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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
Oatmeal, Cheerios, Cap'n Crunch . . . Which Cereals Are Healthful Breakfast Choices?
Instead of whole grain oatmeal or Cheerios, did you have a bowl of sugar for breakfast? Yes, if you had Honey Smacks, Cap'n Crunch, or Quaker Oats Oh!s.
Fish Feast: Eat More Seafood (Cod or Salmon, Anyone?), Get More DHA
Tired of tuna? Swore off fish sticks at age 10? Love cod, sole, and salmon but they're restaurant treats? Just not into seafood (but maybe wish you were)?
Blood Pressure: What’s 'Normal' and When Should You Check It?
What's normal blood pressure for me? I'm a multitasking mom, 43, with two kids. What's the right age to start checking blood pressure?
Prostate Cancer Facts: Lycopene Doesn't Help, Coffee Does
I've heard men should eat lots of tomato sauce (more pasta!) because cooked tomatoes are rich in lycopene, and lycopene fights prostate cancer. Is that true?
Acetaminophen Alert: How to Safely Take It in Cold, Flu, and Hangover Season
Acetaminophen reigns as one of the most popular painkillers ever, despite sometimes getting more bad press than Lindsay Lohan.
What's BPA? And Why Do You Want Your Body BPA-Free?
What's BPA? Remember the stuff in hard plastic water bottles and baby bottles that was linked to cancer, miscarriage, fertility, obesity, immunity, and more? That's BPA.
How to Increase Memory and Think Better: Just Do This
What if doing one easy thing every day increased your memory, made you think better, and helped you do tricky tasks (e.g., negotiate airport parking, manage your boss, harness eight tiny reindeer)? You’d do it in a flash, right?
More Reasons to Quit Smoking: A Good Job and Lower Taxes
Why quit smoking? You know the reasons: your lungs, heart, grungy breath, thin wallet, and family. If those haven't worked, maybe this will: outrage.
Vitamin D3 Could Knock Out Flu, Colds, Childhood Obesity, and Heart Disease
Want healthy kids? If it's sunny today, send 'em out to play. They'll get a shot at getting enough sunshine for their skin to make flu-fighting vitamin D3.
Can You Stop Worrying About Salt and High Blood Pressure?
Could slashing salt hurt your heart? If a string of health headlines yelling "Too little salt could be bad for you" has made you think so, listen up.
Got Hypertension? Why Blood Pressure Medications Stress Some People Out
My husband has hypertension but constantly "forgets" his pill, lets his Rx run out, or says he's "fine." How can I get him to take his meds?
Why Oh-So-Healthful Walnuts Sometimes Get a Bath
I know you love walnuts, but I've heard their shells are bleached before they’re sent to market. True? If so, does it damage the healthy nuts inside?
Walk During the Day to Sleep Much Better at Night
We know we talk a lot about how important it is to get enough sleep and how vital it is to stay active. Here's a reason why: You can't have one without the other.
Top 10 Ways to Live Long and Be Healthy
Fab-u-lous news: Odds are you'll see the other side of 90. The number of nonagenarians has tripled. At 90, your RealAge could be 70ish. That's the point, of course: to live a long and healthy life.
Weight Loss Help: A Buddy and Your Doc Can Make All the Difference
Battling obesity? If you're trying to break a bad overeating habit, often the best weight-loss help is a pal who's going through it, too.
How to Lower Blood Pressure: Eat a Pomegranate
Considering how many things don't live up to their hype (e.g., door-buster sales, Congressional committees, Snooki), you gotta give it to the pomegranate. Every year or so, another study rolls in reinforcing its rep as a superfood.
Flu, Colds, and Other Bugs: How to Stay Well During Virus Season
Busted! We admit it: We can be manic about shooing people home at the first snuffle or sneeze, even if they swear they're well enough to work. Fine; work from home. Just don't spread that virus.
'Tis the Season for Constipation, Bloating, Heartburn, Burping, and Indigestion
If your seasonal soundtrack is more "Jingle Burps" (yep, that rude YouTube classic) than "Happy Holidays," you're not alone. From Thanksgiving till New Year's, heartburn makes two out of three people less than holly-jolly.
Red Wine for Women: Heart Health Protection or Breast Cancer Risk?
There's no breast cancer in my family but it petrifies me. I enjoy a glass of red wine 3 or 4 times week. Does that increase my odds of breast cancer?
Instead of Energy Drinks, Try Ribose to Help You Keep Going
The end-of-year holidays are a big deal in my family. It's fun but on New Year's Day, I collapse. This year, my daughter is getting married, too! I'm flat out but want to enjoy every moment. Will energy drinks help?
Beans: The High-Protein Food That's Healthy and Cheap
If we had to choose a theme song, it might be, "We Are the Champions" because we YOU Docs are the champions of things: Whole grains? Check. Omega-3s? Check. Vitamin D3? Check. High-protein beans? Still working on those.
In Cold Weather, Home Workouts Make Achy Joints Feel Better
Ask anyone with achy, arthritic joints what they do on cold, short days and the answer is, "Stay inside and stay warm." No argument there! Just add a third "stay" to your list: stay active.
Can Chewing Gum Help You Lose Weight?
Chewing gum for 20 minutes three times in the morning makes you naturally eat about 70 fewer calories at lunch. Do it for a year and you'll lose 8 pounds without even trying. True or false?
Why You Need a Couple of BFFs
How many best friends do you have? We ask because there's been a brouhaha about a new Cornell survey that found your number of BFFs (your through-thick-and-thin friends) has dropped from three to two.
Sugar vs. Artificial Sweeteners: Which Is Healthier and Safer?
