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The YOU Docs physician-authors Mike Roizen and Mehmet Oz?answer questions, give tips, talk over hot medical topics, and do it all with a sense of humor
How Do I Find a Good Doctor?
How do you find a good doctor who is right for you? Begin your doctor search by asking for doctor reviews from friends and family.
Stress Management in the Workplace for a Healthy Heart
Learning how to reduce stress in the workplace with a few simple techniques can make for a healthy heart.
Brain Scan for Alzheimer's Disease: Do You Want to Know?
Many experts are discouraging health consumers from having brain scans that check for Alzheimer's because the test could deliver heartbreaking news.
Osteoarthritis of the Knee: When to Have a Total Knee Replacement
When should you have joint replacement surgery? Now most docs say to trade in your old joint for a new one when using it causes severe chronic pain.
Do Toning Rocker-Bottom Shoes Work?
If rocker bottom shoes motivate you to take a brisk, daily walk, they're worth the investment. But lunges give you better balance, too.
Weight Control Management with Mindful Eating
Want to lose weight fast, without changing what you eat? Learn weight control management with mindful eating!
What Is the Best Way to Lose Weight? Don't Diet
The best weight loss program includes healthy ways to lose – the best weight loss diet and exercise program is one that takes weight off and keeps it off.
Unique Valentine's Day Gift Ideas to Show Your Love
Here's just the right, unique romantic Valentine's Day gift for both women and men that can make you feel sexier, healthier, happier -- show your love.
Lab Tests Online: A DIY Medical Lab Test
Lab tests online (also known as direct access testing) allow you to bypass the middleman -- your doctor. But is a DIY medical lab test worth it?
CA-125 Blood Test for Ovarian Cancer
The two best options for detecting ovarian cancer are the CA-125 blood test and a transvaginal ultrasound exam (TVU).
Are There Hard-Water Health Effects?
While calcium deposits are bad for plumbing, the calcium in water (there's likely magnesium there, too) actually does your body good.
Grapefruit Juice and Medication Interactions
Grapefruit juice and medication don't always mix. Experts call it the grapefruit effect: Some drugs become stronger, some don't work.
Do Dry, Itchy Skin Patches Raise Heart Disease Risk?
The dry, itchy, skin patches of psoriasis double heart disease risk. Psoriasis and heart disease both stem from inflammation.
How to Prevent Pneumonia
How to prevent pneumonia? Take these precautions to stop the spread of this nasty lung infection, and talk to your doctor about a pneumonia vaccine.
How to Spice Up Your Sex Life: Aphrodisiac Foods List
Wondering how to spice up your sex life? We've got an aphrodisiac foods list to help you that'll get in the mood for love.
How the Baby Boomer Generation Can Have More Energy
Attention baby boomers: To have more energy and boost your metabolism, do these things to increase your mitochondrial function.
Do Perimenopause Symptoms Include High Blood Cholesterol?
Perimenopause symptoms include high blood cholesterol. On average, lousy cholesterol jumps about 9% as women journey through menopause.
Reduce Cholesterol and Statin Muscle Pain with Combination Therapy
When simvastatin isn’t enough to reduce cholesterol, combining statin drugs may be a solution.
Can Statin Drugs Affect Thyroid Test Results?
Statins may lower thyroid stimulating hormone without actually affecting thyroid function. Ask for a more specialized thyroid test.
Light Pollution Affects Sleep and Weight Loss
Here are three great reasons to impose your own blackout at bedtime: It cuts your risk of obesity, depression, and cancer.
Increase Brainpower by Walking
Increased blood flow from aerobic activity prevents the brain shrinkage that can come with age. Improve your memory with a daily walk.
Car Accident Deaths a Consequence of Obesity
Moderately obese people are 21% more likely to die in deadly car crashes -- it's one of the most serious consequences of obesity.
Flu Prevention Starts with a Flu Vaccine
Flu prevention starts with a seasonal flu vaccine. Each year, the flu vaccine changes slightly.
Affordable Health Care, Prescription Assistance, and More
Skimping on healthcare has its price. Check out a patient-assistance program for prescription help.
Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
Experts estimate that in 15% to 25% of people with persistent low back pain, the trouble starts in the sacroiliac joints. It's called sacroiliac joint dysfunction.
