Preventative Care. Dr. David Samadi will explore the new and often debated areas of preventative care. Prevent cancer, check your blood pressure, eat the right foods and other prevention tips. Get a medical doctor's take on herbal treatments, yoga, homeopathy, acupuncture, vitamins, supplements, massage therapy, spiritual treatment and other forms of alternative therapy for prevention.
We all get in bad moods. The key is knowing how to beat it. A long-term bad mood can have significant repercussions especially on our energy levels. Although it's not always easy to snap out of it. Here's how to beat it and minimize the impact of the inevitable bad mood.
Read MoreAccording to the National Sleep Foundation, the average adult needs about 7 to 9 hours of sleep at night in order to function and feel good throughout the day. Admit it, there's some night's you don't even get close to that. It happens to all of us but there are health issues that can arise from continually not sleeping. Whether sleep deprivation comes from job related stress, long work hours, or just trying to keep up with busy social schedules, sleep aids like Lunesta have become popular. As with any prescription drug, many people cling to the easy fix of a pill. Interestingly, this may no longer be an option for many seeking sleep aids as FDA guidelines change and become stricter. Those seeking prescription sleep medications will be getting lower doses or natural alternatives (such as melatonin supplements). For this reason, everyone should know why getting enough sleep is important and how they can practice good sleep hygiene.
Read MoreWhen you attend your annual physical, it's important to ask a lot of questions and inquire about your risk factors for diseases that run in the family. Most people (especially men) breeze through the standard blood tests and urine samples and walk out. This could be hurting your health. Even further, do you have pain or ailments that you're not sharing with your doctor? This is extremely dangerous. Even the smallest symptom can be a indicator for a disease. Some people don't want to seem like a hypochondriac but the truth is many symptoms overlap and ignoring symptoms especially after they're sustained over the course of a few weeks, you need to talk to your doctor just to be on the safe side.
Read MoreResearchers zero in on more than a dozen factors that can predict how fast you’re aging — and have some ideas about what makes people age more slowly. Now researchers say that such perceptions aren’t just about outward appearances but about something deeper, there is a different pace at which each of us ages, and what that means for our health. Study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Scientists led by Daniel Belsky, an assistant professor of medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine’s division of geriatrics. Measured 18 factors tested in 20- and 30-year old that showed how quickly they are aging.
Read MoreA recent Gallup poll showed that full-time American workers are at their jobs more than 47 hours per week on average. 18% of respondents claimed they work at least 60 hours per week. As a result, of course, many of us are under a ton of stress from the pressure created at work to fulfill projects, finish on deadlines and keep coworkers and managers happy. All of this stress can lead to a burnout. Burnout is defined as the feeling of not being able to cope with your workload and frustration that comes along with that.
Read MoreThe most common type of headache are what physicians call "tension-type" headaches which feel like a giant rubber band squeezing your head, creating soreness in your head, neck and shoulders. We all experience headaches from one time to another. But what exactly is it? Whether you're feeling stressed, sick or just hit by a sudden storm of pain, headaches can really inhibit your everyday activities. Here's the science behind headaches.
Read MoreA new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Dermatology, showed that most people have difficulty picking the right sunscreen. The study consisted of 114 participants and fewer than half could correctly identify how well a sunscreen protected sunburn, premature aging and skin cancer. Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago conducted the study and found only 49& of participants surveyed knew what "SPF" stood for. Just in case you don't, it means "sun protection factor."
Read MoreYou've heard the old adage before: “Manage your stress or your stress will manage you.” Time and stress are interconnected in many ways. Perhaps the most shocking fact about stress is that it can affect all parts of your body, not just in one area. Our body responds to stress by altering the secretions of certain hormones and chemicals. Time management and productivity play a huge role especially in today's workplace in how we keep stress at bay and still feel like we've accomplished something.
Read MoreHigh blood pressure is a very common condition and affects millions of people within the United States. High blood pressure is also known as hypertension and is a condition in which a person’s blood pressure is greater than a healthy level and puts too much force on the artery walls. About one-third of adults in the United States have high blood pressure.
