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Man Up: Keeping Your Sex Life Alive
Research shows that as many as 30 million American men experience sexual problems at some time in their lives. That’s a frightening statistic.
Safely lower blood sugar without dangerous drugs
How much does a heart attack cost? Five hundred thousand dollars? A million dollars? Two million?
Healing and Preventing Heart Disease with Nutrition
Doctors tell us that cardiovascular disease cannot be cured, but instead can only be managed, primarily with drugs such as statins. Likewise they would also have us believe that the best way to prevent cardiovascular problems is through the use of statins and daily aspirin, along with avoiding being overweight.
Health Advice from the Corner of Cocoa Avenue and E. Chocolate Way
I was stunned when I read the headline on a recent press release from the American Dietetic Association (ADA). In big bold letters the ADA proudly proclaimed…
“Hershey Teams Up With ADA”
“Back to School”, Back to Health
The summer is a time to kick back and relax. You’ve probably spent lazy days napping in the sun, swinging in a hammock by the lake and enjoying the culinary treats of summer, e.g. the barbeque. Now that it’s "back to school" time, what classes will you be taking for your health?
Stir-Fry Root Eases Pain
The other day a new patient came to my office feeling like he was “coming down with something.” There was no fever or coughing… but he felt tired, stiff, and achy. He even told me he was taking four Advils a day – just to get by.
Colon exam doesn't finish the job
A new study is pushing a cut-rate version of the colonoscopy -- and while it might save your insurance company big money, don't count on it to save your life.
Mystery Rice: Food trial exploits kids as guinea pigs
Max wants to know what he's eating.
I don't blame him.
We’re Eating Less HFCS
You’d think it would be reason to jump for joy when the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which tracks how much we eat of the various sweeteners on the market, says we’re using less high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
What you should know about the FluMist vaccine
The medical community seems divided about the appropriateness of flu vaccines. The Wall Street Journal has suggested that there hasn't been nearly as much flu as there has been advertising about the flu. Sidney Wolfe, MD, Public Citizen consumer advocate, believes that drug companies are inflaming people’s worries about influenza in order to sell their drugs.
