Archive for the ‘Antiaging’ Category

How to look sexy : weight loss

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

We all crave unconditional love, and while we may be in a satisfying relationship, we still would do everything possible to look attractive to our significant other. Why bother? Because you want to be in control.  It feels good to have your significant other look at you with desire.  It feels great to feel sexy.. However, feeling sexy may not come that easy especially if you need to lose some pounds.  Continue reading “How to look sexy : weight loss” »

Explaining Oprah's Recent Weight Gain

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

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And it’s understandable considering since the feud between them started, Oprah’s gained about 40 pounds and now weighs around 200 pounds. It’s obvious to anyone Michelle Obama is not the cause of the Daytime Diva’s weight gain. Chances are, Oprah’s stress levels are through the roof, but how would that make someone gain weight?

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Do Celebrities Ever Get Old?

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

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Sure, they have money, they have trainers, they have surgery, but how is that you can look at a star you grew up with, and yet you look older than they do? Besides being rich and having every luxury at your fingertips, you may have to opt for a more feasible option. Don’t worry, the stars do it, too.

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What do you need to know about heart attack prevention using fish oil

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Fish Oil

Without working heart living is impossible.  Therefore it’s so important to keep your heart healthy. However this is not so easy, because coronary arthery disease, caused by heart blood vessels clogging, is the number one killer in the US.  Why?

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Is Hormone Replacement Therapy safe?

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Hormone replacement therapy is very effective for menopause symptoms relief. Therefore when HRT was first introduced, everybody was very excited about it: patients, because HRT worked very well, doctors, because now treatment of menopause became easy. Continue reading “Is Hormone Replacement Therapy safe?” »

Angelina Jolie got slim fast, but how?

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Angelina Jolie

Because she was slim again 3 month after delivery. There is no question, that she looked fabulous. The question is how she could do it.  There are mainly two guesses about how she  lost weight so fast.

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Testosterone can prolong life

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Testosterone

Do you think that testosterone is for sex only? When I was in the medical school I thought this way. And many people still think that testosterone is mainly for fun. But we are quickly learning it is for so much more.

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The Effects of Drugs and Weight Gain

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

No doubt, that some drugs are linked to weight gain. Among them: almost all diabetic medications except Glucophage, Prozac, Elavil etc. But are they really the cause of weight gain? Or there is some other cause?

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Impotence Affects More Than Just Your Sex Life

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Many doctors now agree that impotence is dangerous. Even in the article “Five symptoms men should not ignore,” published on CNN’s website, unenthusiastic penis is mentioned as symptom #3.

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Another Way To Decrease Your Breast Cancer Risk

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Although everyone wants protection from cancer, not that many to do that were discovered so far. Therefore every new way to get extra protection, is priceless. Getting enough vitamin D is the most important. What else? Continue reading “Another Way To Decrease Your Breast Cancer Risk” »

New study proves the power of hormone replacement for insomnia

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Are you suffering from tiredness, which starts early in the morning after you get up? If yes, then you may not be getting enough sleep. Most of my patients are suffering from lack of good sleep almost every day. The reason: too much cortisol because of estrogen and progesterone decline. So what needs to be done? Continue reading “New study proves the power of hormone replacement for insomnia” »

Women Taking Antidepressants May Benefit From Male Wonder Drug

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

If you have ever suffered from depression you will notice that your libido also decreased.  A new study showed that women suffering from depression and who are taking antidepressants may benefit from Viagra. But this is not the only way to help with libido loss.

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Fighting Menopause: Love and Relationships

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Can you live without love? Me? I can’t.

Love is a must. Love gives us energy; love gives us happiness; love gives us babies. Sounds easy? Not so fast.

The problem now is finding the right person, someone who can become not only your lover, but also your friend and supporter for life. This is difficult. But it is possible. How?

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Menopause and Sex Drive

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

As we all know men have Viagra. What about women? When their hormone levels start declining, libido is going down as well. I’ve heard so many complaints about libido loss, especially when vaginal dryness is also a problem.

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Diet planning to lose weight

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

According to common sense to loose weight you need to consume less calories. Therefore it was proposed to cut down on fat because it contains a lot of calories. Therefore low fat foods were created. However the results of consuming low fat food were disappointing. Therefore they came up with another idea: low carb diet. The result? Which approach is better?

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How To Bring Down Sugar Naturally

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Everybody knows how difficult it is to treat diabetes. The problem is that with the use of medications, blood sugar is going down, begetting increased appetite, which obviously leads to weight gain, resulting in eventual elevation of blood sugar instead of a decrease.

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How to prevent age related blindness

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Did you know that 8 million Americans are suffering from blindness, secondary to age-related macular degeneration? In fact macular degeneration is the leading cause of age related blindness in the developed world.

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When Should Men Start Worrying About Hormones

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Everybody is concerned with aging: because it decreases the quality of life, gives us less energy, less pleasure, less sex, less money because of decreased performance, etc.  The solution to the problem is hormone replacement therapy. But the question now is when to start?

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Testosterone Treatment Has Been Found Safe

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Safety first. And now we’ve got another piece of evidence that hormone replacement therapy with testosterone is safe. The new study, done by Aksam Yassin, MD, PhD from the Clinic of Urology and Andrology at the Segeberger Clinics in Norderstedt, Germany, confirmed, that testosterone replacement therapy does not cause prostate cancer.

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How to Treat Erectile Dysfunction

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Erectile dysfunction is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection. And this problem is quite common. According to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine, published on Dec 13, 2007, about 5 percent of men from 40 to 49 have severe erectile dysfunction and 17 percent have moderate. So what can be done about it?

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Four Tips On How To Improve the Look of Your Eyes

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

The eyes are probably the first part of your body to attract attention.  If your eyes are shining, your chances to impress someone are high. It is for this reason that eye cosmetics and beauty enhancers are so popular. But makeup cannot do much about droopy upper eyelids or swollen eyes.

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Sleep Relief During Menopause

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Sleep is very important to all of us: no sleep equals no rest and no repair.  And a possible increase in the risk of cancer. Don’t forget more stress.  Decreased productivity. Depressed mood.

Who wants insomnia? Nobody.

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