Ever do the sweetener cha-cha-cha at the coffee shop? You know, when you dance between the sugar shaker and the pastel packets, thinking, "What’s the more healthful choice? The no-cal fakes? The full-calorie hard stuff? Help!"
Simple Back Stretches that Relieve Lower-Back Pain
I’ve had lower-back pain for years but it's recently gotten worse. My doctor says take stronger pain meds, which I don't want to do. I know back stretches are supposed to help, but I'm afraid they'll make it worse. What should I do?
Healthy Pregnancy: How to Reduce Baby’s Chances of Childhood Obesity
My mom has struggled with weight all of her life. So have I. I've just found out I'm pregnant with a girl. I don't want my daughter to spend her life fighting fat, too. How can I make her body different?
Minimize Noise to Protect Against Hearing Loss and Heart Stress
Holidays mean peak noise-pollution season (planes, parties, playoffs). Even people with healthy ears worry about hearing loss. Add heart stress, too.
Give Thanks
Except for the decadent food, Thanksgiving's the healthiest holiday around. It's about gratitude, family and friends, and all make you healthier.
Preparing for a Colonoscopy to Track Down Polyps May Get Easier
Everyone who watched Dr. Oz prepare for his colonoscopy on TV, kvetching all the way, knows the colonoscopy isn't the tough part. The tough part is the colonoscopy preparation the day before.
Take This Test to Find Out if You Have Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms
As type 2 diabetes continues to spread faster than jokes about presidential candidates' memory lapses, we YOU Docs have one comment and it's no joke: Fight, fight, fight diabetes.
Walk to Stay Healthy, Happy, and Increase Memory
It's as vital to walk daily as it is to sleep nightly. Don't skip your ZZZs or your strides. Walking is that critical to your health and well-being.
What Does Skin Do?
I saw a dermatologist recently because an old mole seemed larger. The mole turned out to be fine, but on the way home I had what you may think is a crazy question: What does skin do?
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin: Who Should Take It and What Are Its Effects?
A friend who knows I take low-dose daily aspirin for my heart sent me an article saying it's dangerous and could cause brain bleeding. Is he right?
What to Do for a Broken Toe
I broke my toe 7 weeks ago and have been keeping it "buddy taped" to the toe beside it. How long do I have to do this?
A Thanksgiving Menu You Won't Regret
While we're not suggesting that you diet on turkey day, wouldn't it be nice if, just once, this tradition-blessed binge didn't send your resolve spiraling down -- and your weight soaring up -- for the rest of the holidays? Do this . . .
Don't Just Sit There Working or Watching TV. Get Up and Move It
Hours of sitting around -- driving, eating, working, watching TV -- is lethal. Even if you get serious amounts of exercise, it messes up your blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol and (new flash) causes cancer. Get up!
Caffeine in Coffee Fends Off Skin Cancer
The positive coffee news just keeps percolating. The latest? As if fending off Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, asthma, and siesta urges wasn't enough, caffeine has now been found to cut your skin cancer risk.
Electromagnets: A Revolutionary Way to Relieve Pain
A fascinating medical advance is happening right now: a revolutionary way to relieve pain using magnets. Not fridge magnets, but pulsating electromagnets.
Will Traction Relieve Rib Cage Pain and Spondylosis?
Relentless pain radiates through my arms and triggers severe rib cage pain. It has sent me to the ER four times. There are no heart issues and my doctors don’t seem concerned, but the pain is awful. What is it?
Crestor: A Two-Fisted Cholesterol Drug
My HDL is low and my LDL is high -- the reverse of what it should be. My physician prescribed a brand-name statin drug, Crestor. When I asked about generics, she said they won't be as good for me. True?
More Mammograms, More False Positives: Are You Okay with That?
After my first mammogram at age 45, my doctor said the new guidelines meant I didn't need another for 2 years. I thought, "Great." But then a friend, who’s 51, got breast cancer. Now I wonder: Is every 2 years enough?
Eat Watermelon Year-Round
Unless you live in Key Largo, scribbling watermelon on winter grocery lists may seem as crazy as the Cardinals winning the World Series. Be like the Cards: Do it anyway! Watermelon's racking up health points.
What the Heck is C. Difficile and Why is It Gross?
Suppose we told you there's a dangerous bowel infection spreading fast but that (whew) scientists have found a terrific way to treat it: fecal implants. Yes, stool. Gross, right?
Allergic Reactions May Protect You from Brain Cancer
Could there be anything good about having an allergy? Yes! Like Cub Sox fans and people who plan outdoor weddings, we YOU Docs tend to be optimists.
How to Prevent Diabetes -- Even if You Can't Lose Weight or Have Pre-Diabetes
Let's say someone you love (you?) is enough overweight to be nervous about diabetes. But the pounds won't budge. Should you just grab a doughnut and wait for the big D to arrive? No way.
How to Have Low Blood Pressure Despite Financial Problems
We don't like scary stuff, but this gave us a Halloween-like fright: Deaths from high blood pressure jumped after the recession settled in.
The Flu Shot: When to Put Off a Flu Vaccination
My wife always gets her flu shot in the fall, but she just started 6 days of oral steroids to ease a painful bout of sciatica. Should she put off her flu vaccination?
Lowering Estradiol or Triglycerides: After Menopause, Which Matters More
I recently had a blood test. My estrogen is 42, which my doctor says is high for my age (76). My LDL cholesterol is 97, my HDL's 54, and my triglycerides are 126. Are any of these red flags?
Halloween Candy: How Much Sugar is Too Much?
My husband and I have a big stash of leftover Halloween candy tempting us. Most of it's just sugar. Are the effects of sugar really that bad? We're great brushers!
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