Read MoreThe secret to long-term weight loss (keeping it off) is in your everyday decisions. That transition from dieting and quick fix solutions to permanent lifestyle changes matter the most. We all can lose weight and probably have, but have you ever actually kept it off? For keeping the extra pounds off, you have to master consistency and small changes. The journey isn't about big, dramatic changes, it's about making progress.
Read MoreWe all want to bask in the fountain of youth for as long as we can, but both men and women shouldn't resort to anti-aging products as the first line of defense. Life expectancy is a statistical measure of how long a person or organism may live, based on the year of their birth, their current age and other demographic factors including gender. Foods are not just the only option to help you living longer. Here are 7 secrets to living a long and healthy life.
Read MoreDid you know that 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer at some point in their life? Every year, there are about 3.5 million cases of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell skin cancer are diagnosed. It is estimated that in 2015, melanoma (a more severe type of skin cancer) will account for more than 73,000 cases of skin cancer. Simply applying sunscreen in the proper way can dramatically decrease your risk of developing skin cancer.
Read MoreAlthough all foods contain calories, some foods take so much energy to digest that your body actually burns up the calories from them in the process of consuming them. These are known as Zero Calorie Foods. Still other amazing foods take so much energy to digest that you actually lose weight by eating them. These are known as Negative Calorie Foods. So, "negative-calorie food" is a bit of a misnomer in that all foods contain calories. Instead, it just means that you expend more calories eating these foods than the calories they deliver to your body.
Read MoreEnergy is defined as: en·er·gy (noun): the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity. We rely on energy to get through the day, the week, the year. We know that losing out on sleep can leave you drained, but sleep deprivation is only one of a long list of possible reasons behind feeling exhausted. We rely on energy to get through the day, the week, the year. We know that losing out on sleep can leave us feeling drained, but sleep deprivation is only one of a long list of possible reasons behind feeling exhausted.
Read MoreDoes this scenario sound familiar to you? You work out the recommended 150 minutes per week of moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise and afterwards you just want to kick back by sitting down, taking it easy, watch some TV or get on the computer. You may be what is called an active couch potato. You exercise, but the vast majority of your day is primarily still spent sitting. Warning – sitting too much could be harming your health more than you realize.
Read MoreExercise improves everything about your overall health. It effects how well you sleep, burn fat, feeling, energy levels and of course how fast and how many calories you burn. The question is which exercises help you burn the most calories? But good ol` fashion running still matters. Even further, this summer when you're on vacation, running on the sand will boost your calorie burn rate. Running on the sand makes your body have to work twice as hard to get over it. You expend at least 150% more energy and burn more calories running on sand than on hard surfaces—and it actually makes you faster.
Read MoreAre you standing all wrong? Posture is something that's often talked about when we're sitting but standing equally if not more important. Osteoporosis and low bone density currently affects an estimated 55% of the population over the age of 50 in the United States. This means that 1 in 8 people over the age of 50 will have it at some point in their lives. It is estimated that about 54 million Americans are affected by the condition, a statistic that is thought to climb to 61 million people by 2020.
Read MoreAs acclaimed American novelist and screenwriter John Irving once said, “Good habits are worth being fanatical about.” This is true especially when it comes to healthy habits we’ve established or recently picked up and applied to our everyday lives. I would argue that the habits of the utmost importance are everyday health habits we adopt. One could argue that healthy habits are instilled over the course of time or from an early age. Even further, it can be difficult to break bad habits that contribute to our health especially around diet and exercise, or lack thereof.
Read MoreBelieve it or not, heart attacks don't just occur in older people. Young people, even in their 30s, can have a heart attack. Recently on Women's Health, a young woman revealed her experience with having a heart attack in her 30s. What doctors discovered that her heart's circumflex artery was 99% blocked. They were able to relieve the blockage and found that most of her arteries had only moderate plaque, the plaque had ruptured to only then become lodged in her heart.
Read MoreWe're always looking for ways to boost our workout. Are you longing for the days when every time you worked out, you felt fresh and rejuvenated? Exercise is incredibly important for our overall health and losing weight If you're at the point when exercise is part of your daily routine (good for you!), but feeling like you're not getting the maximum benefits out of your workout? Or are you really want to tone those legs and butt area? Here are 4 tips to tone up these areas.
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