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Only one thing clearly emerged from my review of papers and positions about what to eat before and after you work out. Most people do not need to eat anything to complete most workouts. Weekend athletes, casual runners, sports players who are not elite or endurance athletes, or elderly [...]
Consumer Reports’ choices for top exercise equipment are getting harder to discern–not just because the type size is now small and hipster, of all things, but also because the actual magazines (one of three I still get hard copy) is buried under a serious mound of partially read New [...]
Is it time for smart watches? My patient who like to track like to use simple pedometers, the Fitbit One or one of its ilk (I list the top tracking devices and apps in REFUEL, and compare them). Consumer Reports has a first look at several devices…some of my patients [...]
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Osteoporosis is thought of as a women’s disease, but osteoporosis in men can be even more dangerous. Men are at greater risk of complication and death when they fracture their hip than are women: men are twice as likely to die as women after a fracture. Up to 25% [...]
Problems with weight control can be an issue for your health, but did you know overweight could also be causing depression? When a man gains those extra pounds around his waist, which is where men do, his testosterone levels may be reduced. Testosterone affects a man’s mood and outlook [...]
Consumer Reports’ ratings for top exercise equipment just came out, and the LA Times helpfully summarized the findings. I’ve subscribed to CR for years, and like the analysis: they are careful, test thoroughly on quality not price, and rate objectively. In my opinion, the best machine [...]
My patient Jill is carrying 40 pounds she didn’t have 20 years ago. She was going to lose it when she retired, but now she didn’t have time. Jill is also newly re-married, and her new younger hubby wants to have sex all the time. It is killing her, [...]
Health reform, including flu prevention, starts in the kitchen. One misconception: H1N1 (swine flu) virus is not spread by food. And though there are other reasons you may not want to eat pork, you cannot get swine flu (or influenza A or B) from eating pork or pork products. [...]