HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
Featured ArticleMost people know how harmful smoking is to health. Many public places have banned smoking-not just to discourage smokers, but also to protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke. Unfortunately, just as we begin to make headway reducing smoking rates, obesity rates are climbing to epidemic heights. Poor diet and physical inactivity are poised to surpass tobacco and become the leading preventable cause of death in America. Read more Display Articles by Title | Author | Newest All Healthy Lifestyle Articles
A Medical Miracle in Your Hands What would you say about a medical intervention that's miraculous for preventing colds and the flu? It's so easy even a child can do it. It has almost no risks and it's practically free. Read more
African Americans' Health: At Risk By Merville C. Marshall, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E. African Americans have a higher probability of developing high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and breast cancer than Americans of European, Hispanic, or Asian descent. Mortality rates for cardiovascular disease are higher among African Americans than among white Americans, and the prevalence of high blood pressure among African Americans is the highest in the world. Read more
By Lynne Perry-Bottinger, M.D., F.A.C.C. For your own well-being, and for the well-being of the ones who depend on you, plan each day in a heart-healthy way. You may be so busy nurturing others that you forget how crucial self-nurturing is for a healthy heart. Read more
Most people know how harmful smoking is to health. Many public places have banned smoking-not just to discourage smokers, but also to protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke. Unfortunately, just as we begin to make headway reducing smoking rates, obesity rates are climbing to epidemic heights. Poor diet and physical inactivity are poised to surpass tobacco and become the leading preventable cause of death in America. Read more
As a caregiver, you make healthcare decisions every day. You make these decisions for yourself, for your loved one, and for your family. Read more
By M. Ellen Mahoney, M.D., F.A.C.S. Keeping breasts healthy requires three complementary methods: breast imaging (usually a screening mammogram), clinical breast exams, and breast awareness or self-examination. Each of these can detect cancers that may be missed by the other methods. Read more
Protecting the Health of African American Men By Merville C. Marshall, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E. African American men are more likely to suffer from hypertension, congestive heart failure, prostate cancer, and diabetes than Caucasian men. And, although fewer Caucasian men are dying from cardiovascular and coronary disease, unfortunately this encouraging statistic doesn't apply to African American men. Read more
By the time we're 25 our bodies build about the same amount of bone mass we lose. At the ripe old age of 30, the equilibrium shifts. We start to lose up to 1% of our bone mass every year. Read more
The O Words: Overweight and Overfat...Basics of Weight Management With the stresses and strains facing you as a caregiver, you may not be surprised at how easy it is to join the ranks of the overweight, overfat, and obese. Read more
The feel of the wind on your face and skin can be very soothing, especially on hot summer days. But just as quickly the wind can disappear, leaving you sweating in the sweltering heat. The effects of wind are often visible. You can look out the window and see leaves waving on the trees or floating off wildly in all directions. When a tree falls on a power line and you have a home-camping adventure, you know the wind has been there. Read more
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