aging, bodybuilding, exercise, fitness, Lifestyle, Wellness
Building Muscle With Age
AT 59, I DECIDED TO ENTER A BODYBUILDING PHYSIQUE CONTEST. Perhaps a fool’s errand, but I convinced myself that my days of building muscle weren’t behind me. Building muscle with... Read More
aging, cardiovascular health, fitness, health span, heart health, longevity, Wellness
Sticking With Your Workout Routine
I will start with a quiz about sticking to your workout routine. Which of the following strategies augments the efficacy of physical activity interventions the most in older adults? A.... Read More
cancer, coffee, food and health, Wellness
Decaf Coffee and Cancer Risk
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE BEING HEALTHIER by choosing decaf? I suggest sitting down (with a cup of coffee) for my answer. Today we explore decaf coffee and cancer risk.... Read More
aging, cardiovascular disease, heart attack, heart health, Wellness
Heart Rate and Disease Risk
Heart rate is a vital sign reflecting your health. It’s a reflection of disease risk and mortality. The beat of our hearts isn’t just our body’s rhythm; it’s a predictor of early... Read More
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· In: cancer, cancer research, cancer risk reduction, cancer screening, Wellness
A New Cancer Screening Test
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a study to see if the Galleri blood test can reduce late-stage cancer diagnoses for cancers that don’t have traditional screening approaches. Today,... Read More
· In: exercise, exercise, fitness, health, heart health, Lifestyle, Wellness
7 Exercise Snacks
DO YOU FIND IT CHALLENGING TO SET ASIDE dedicated time for extensive exercise routines? Today, I want to explore exercise snacks: 7 tiny workouts for big results. The world seems... Read More
· In: COVID-19, infection, long COVID, Wellness
Long COVID-19 and Vaccines
Long COVID-19 syndrome involves a variety of new, returning, or ongoing symptoms that individuals experience more than four weeks after getting an infection. For some, post-COVID-19 syndrome lasts months or years or causes disability.... Read More
· In: bone health, Wellness, women's health
How to Make Your Bones Strong
Bone is living tissue, one that constantly breaks down and replaces itself. Osteoporosis happens when the new bone formation does not keep up with the bone loss.... Read More
· In: Wellness
3 Breast Cancer Myths You Should Know About
I hear this at least once a week: Nobody in my family had breast cancer; I am surprised that I have it. The American Cancer Society offers that “approximately 5 to 10 percent of breast cancer cases are hereditary, meaning that they result directly from gene changes (mutations) passed on from a parent.”... Read More
· In: brain health, health, high blood pressure (hypertension), Wellness
Brain Aging – Do This to Slow It Down
The participants had measures of their blood pressure up to four times over 12 years. Researchers used blood pressure measurements and brain scans to determine brain age, a measure of brain health.... Read More
· In: aging, bodybuilding, exercise, fitness, Lifestyle, Wellness
Building Muscle With Age
AT 59, I DECIDED TO ENTER A BODYBUILDING PHYSIQUE CONTEST. Perhaps a fool’s errand, but I convinced myself that my days of building muscle weren’t behind me. Building muscle with... Read More
· In: aging, cardiovascular health, fitness, health span, heart health, longevity, Wellness
Sticking With Your Workout Routine
I will start with a quiz about sticking to your workout routine. Which of the following strategies augments the efficacy of physical activity interventions the most in older adults? A.... Read More
· In: cancer, coffee, food and health, Wellness
Decaf Coffee and Cancer Risk
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE BEING HEALTHIER by choosing decaf? I suggest sitting down (with a cup of coffee) for my answer. Today we explore decaf coffee and cancer risk.... Read More
· In: aging, cardiovascular disease, heart attack, heart health, Wellness
Heart Rate and Disease Risk
Heart rate is a vital sign reflecting your health. It’s a reflection of disease risk and mortality. The beat of our hearts isn’t just our body’s rhythm; it’s a predictor of early... Read More
· In: diet
Diet and Glaucoma
ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS (UPFs) ARE ASSOCIATED WITH a higher risk for glaucoma. Today, we explore the relationship between diet and this eye disease. I have previously written about the negative health... Read More
· In: exercise, fitness, health, kidney disease, Lifestyle, Wellness
Reduce Your Kidney Disease Risk
I AM GOING TO BEGIN WITH A QUIZ ABOUT the exercise amount you need to do weekly to shield against kidney disease and neuropathy. Today, I’ll show you a relatively... Read More
· In: complementary and alternative medicine, diabetes, health, Wellness
Herbal Medicines to Fight Diabetes
WHILE MY BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS ARE in the high normal range, I wondered how to bring them down a bit. I began to look for research regarding the use of herbal... Read More
· In: cancer, coffee, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, food and health, medicine, rectal cancer, Wellness
Coffee To Fight Colon Cancer
I AM A TEA PERSON, MORE SPECIFICALLY, EARL GREY. But I also enjoy an occasional cafe latte. As a cancer doctor, I was delighted to learn that in the battle... Read More