Do you or someone you know pre-medicate with antibiotics for dental work? Trying to avoid antibiotics after dental work? I had two people in one week ask me about alternatives. Here’s what I recommended to […]
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Recently, I wrote how every woman around age 50 should have their core muscle function evaluated, especially their pelvic floor. I noted that childbirth can cause women to lose function of these muscles. What I
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Breast and colon cancer screening begins at age 50. I’d like to add one more thing to that list: check your core strength. When functioning properly, these muscles of the low back, abdomen, pelvis and
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Up to half of all women with breast cancer could benefit from taking progesterone, according to a study published last July in the journal Nature. The paper outlined how progesterone, but not the progesterone-like molecules
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Mounting evidence shows your grandmother was right: breakfast is indeed the most important meal of the day. A 2014 study reported higher insulin levels and insulin resistance in non-diabetic children who don’t usually eat breakfast.
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The FDA deemed genetically modified salmon fit for human consumption this past November, making it the first genetically altered animal headed for our dinner plates. Needless to say, I am concerned. Producers of Genetically Modified
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If you have trouble losing weight and consume caffeine daily, then it may be worthwhile to stop it. Here are some reasons why. Caffeine causes the body to release the stress hormone cortisol. In other
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Every year a few patients stop their vitamin D for the summer usually because they spend more time outdoors. Yet with few exceptions, their vitamin D levels fall to dangerously low levels. What gives? We
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Food First is the title of this column because I firmly believe food is the foundation of health. Yet like all generalizations, it’s never that simple. Over the years, I have clearly seen the role
From what you hear out in the world, you would think the flu vaccine was the only way to prevent the flu. Given that flu vaccination is so widespread these days, even required by employers,
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