Are you a night owl or an early bird? Do you burn the midnight oil or are you early to bed, early to rise?
It is customary now to divide people into morning and evening people.
The morning type has peak performance in the morning. They are perky, get up easily and get started with work with a clear head. This is as it is supposed to be in nature. Continue reading “This Habit Could Spoil Your Life” »
As Americans we are always running ragged to keep up with our hectic lives. We sleep for six hours, we deal with families, work, social lives, and of course, time on Facebook. And day in and day out this is our routine. We are tired usually, but function just fine on our solid six hours. Many of us claim that we are just fine on six hours of sleep. But can that be true?
Continue reading “Six Hours Of Sleep Is Not Enough” »
Where do we stop when it comes to getting skinny? That’s often the question we ask when looking at a picture of a gaunt supermodel that we will never know, whose look we will never achieve. Or, we ask it when we hear about Hollywood and eating disorders.
But recently, the government is jumping in on trying to cure the obesity problem in the United States, not with methods to improve our diets, healthier and safer options, and guidelines, but instead, by looking into approving lap band procedure for millions more Americans.
Continue reading “FDA tries to cure obesity with dangerous weight loss surgery. Is surgery the only option?” »
If you knew that cancer has been around since the beginning of time, doesn’t the thought of a cure seem impossible? But what if you were told that cancer is actually not only on the rise, but didn’t exist in ancient history. That knowledge can lead to amazing breakthroughs in science, as well as hope for all of us that a change in our lifestyle may be a way to prevent the disease.
We see articles about it all the time. This medication now found to cause cancer, this activity now thought to lower the risk of cancer, this food linked to cancer or cancer prevention. It’s impossible to keep up. Even as a doctor, you’re recommendations to patients would constantly be changing, based on this study or that. Continue reading “Mummies Don’t Get Cancer” »
Stress can kill you and it can come from a host of sources. Our days are filled with stress, we long to escape. Some of us long for the relaxation of home, but for others, home is just as stressful as the office.
Continue reading “Is The Person Beside You At Night Killing You?” »
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” »
Can sleep affect bone strength? Scientists found the positive relationship between Continue reading “Sleep Well and Strengthen Your Bones, Too” »
A lot of people are suffering from low energy level and sleepiness during daytime requiring afternoon nap. Continue reading “Lack of energy and excessive sleepiness during daytime” »