Feel like your life has done a number on your fun factor? You're not alone. Deadlines, bills, and crazy-busy schedules keep most of us from cutting loose and getting silly. All work and no play isn't just dull. It negates something that's hardwired into...
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5 Major Health Threats That Your Dentist Can Predict
When you look in your mouth you may see teeth that need whitening, but a dentist may see signs of heart disease. A study published in the Journal of Dental Research found that many dental problems can be signs of serious health complications. University...
Read moreNo comments Putting Fish Oil To The Test
Studies on fish and fish oil (omega-3) supplements regularly make news. Often the results are encouraging—but not always.
Most of these were large well-designed clinical trials, which are few and far between in the world of dietary supplements.
• Heart disease: In a Dutch study of...
Read moreNo comments KEEP YOUR BODY POWERFUL WITH POTASSIUM
According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), potassium is a very important mineral in the human body. It is involved in both electrical and cellular functions, and is necessary for healthy heart activity, proper carbohydrate...
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If you have high cholesterol, could your morning cup of Joe be at least partly to blame? Maybe, depending on how your coffee is brewed and how much you drink.
Most research has found that coffee drinking in general does not increase blood cholesterol or...
Read moreNo comments RECENT WELLNESS FACTS
I get a monthly subscription to UC Berkeley Wellness Letter. I would like to share some quick facts that may be interesting to people regarding your health.
* Prehypertension is when your blood pressure is between 120-139/80-89. Compared with people who have...
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If your child has had an unpleasant experience at a dental office, maybe the following book may help...
Brothers write book for kids scared of dentists
By DrBicuspid Staff
January 19, 2009 -- A Maryland dentist, picking up the work of his dead brother, has published a...
Read moreNo comments Understanding Lactose Intolerance
Lactose intolerance—the reduced ability to digest milk sugar (lactose)—is not as hard to cope with as many people think.
Lactose can be digested only with the aid of lactase, an intestinal enzyme that virtually all human infants produce. That’s how babies digest breast milk. Many...
Read moreNo comments THE BEST HAND HYGIENE
How's Your Hand Hygiene?
October 1, 2010 12:00 AM by Mehmet C. Oz, MD, and Michael F. Roizen, MD | Comment
It's no news that washing your hands knocks down cold and flu germs. Of course, given that 15% of us still don't wash our hands...
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The Secret to Shrugging Off Colds
You know the type. Everyone else is dropping like flies from the latest bug, but there's that one person who never seems phased by it.
Know what her secret is? Look under her desk. You'll probably see a pair of...
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