7 alcohol myths, smashed By Michael Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet Oz, M.D. Blame it on craft beers, inexpensive wine or the down economy – North Americans are sipping more alcohol, more often. (Twenty-two percent of you say you drink too much, up from 17 percent a decade ago.) And while you all know that problem [...]
8 steps to turn a “dud” checkup into a get-younger tune-up By Michael Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet Oz, M.D. Splashed all over the media, a new report says you can cross “get an annual checkup” off your to-do list. Scientists in Denmark announced that yearly doctor visits didn’t help 182,880 people live longer or sidestep [...]
Omega-3 alert: The news you really need By Michael Roizen, M.D., AND Mehmet Oz, M.D. Don’t let a couple of “fishy” reports sway you. The latest news about omega-3s isn’t good — it’s great! We know more than ever about how these good fats keep your body and brain younger. That means getting a daily [...]
Still have joint pain? Try these relief upgrades By Michael Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet Oz, M.D. Are your joints singing the blues? At least one of every four adults lives with the bone-deep ache of gout, lupus, Lyme disease, rheumatoid arthritis and/or plain old wear-and-tear osteoarthritis. But you can break free by taking advantage of [...]
Food addiction: It’s real By Michael Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet Oz, M.D. The media’s buzzing about food addiction: out-of-control eating that hooks your brain, almost like tobacco or street drugs. Take a look at Daymon Patterson, the self-promoting fast-food addict on YouTube (Dr. Oz has offered him drive-thru diet tips!) and a recent pronouncement from [...]
Hidden sugar shocker: fructose By Michael Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet Oz, M.D. If sour news about added fructose – the sugary menace that messes with your liver, boosts blood pressure and stiffens arteries – has you reading food nutrition labels to uncover where it’s hiding, you’ve got the right idea, but nutrition labels don’t make [...]
Six ways to tame the other blood fat By Michael Roizen, M.D., AND Mehmet Oz, M.D. Triglycer-WHAT? Long overshadowed by LDL — the lousy cholesterol — triglycerides are easy to overlook on your latest blood-test results, but getting to know this forgotten fat could protect your ticker and save your brain. The latest: One in [...]
Get smart about herbal supplements By Michael Roizen, M.D., AND Mehmet Oz, M.D. A seemingly endless array of herbal supplements fills the shelves of drugstores, supermarkets, health-food stores and even gas-station quick marts. The appetite for these “alternative cures” has created a $5.2 billion market for everything from aloe vera to Zingiber officinale (that’s ginger). [...]
Safety plan for an environmental crisis By Michael Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet Oz, M.D. Got a plan for staying safe if an environmental disaster strikes your town? This summer’s string of toxic emergencies — a refinery fire in California, a chemical blaze in a Baltimore train tunnel, explosions at a PCB-riddled New York recycling company [...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup By Megan Garrison The FDA recently rejected a bid to officially change the name of high [...]
Walker was Victorious in Wisconsin Because His Reforms Worked By David H. Landon The folks at MSNBC had a bad [...]
It Takes More than a Tweet By Rana Odeh The victory of Republican Governor Scott Walker over Milwaukee Democrat Mayor [...]
What are the Consequences of Recall Election in Wisconsin? Last Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) prevailed in an unusual [...]
Obama’s Support of Same Sex Marriage Will Cost Him Swing States By David H. Landon By Election Day, the President’s [...]
President Obama Announces Support of Same-Sex Marriage Most pundits believe that this Presidential election will be decided on the issue [...]
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