
Small Amounts of Physical Activity Can Have Big Benefits
For ideal health and physical wellbeing, it’s recommended each week adults aim to do a…

For ideal health and physical wellbeing, it’s recommended each week adults aim to do a…

Extreme Heat Associated with Higher Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke A recent review article…

If your doctor suspects you have heart disease, he or she may order some tests…

According to the American Cancer Society, radiation energy from the sun is called ultraviolet (UV)…

Many of my patients ask me: “What do I need to focus on or be…

I donate blood several times a year, and my blood bank recently asked me to…

Reduce Anxiety Symptoms with Regular Exercise Anxiety disorders are commonly treated with cognitive behavioral therapy…

The latest Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans from the U.S. Department of Health and Human…

Everyone can use a helping hand every now and then. And that’s especially true if…

The stethoscope is an iconic medical device with which physicians can quickly get a sense…

Frozen shoulder is a disease of the capsule or socket that holds your shoulder in…

Sarcopenia, also known as age-related muscle loss, is a natural part of the aging process…

Walking through Pain to Relieve PAD Symptoms About 8.5 million people in the United States…

In a society that places a high value on a youthful appearance, the fine lines,…

Breathing Exercise May Lower Blood Pressure, Sharpen Memory A special breathing workout, originally designed to…

Vitamin D Levels Not Associated with COVID-19 Infection While earlier studies had suggested low blood…

Nearly half of all adults in the United States have hypertension—more commonly known as high…

Even if you never had skin problems in your youth, it’s common to suffer from…

Osteoarthritis (OA), the disease responsible for the majority of later-in-life knee pain, tends to begin…

From your doctor to the pages of this publication and plenty of points in between,…

Asthma is typically thought of as a respiratory disease that affects mostly children. Nevertheless, this…

Endocrinologist Deepashree Gupta, MD, UCLA Medical Center, simply defines diabetes as a disorder in which…

Exercise has the power to restore function, reduce and possibly eliminate the need for some…

PPIs are medications used to reduce stomach acid and heartburn. Heartburn is the burning pain…

Q I have a torn rotator cuff from playing tennis. Is this serious? A Repetitive…

Peyronie’s disease (PD) affects about one in 10 men, mostly at middle age, but older…

Your hips are weight-bearing joints. They not only keep your upper body balanced and mobile,…

Improve Cardio Fitness with Simple Bodyweight Exercises Bodyweight exercises—in which you use your body to…

Mushrooms have been consumed and used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. The ancient…
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Q: I’m typically a glass-half-full kind of person, but 2020 and COVID-19 have shaken my…

Your legs include some of the biggest, strongest muscles you have. They help you walk,…

Skeletal muscles, such as biceps and quadriceps, are those that enable movement, for example, hitting…

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

Flexibility is the range of motion through which a joint moves. We sometimes lose flexibility…

Menopause is a noteworthy signal in a woman’s life, the end of the female reproductive…

Achy muscles and joints don’t exactly inspire movement, but moving can provide relief within minutes…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) rehabilitation is a series of education and structured exercises that…

Participating in such formidable feats in the world’s fattest and most sedentary population is impressive….

Isometric exercise is a type of strength training in which the length of the muscle…

In 2012, I wrote about the relationship between low testosterone and depression. Today, I want…

About 50 million U.S. adults suffer from chronic pain—having pain on most days for the…

Walking is a great form of exercise for seniors. But not everyone has access to…

Maintaining or improving strength just to get stronger is a worthy goal in itself, but…

Have you been told you need to exercise for your bone health, but are confused…

There are more than 30 muscles, 27 bones, three nerves, and multiple ligaments and tendons…

As time ticks along there are changes experienced by just about everyone that can…