Category: alcohol consumption

If You Drink Alcohol to Cope, Behavioral Therapy Can Help

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There’s nothing wrong with enjoying a glass of wine or a cocktail in social situations…

Modifiable Lifestyle Habits Are Central to New A-fib Guideline

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An updated atrial fibrillation (A-fib) treatment guideline redefines how the disease should be managed and…

What Does It Mean to Receive a Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment?

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Some changes in memory and thinking skills are frustrating, though normal, aspects of getting older….

Reduce Your Risk of Stroke by Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices

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A stroke, also known as a brain attack, happens when blood flow to the brain…

MGH Study Suggests Why Moderate Alcohol Intake May Benefit Cardiovascular Health

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The heart and brain benefits of light ­to-moderate alcohol consumption are often debated, as various…

Ask The Experts: Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes

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Q: I’m 67. Is it really possible to reduce high cholesterol with lifestyle changes? A:…

Medications That Boost Bone Health

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With the many health concerns facing postmenopausal women, it’s easy to overlook bone health. After…

Ask Dr. Etingin: Types of anemia; Causes of cirrhosis; Type 1 and type 2 diabetes

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What’s the difference between pernicious anemia and iron deficiency anemia? Anemia is a condition in…

For Brain Health, Protect Your Heart

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The same factors that raise the risk for heart disease also impact brain disease, including…

Ask Dr. Etingin: Signs of high blood sugar; Brain aneurysm

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My 80-year-old mother, who has diabetes, has recently moved into my home so I can…

Frequent Daytime Fatigue May Be Caused by a Sleep Disorder

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Getting inadequate sleep may be doing far more than making you feel tired and out…

Keep Gout at Bay

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More than nine million U.S. adults are living with the painful symptoms and disability caused…

Frontline: Hot flashes; Dementia; Enjoyable way to improve health

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Dietary Changes Curb Hot Flashes for Some Women Adding soybeans and removing animal-sourced foods from…

A Wake-Up Call from Your Liver

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The message, change your lifestyle to improve your health, is so repetitive that it easily…

Alcohol and Your Health

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Drinking alcohol may be a regular part of your diet—perhaps a glass of wine or…

Ask the Experts: Men & Covid-19; Alcohol & Brain Function; “Welcome to Medicare” Visit

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Alcohol’s Overhyped Health Benefits

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Some people feel a drink at the end of a tough day helps them unwind…

Newbites: Lower Alzheimer’s risk; Red meat and building muscle; restaurant nutrition; cancer risk and sedentary behavior

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Lower Alzheimer’s Risk May Be Possible with Healthy Lifestyle A study published in June in…

Alcohol and Blood Pressure: How Alcohol Can Affect Hypertension

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Drinking alcohol raises your blood pressure, even if you are not a heavy drinker. [1,2]…

Reduce Inflammation with Phytochemicals

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In your body, inflammation can cause redness, heat, swelling, pain, and loss of function (i.e.,…

5. Skin Conditions: Lyme Disease to Wrinkles

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The skin conditions covered in this chapter begin with the increasingly common, tick bite-related Lyme…

5. Effective Lifestyle Changes

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Based on the evidence collected from your medical history, physical exam, and diagnostic tests, your…