Gaining Weight While Exercising? You're Building Muscle, Losing Fat
The reason you still fit into the same dress size is because muscle tissue is much more compact than fat, so 1 pound of muscle takes up less space.
Signs of Early Menopause
Hot flashes and no periods at age 30 are signs of early menopause. Your gynecologist can tell with a blood test that measures several hormones.
How to Spice Up Your Love Life with an Attitude of Gratitude
Wondering how to spice up your love life? An attitude of gratitude will make your partner want to please you and may work better than Viagra at boosting romance.
Myth or Fact: Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever
"Feed a cold, starve a fever" may be dangerous. Here are four ways that should change how you treat a cold or a fever.
Listen to Music for a Better Brain and Body (2012-01-10)
For a healthier body and sharper brain, trade out some of your TV time for more one-on-one sessions with your iPod.
Sedentary Lifestyle? Take Activity Breaks for Your Health
Break out of your sedentary lifestyle and take mini breaks. Taking activity breaks helps you lose weight and be more productive.
How to Cook an Artichoke, Cut a Papaya, and Prepare Other Specialty Produce
If you're stumped by specialty produce you don't quite know what to do with, here are six unusual fruits and vegetables made easy.
Canola Oil vs. Vegetable Oil
Canola oil has the least saturated fat of all vegetable oils. More important, it's rich in omega-3s and monounsaturated fats, so it boosts good HDL cholesterol and lowers lousy LDL -- talk about a good fat!
How to Get Rid of Eye Bags
Surgery is a permanent way to get rid of eye bags. Using Preparation H for eyes will help, but there's a safer remedy.
What Causes Vertigo?
The causes of vertigo range from infection to fluid buildup in the inner ear. If the dizziness doesn't go away, ask your doc about seeing a vestibular specialist.
Feed Your Brain with These Healthy Food Choices
Feed your brain with a meal of healthy food choices three times a day to kick up your smart quotient. Here's some brainy ideas to get you started.
How to Prevent Medication Errors and Accidental Overdose
The solution to preventing accidental overdose and medication errors: Stock your medicine cabinet with plastic liquid-medicine droppers or spoons.
Benefits of Walking 30 Minutes a Day
Bust through your excuses and reap the benefits of walking, like losing weight by and beating anxiety and stress. Lace up your sneakers and go.
Adult Acne Treatments That Work
The same things that treat acne in teens will help you, like drugstore products that zap the germs, cap the oil well, and peel off dead skin cells.
Agave Syrup: A Natural Sugar Substitute
Agave is four times sweeter than sugar. Just 1/4 teaspoon (4 calories) will taste like 1 teaspoon of sugar (16 calories) in coffee or tea.
Tennis Elbow Treatment and Elbow Tendonitis Prevention
Tennis elbow, caused by inflamed tendons, is a common overuse injury: The more you play, the more likely you'll get it. Being older has a hand in it, too.
Take Precautions During Pregnancy, Not Pain Relievers
Take precautions during pregnancy, try natural soothers first -- like these three suggestions -- for aches and pains during pregnancy.
Good Health Habits Trump Genetic Programming
You have a lot of control over your genetic programming. These five simple health habits can help you trump any lousy genes.
Protect Your Heart from Noise Stress
Constant noise increases your risk of heart disease. Protect your heart from noise stress with foam earplugs or a protective headset.
Overweight Children Benefit from Vitamin D Supplements
A shortfall of vitamin D may contribute to weight gain in children, raising their risk of diabetes and heart disease. They may need a supplement.
Friendships: A Surprising Key to Longevity
Making new friends and keeping the old ones will boost your longevity. Here are three ways to keep relationships alive.
Colon Cancer Prevention May Start with Aspirin
Colon, lung, and prostate cancer prevention may start with taking an aspirin. Here's how to put new chemoprevention research to work for you.
Guggul for Cholesterol
In ayurvedic medicine, it's common to advise guggul for cholesterol. It's one of the popular natural ways to lower cholesterol.
How Much Protein Is Too Much?
How much protein is too much? Unless you're an athlete you probably get plenty. Avoid protein overload, and get your protein from plants.
Need to Lose Weight? The hCG Diet Program Works, BUT . . .
Need to lose weight? The hCG diet program combines hCG shots with a diet very low in calories. Why not just cut calories?
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