In my last post I described some of the reasons why men take little advantage of the best part of our health system when it comes to preventive health care. Women are way ahead in this game but there is no reason why a man cannot leap forward. First, make an appointment for a physical …
Category Archive: Anti-aging Treatments
Oct
31
New STudy for Vitamin D and Omega-3
There's a new study in the works called VITAL or VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL The study is designed to see if vitamin D and omega-3s in fish oil can lower the risk of cancer, heart attacks and strokes.
Oct
04
Bone Loss Treatment Debated
One of the major issues in the pharmaceutical industry and medicine these days is when do you treat bone loss? As we get older, we lose bone density and are more vulnerable to osteoporosis and the possibility of fractures. A relatively new diagnosis called osteopenia, or bone density that is below what is considered …
Jul
05
Antioxidants May Not Increase Your Life Span
The food manufacturers have been on the health bandwagon for some time claiming they've put antioxidants in their foods for consumers' health. The products run the gamut from skin care products to soda and to cereal. The ads on the food state that the added antioxidants prevent cancer, rid you body of toxics and …
Jun
27
Treatments for Female Hair Loss
The most important issue for treating women with hair loss is to get the correct diagnosis of why they are losing their hair. Is the woman losing her hair because of medication, because of hormone imbalances, because she just had a baby, or because she is 60 years old and her mother started to lose …
Jun
22
Understanding Female Hair Loss
Almost every woman develops in time a degree of hair loss or alopecia. It can start after puberty and there may be a temporary loss during and after pregnancy but most women notice hair loss around menopause. Women are more likely to lose their hair as they get older and women who have a family …
Jun
19
Female Pattern Hair Loss – The Basics
A friend of mine lost all her hair from breast cancer treatment of chemo and radiation. She had grey hair before and it's growing back gray but she says it feels different. Yesterday I had my hair cut and there was a lady who also lost her hair from chemo therapy only she dyed her …
Jun
08
Optimists Live Longer and Stay Healthier
You probably know several people who tend to look on the bright side no matter the event and are content, pleasant, and energetic almost all the time. Optimists also tend to cope with stress more effectively. Now a new research project at the Weill Cornell Medical Center department of psychiatry is proving us correct. A …
Jul
11
Secret to Youth – Keep Moving
New research out of the U.K. The British Journal of Sports Medicine published a new research review which states that vigorous walking for about an hour a day, 5 days a week, can boost your maximal oxygen intake by as much as 25% in 3 months. That is huge! Enough to turn back the clock …
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