Or maybe you don’t. It turns out that sitting in a chair – that time honored tradition we commonly associate with rest, relaxation, and recuperation (don’t forget mind-numbing work, too!) – is actually bad for us. At least, the way we approach sitting is health harmful.

The occasional dalliance with a straight-backed office chair probably isn’t a problem, but when we spend most of our waking life sitting (or, even worse, slumping over) in a chair, we invite disaster.

Here’s a quick and easy way to dramatically lower your risk of the top age-related sight disorder… go fishin’!

We’ve known for years that fish oil plays a key role in eye health, but the latest studies show that omega-3 fatty acids can actually reduce your risk of age-related macular degeneration by around a third.

Q: Can magnesium actually stop a heart attack? I had one last year and am terrified of having another. How can I get this treatment if this happens again?

In the early nineteenth century the average American consumed about 12 pounds of sugar a year. Today, some experts estimate that it’s more than 150 pounds, in the form of sugar and other sweeteners.   

By contrast, the human body needs only about two teaspoons of sugar in the bloodstream at any one time. Is it any wonder overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in this country?

In some circles these days, it’s becoming increasingly fashionable to claim that the many ills attributed to fructose are overblown. After all, you might hear, it’s just sugar, no better or worse than any other sort of sugar, right? It’s a natural substance found in fruit, after all, so how bad could it possibly be?

Recently, Dr. Otis Brawley, ACS chief medical officer, stepped up and said the most astonishing thing to the New York Times: “I’m admitting that American medicine has overpromised when it comes to screening. The advantages to screening have been exaggerated.”

That last sentence is the kind of thing you expect to hear from, well…me, but NEVER from ACS.

In the interest of protecting life, limb, and pocketbook, I’ve sometimes harped on the ugly statistics concerning physician error.

For instance, I’ve written about how mistakes made by doctors cause as many as 98,000 deaths each year in the United States alone — more than traffic accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS. I’ve mentioned that medical error ranks as the fifth leading cause of death, trailing right behind death by prescription drugs at 106,000 deaths per year.

I know it might sound crazy, but the best approach to prostate cancer is often to do nothing at all.

If you leave it alone, chances are you'll never have a problem with your prostate -- and the latest study shows that vitamin B6 could help keep it that way.