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Recently my colleague Craig Cooper wrote to you about how you might not need testosterone therapy, but “L” or Lifestyle Therapy in order to boost testosterone. While he and I were speaking about the dangers of testosterone boosting drugs, I also wanted to write to you about a related subject … You see it’s not always “boosting” testosterone that can help you recover your youthful levels. Sometimes you get more…
Prostatitis, an inflammation of the prostate, can make it hard to urinate and may lead to pain and frequent bladder infections. But for many men, there can be a quick fix. A study at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine shows that treating gum disease can clear up problems with prostatitis. Their research implicated gum disease in rheumatoid arthritis. And other research has already shown the connection…
If you find late night munching irresistible, research into how the brain responds to snacking offers tactics that can help you back off those unwanted binges. A study at Brigham Young University (BYU) that analyzed MRI images of people’s brains shows that your neurons respond differently to foods in different ways depending on the time of day. The neural response to high-calorie foods, the research shows, is dampened in the…
Your body is like a finely tuned biological clock. And there’s an important nutrient that can help it “take a licking” as the old Timex commercial used to say, and protect you from cancer, heart disease, inflammation and other maladies. The nutrient is lipoic acid. According to scientists at Oregon State University, lipoic acid resets the body’s internal clock (its circadian rhythm) improves the heart’s response to stress, keeps your…
When I was a little girl, my mom would fix grapefruit for me. She’d slice it in half, loosen the fruit with a knife and then cover the top with sugar. It was delightfully sweet and tangy — a treat I truly enjoyed. Since I was a child, though, I haven’t eaten much grapefruit. I don’t like it on its own, and I don’t cover anything in sugar anymore. So…
If you want to avoid developing diabetes and all its life-threatening blood sugar difficulties, researchers at the University of Cambridge in England say that you can use water – plain water – to significantly reduce your risk. They say that merely replacing one of your sugary drinks a day with a glass of water or, alternatively, unsweetened tea or coffee, makes you much less likely to suffer diabetes. The data…
I was so excited when the weather changed from cold to warm. It was a long winter and suddenly the sun was out. But as it gets even hotter, and rainy and damp … well, there’s a problem. Humidity and I just don’t get along. High humidity makes me feel sick, and I know from patients and readers that I’m not alone. Humidity – both high and low – is…
Many of the cosmetic and household products we use are designed to try and help us look and feel more beautiful, and to make out environment look more beautiful. But using the wrong ones can make your body feel ugly on the inside, and eventually very sick. A disturbing study out of the University of California, Riverside, shows that many of the products we use to spruce up our appearance,…
Pressure on a sensitive part of your body is killing you even as you read this. A simple, 2-minute activity can relieve that pressure and help you live longer. The sensitive part of your body in question is the part that is plumped down in your chair. Studies show that by spending too many hours sitting, it shortens your life expectancy. But breaking up your periods of sitting with two…
A deadly digestive disease that peaks in the spring is infecting more and more people and is potentially fatal. Our own medical system has encouraged this epidemic … but you can reverse the risk with a few simple precautions. It’s called Clostridium difficile, also known as C. diff. It’s a troublesome bacteria that causes digestive pain, diarrhea, dehydration and possibly death, and is tough to eradicate. It is also frequently…