I know that smoking is very bad for me. I’ve cut down to one cigarette after lunch and another after dinner each day, with two or three more on most weekend nights when I socialize. I really enjoy smoking, but I want to know if I’m harming myself.
The American Heart Association is promoting a series of healthy lifestyle habits known as “The Simple 7” in an effort to improve the health of Americans and reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease.
I’ve heard that club soda, seltzer water, and sparkling mineral waters rob the bones of calcium. Is this true?
The foundation of good nutrition, eating the right foods in the right quantities, provides clear benefits for the heart, but exercise and weight control are just as important to good heart health as diet.
Data from studies in Minnesota indicated that women who had one or both ovaries removed for reasons other than cancer were more likely to develop cognitive problems or movement disorders later in life.
Prostate conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia can cause stress, but the question of whether stress can affect the prostate is not as clear. However, any man can benefit from reducing stress in his life.
A self-care plan can help keep people with heart failure healthy and active. This advice will also be helpful to the people caring for those with heart failure.
I’m a 38-year-old junior executive. Every time I have to make a presentation, I get terribly nervous, making it very hard for me to get through my talk. I’ve heard there is a pill that can help, but I don’t want to take tranquilizers. What do you suggest?
Living a healthy lifestyle is the surest way to delay or prevent illness. Research is confirming that following simple, prudent health habits increases longevity and quality of life, and even making one or two changes is better than doing nothing.
Radiation therapy is a good choice for men with early prostate cancer if they are older or if surgery would be risky. The radiation can be applied externally or internally, though both options have advantages and disadvantages.