...]
It's actually often the case that a bully is much smaller than the victim. You've probably witnessed this growing up: The meanest bully is far from being the biggest kid in the grade or even classroom. Certainly [...]
If you never spank your child, will they be at higher risk of eventually becoming a bully towards other kids? Is there really a connection between lack of corporal punishment and becoming a bully? More [...]
If you complain to the school that your child is being bullied, will this dis-empower the victim by making him or her feel helpless? Parents whose child is being bullied at school are in a tough spot, [...]
Here are three exercises that every caregiver should do to help prevent back and shoulder pain. I know what the physical demands of caregiving are like due to personal experience with both parents. And as [...]
Sudden brief “dings” of pain that occur in the divot at the bottom of the sternum might have a benign cause. I can only speak from my experience, but it’s very fair to conclude that [...]
Find out how long it may take for a mole shave biopsy on your lower leg to heal. I had a shave biopsy on my lower leg for a mole that I was concerned about [...]
More truth shows that there’s no such thing as a healthy extremely obese individual and that obesity cuts life span SHORT. People who are extremely obese (class III) are more likely to have a much shortened [...]
Here’s what you need to know if you’re over 80 and wondering if it’s worth it to have a hip or knee replacement electively. How safe is it? It’s one thing if an 80-plus person [...]
A female GI doctor who specializes in women’s GI issues addresses IBS vs. menstrual cramps related to PMS. What are the differences between IBS cramps and those from premenstrual syndrome? “The main difference between menstrual [...]
Are you so afraid of your moles that you no longer can look at them, for fear of what you might see? Serial Digital Dermoscopy This wonder of technology will give you great peace of [...]
Here is how to make a stubborn elderly parent go to the emergency room. Have you ever heard of a case in which an elderly person died because their medical treatment was delayed, because family [...]
If your heart races after you climb a flight of stairs, here’s one reason why and how to solve this problem. When I worked as a personal trainer at a large gym, I’d have my [...]
Here’s information if you’ve ever wondered if it would be worth it to take a daily aspirin even though you’re calcium score is zero. Are you wondering if there would be any benefit to taking [...]
There’s no cause for alarm about that dent in the middle of the front of your thigh; there’s a benign explanation. As a result of consulting with Dr. Google, many people are in a state [...]
Here is why you should calm down and stop worrying about that indentation in your outer thigh muscle. I’m going to tell you why seeing an indent in your outer thigh is actually a GOOD [...]
Is there a way to tell the difference between the vomiting from angina and that from anxiety or bad food? “Angina vomiting would be similar to any form of angina; that is, it would be [...]
A cardiologist explains possible causes of left side chest pain when exhaling. “Left sided chest pain that occurs with exhaling only is very rare,” says Donna P. Denier, MD, of The Cardiology Center with the [...]
Here’s what a cardiologist says about that sudden chest pain that lasts only seconds: angina or is this somehow related to your heart? Any kind of pain or ache in the heart area (“beneath” the [...]
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