My brother just had a heart attack. How do I prevent getting a heart attack myself?
If your brother had a heart attack at a young age, that puts you at risk. You should:
1. Avoid smoking.
2. Lose weight so that your BMI or body mass index is less than 25.
3. Eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
4. Exercise.
Taking omega three fatty acids can also help. Also, see a doctor who will check your cholesterol, and consider medication if appropriate, including aspirin, and medicine to lower cholesterol.
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Buyer Beware
by Louise June 7th, 2011 | Nutrition, Vitamins
5 Things You Should Know Before Buying Supplements
Buying dietary supplements has become increasingly popular over the last few years. People are looking to self-medicate with alternatives to prescription medications, trying to avoid a trip to the doctor by tackling symptoms with dietary supplements. There are hundreds of different types of supplements available at your local pharmacy. Many of them make claims about leading to fantastic improvements in your health. Are these labels telling the truth?
Here are a few words of caution for consumers:
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Buying dietary supplements has become increasingly popular over the last few years. People are looking to self-medicate with alternatives to prescription medications, trying to avoid a trip to the doctor by tackling symptoms with dietary supplements. There are hundreds of different types of supplements available at your local pharmacy. Many of them make claims about leading to fantastic improvements in your health. Are these labels telling the truth?
Here are a few words of caution for consumers:
- "Federal law does not require dietary supplements to be proven
Accepting the Remedy
by Lori Sciame June 6th, 2011 | Drugs, Medication
The idea of treating an illness or disease with medicines dates back thousands of years. Materials taken from nature have helped humans to feel better for generations. I remember being told by my grandmother to drink cranberry juice to help my urinary tract infection. I trusted her advice, because her practice of breaking off part of an aloe plant to rub its healing substance on my minor burns worked every time.
Thankfully, during the last two hundred years, scientists have developed drugs to treat a host of maladies. If you think about it, antibiotics alone have not only relieved pain
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Thankfully, during the last two hundred years, scientists have developed drugs to treat a host of maladies. If you think about it, antibiotics alone have not only relieved pain
Liposuction
by Dean Heller MD June 2nd, 2011 | Ask the Doctor
I am thinking about liposuction, and I heard about something called cold liposuction. What is that?
You are referring to a procedure called CoolSculpting or selective cryolipolysis. This device pulls out the fat cells by cooling them off. You can loose 25% of your fat cells in a treated area, which will decrease the amount of fat in that area.
To learn more about selective cryolipolysis, watch this video from VideoMD.com.
Expert:Â Carlin Vickery, MD
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You are referring to a procedure called CoolSculpting or selective cryolipolysis. This device pulls out the fat cells by cooling them off. You can loose 25% of your fat cells in a treated area, which will decrease the amount of fat in that area.
To learn more about selective cryolipolysis, watch this video from VideoMD.com.
Expert:Â Carlin Vickery, MD
How You Eat vs. What You Eat
by Louise May 31st, 2011 | Diet
We are often very concerned about what we eat (content and quantity), but we pay little attention to an aspect of eating that is equally important, how we eat.
How we eat and what we eat, in terms of quantity, are related. In fact, in most cases, there is a distinct link. For example, studies have shown that serving beverages in tall thin glasses (as opposed to shorter, wider glasses) causes people to drink less than usual, though they perceive that they are taking in the same amount. Similarly, using smaller plates lets us feel just as satisfied, after eating
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How we eat and what we eat, in terms of quantity, are related. In fact, in most cases, there is a distinct link. For example, studies have shown that serving beverages in tall thin glasses (as opposed to shorter, wider glasses) causes people to drink less than usual, though they perceive that they are taking in the same amount. Similarly, using smaller plates lets us feel just as satisfied, after eating