Health Column

If each of us would take responsibility for our own healthcare by doing the best we can to maintain a state of wellness it would cure this national crisis we face today.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 30.7 million Americans get sinus infections every year - roughly 14 percent of the population - and it accounts for nearly 13 million doctor's visits and 1.4 million trips to the emergency room.

Burn more calories at every opportunity (i.e. park further from stores than normal, take stairs when possible, walk or ride a bike to places when safe, exercise while watching TV instead of sitting on coach)

Many people have problems sleeping. Today I want to discuss sleep and ways to attain a restful night of sleep.

The glycemic index is a measure of the quality of carbohydrate foods. It's kind of a good carbs/bad carbs thing, based on how they affect your blood sugar.

'Some may be conscious of its effects while others may be completely oblivious of its impact on their life. But make no mistake, everyone will be impacted.'

Hormone therapy is a helpful treatment for many men with prostate cancer and aspirin is protective for those with heart disease.

Dr. Phil calls on BistroMD and Dr. Caroline Cederquist, the developer of the diet with hopes that her expertise and her medical delivery diet can offer critical help...

Americans who eat junk food do, indeed, know better, but junk food eating is so deeply ingrained in the American way of life, we just can't let go.

It should be noted that even men who do not have prostate cancer tend to lose bone density at the age when prostate cancer is most prevalent.

Our program is designed to provide you not only with a plan that takes care of every meal and snack for the day, but appeases all your gourmet cravings.

The role of radiation therapy for this non-malignant medical problem is relatively unknown by most people but is quite useful.

The word is getting out that most Americans are overweight (sometimes referred to as obesity), but a lot of people are still not aware that includes them.

Younger children, say, up through elementary school, are so much at the mercy of their environment that it's not practical-or even fair-to make them the focus of the weight-loss effort

With two out of three Americans overweight today, it's getting harder to believe that all this extra fat is a simple problem of self-indulgence or poor personal discipline.

Do you sometimes feel like food is the enemy? If you're overweight, the odds are high that you view food with deep suspicion.

No, not the relatives; the resolutions! As you're making your way through the holiday season, toasting everyone's health and well-being and thinking ahead to next year.

Surgical preparation usually includes weight loss and conditioning for the patient immediately before the operation, and then there is a lot of lifestyle and maintenance work.

Oh, the festive holiday advertising. It's always some big, jovial gathering of happy people and a resplendent spread of mouthwatering food, from simple salads to sumptuous desserts.

You know it's coming. Everywhere you turn, there are sweets and treats and indulgences: next to the checkout register, in the breakroom and on desks at work, and on every end table and countertop at every home you visit.