Baby boomer hearts: How I control cholesterol without drugs
Has your doctor prescribed a statin for you? Maybe you’re taking simvastatin (Zocor,) atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastatin (Mevacor), rosuvastatin (Crestor) or pravastatin (Pravachol). In 2011, more than 20 million Americans were taking the drugs that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) describe this way: “Statins are drugs used to lower cholesterol. Your body needs some cholesterol [...]
Baby boomer health: Study says our parents were healthier
We baby boomers take a lot of flack from mass media’s portrayal of us as “invincible.” It’s true that because we’re known for our adoption of “healthy aging” and “vital aging,” that we seem, in some circles anyway, to be conceited. Why not: We’re known as the “healthiest, wealthiest, best-educated generation.” Not so fast, at [...]
Baby boomer weight loss: New diet drug duet: Can these meds help you?
If only we could take a pill and be 1) thinner 2) happier 3) wealthier. I don’t know of a pill for #3, there are plenty for #2 and as for #1—recently the FDA approved two drugs—the first in 13 years. That was a long wait, especially considering more than two-thirds of Americans are overweight. [...]
Powerful little pill: Aspirin cuts cancer risks, deaths
Chances are there’s a bottle of aspirin in your medicine cabinet. Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid, was first available in pill form in 1915, and is still a mainstay for most of us with good reason. It’s inexpensive, it’s available over-the-counter and it reduces pain and fever. Now three new studies out of Oxford University in [...]
Don’t “mix it up”: When drugs turn deadly
No shouts, but whispers predict that Whitney Houston’s final toxicology report may possibly reveal a combination of prescription drugs, possibly with alcohol, took their devastating toll. It’s a “no-brainer” to find readily available prescription medications in Hollywood (or most anywhere), where friends and associates trade pills like they’re M&M’s. Sadly, it’s cool, and sadly, it’s [...]
8 ways to control pain without pills or surgery
Mind Your Body TV Episode 17 with Moshe Lewis, M.D. Maybe you want to control pain without pills or surgery, and you’re not alone. Approximately 76 million Americans may suffer from chronic pain…the kind that lasts past the acute, “This (really) hurts now” phase. That number—76 million—is, coincidentally, the same also attributed to the current total population of [...]
