Food stimulates cortisol secretion by adrenals. Cortisol secretions are what help you fight stress and manage anxiety.

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Adrenal fatigue may be the reason why it is so difficult to get our energy back in the morning.

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Contemporary medical study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official journal of the International Society for Sexual Medicine, found that obesity is linked to low testosterone level, explaining erectile dysfunction.

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There is no doubt, that weight loss is very important for people with extra ponds to stay healthy. And any products to help achieve weight loss are potentially good money making machines. And that is what Hydroxycut was using to make money: people’s natural desire to stay healthy. (more…)

We cannot live without light, because we need it to work and we need it to help us get vitamin D to protect us from cancer and to build our bones. But it does not mean, that we can use light more, than nature allows us. We know, that too much sun light can cause skin cancer. But what is too much?

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Going to major surgery is not a pleasant thing at all, especially if it is because of a dangerous health condition. Like going for hysterectomy ( uterus removal ), which is the second in the United States GYN surgical procedures done after C section. But can we avoid it at least in some cases..

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In today’s economic times, many people are finding that retiring at the age of 65 is almost impossible. And some of us, just don’t want to. But, in a time where kids are coming out of college, willing to do twice as much work for half the pay, baby boomers are finding themselves unable to keep up. (more…)

Sure, over the counter (OTC) weight loss pills look tempting. You see the pictures, you hear the commercials about how much he or she lost in as little as a week. Inches off, pounds shed, looking and feeling younger. All natural. Sounds great. Sign me up.

But hold on there!

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Here’s two things you never thought you needed a better reason for, but there is one anyway: living longer and having more sex.

Doctor’s orders: more sex, live longer. Sounds easy, right?

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Stuffed? On Pizza? A nice, hearty risotto? Mushrooms can make your meal delicious. But how much sweeter would it sound knowing that eating just a little bit can cut your breast cancer risk by more than half?

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When you want your skin to look younger, or you have skin trouble, the first thing that comes to your mind is to put some cream on it.  And sometimes it works, because a cream treats the symptom.  However, a cream almost never treats the cause.  Remember, that your skin is the reflection of what’s going on inside your body.

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So how did it happen, that a young actress Natasha Richardson died after a minor head trauma?

Does it mean that nature did not take care of one of the most important parts of your body — your brain, so that even a minor trauma can kill you? Does not make sense at all.  So what killed Natasha Richardson? (more…)

Recent studies have shown that men who have s.e.x 3 or more times a week have less incidence of heart attacks then those who do not. Another study discovered that having s.e.x twice weekly reduces men’s chances of getting prostate cancer.  (more…)

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.  (more…)

This is a new indication for Allergan’s glaucoma medication Lumigan. While using it for glaucoma patients and doctors noticed that it promoted eyelashes growth.
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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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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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A heart problem hands down, because it may kill right away.  However, breast cancer can kill too.  What about both?  Not a good combination at all.  But how can you get them both?  (more…)

You pay and get what you want. However, you may run into problems you don’t expect at all because you were not told about them. The nature of these problems is removal of the part of your body and/or foreign body placement. The result: an unnatural look. Not because the surgery was done wrong, but because of its nature. (more…)

Even though they have more resources, they face the same problems, as we, ordinary people do.  Too much weight for example. Like re Alley or Kate Winslet or Star Jones.  So what are they doing about their weight management? (more…)

Remember: it can kill like a hip or spine fracture. It is especially dangerous in diabetic patients because their ability to heal is severely impaired. Should they do everything possible to prevent a fracture? Absolutely – like preventing falls. However, it looks like falls are not the major threat for diabetics any more. So what is it now? Guess what? Drugs! (more…)

It definitely should be, because medical information is vitally important for your health. It is often taken for granted, that every piece of medical information is honest and reliable.  That is what I thought for many years since I entered a medical school, and continued to believe for many years.  But not any more. (more…)

That is why we have a regulatory agency, run by the US government, called FDA, to separate good drugs from bad drugs. So good ones should be approved by the FDA, and the bad ones should be rejected. That is how it should be. But in real life it is sometimes opposite to what it should be. (more…)

Therefore I was shocked, when I learned from the National Enquirer from Dec 22 2008 that Martha Stewart’s darkest secrets will be revealed in a coming book, written by her family members. (more…)

So to choose the right brand you go to the Internet and “Google” the product.  And your search returns you so many results, that you’re overwhelmed. Almost each manufacturer claims, that their product is the best.  So how to choose the right product for you? (more…)

If your memory is not working properly, you are in trouble. Imagine, that you forget where your keys are, where your cell phone is, where your credit card is? How about your professional performance? It may be ruined without a rapid memory response.  Unfortunately, with age, your memory starts deteriorating.  (more…)

Therefore, would it be a good idea to slow its progression? Of course it would. Therefore  news about different ways to slow it down is breaking news.
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The stress test his doctor performed was negative one week ago
Chest x ray okay – the lab results were not suggestive of any acute problems.  Why did he die then, if he did not have any problems?  Almost the same thing happened to Tim Russert, a famous television journalist – sudden death.

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Nobody argues that antibiotics are very helpful, which I agree with. The reason why they are good is because they are used temporarily.  So we usually stop taking antibiotics before they can cause significant harm to our body.   (more…)

The reason is the lack of a main idea on how to manage your skin care. Because of the high costs of skin treatments, you have to pay a lot of money for this confusion.  I’m sure you don’t like it, because you earn you a paycheck by working hard.  How to resolve this confusion and bring the cost down? (more…)

However, not many business people are paying attention to what should be done to maintain optimum health. The main reason – “ they’re too busy”. It’s because not that many people realize that being healthy affects their performance a lot. The most common example – stress. Can you do business and not be under stress? Impossible! But do you know how stress affects your performance? (more…)

Why? – Because the vast majority of diabetic meds bring blood sugar down. Sounds wonderful but what is the result of low sugar? Increased appetite! What happens next? Weight gain which results in a blood sugar level increase. Looks like a vicious circle, right? The only medicine I believe is good is metformin. (more…)

Even though we’ve all heard about prostate cancer, we still don’t know much about the its cause.  No doubt, age is a risk factor as well as family history and diet.  A new study from Mearini L, Costantini E, Zucchi A, Mearini E, Bini V, Cottini E Porena M Department of Urology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy shed light on the real reason why men are in danger of prostate cancer.

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The reason — Diane Kruger, who is a gorgeous looking blonde, is Brad Pitt’s costar in a new movie.  Everybody remembers her smashing performance as Helen in the famous movie Troy.  On the other hand, Angelina Jolie is no doubt one of the most attractive women in the world. So what may be the reason behind his blatant flirtation with the gorgeous German actress?

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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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Could you imagine ever wanting your periods back after menopause? Most women would say no. And it is understandable: who wants to have this trouble again?
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Yes, of course, because if it is high, then your risk of heart disease is increased. So what needs to be done, if you want to bring your cholesterol down?  (more…)

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. (more…)

Because from my personal experience as a physician I know, that a low sugar level is very dangerous.  And this was confirmed in a recent study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine this year.
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It prevents a person from sleeping, working and relaxing. What is the most common cause of back pain? Too much excess weight! Think about it: the more pressure you put on your spine, the faster it breaks down.  It’s the same as your car: the more you use it, the faster it breaks down. So what needs to be done for back pain?

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