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Men and Body Image: Guys Lose 2x the Weight in All-Male Groups Than in Co-ed Ones

May 10, 2012

It’s long been acknowledged that overweight women prefer to exercise and attend weight-management classes with other women. Surprisingly, it turns out that men may have the same body-image issues. Research presented at the recent European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France, found that men enrolled in a 12-week, all-male weight loss class drooped an average [...]

Health, Others

GERD In Men Part 3.

by Maxwell M. Chait, MD, FACP, FACG, FASGE, AGAF

April 11, 2012

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The treatment goals of GERD, are elimination of symptoms, healing of esophagitis, managing or preventing complications, and maintaining remission. The vast majority of patients can be treated successfully with the noninvasive methods of lifestyle modification and medication. Although lifestyle modification remains a cornerstone of initial therapy in GERD, it may not be sufficient to control [...]

Fitness, Prostate

Exercise Has a Surprising Benefit

by Dr. Chris D. Meletis, ND

March 28, 2012

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We have long known that exercise is important for many aspects of health. Now researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified an even more surprising way it benefits health. They found prostate health impacts nearly 200 genes and expression of 184 of those genes in the prostate gland is linked to [...]

Fitness, Health, Nutrition

Dr. David Samadi on the Dangers of Excessive Weight

by David B. Samadi, MD - Medical Contributor

January 17, 2011

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Being overweight poses a very real health risk and should be an issue taken seriously by everyone. As a general guideline a person’s waistline should be their height (in inches) divided by 2, and should be less than 35″ for women and 40″ for men.

Fitness, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Well-being

4 Ways to Stick to Your New Year Resolution

by Editor

December 20, 2010

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With the New Year approaching, many people will be making promises to themselves in the form of New Year Resolutions. If the resolution was not something you had difficulty with and knew you could get through it you would probably save it for Lent (tongue-in-cheek). So in the spirit of helping you stick to your [...]