What You Don’t Know About Heart Health Can Hurt You Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney If you are a young mom, heart disease is the furthest thing from your mind. You have your kids and your husband to look after. You have work. You don’t have time to look after yourself. Besides, you may think that heart disease ...
How Can You Be Sure You Are Getting What You Paid For? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Two weeks ago the headlines claimed that most supplements containing grape seed extract were bogus. Just last week the New York Attorney General claimed that four of the largest retailers in the state were selling bogus herbal supplements. We already knew that ...
How Much Protein Do We Need? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney What are the protein needs for older adults? In previous “Health Tips From the Professor” I have covered the optimal amount of protein for weight loss diets in high protein diets and weight loss and following workouts . In this issue of “Health Tips From the Professor” ...
Run Long and Prosper Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney Does exercise make you live longer? If you are a fan of the original Star Trek series, you may remember the phrase “Live Long and Prosper”. That sounded great, but it was just a wish – a platitude. It said nothing about how you might accomplish the feat of ...
Should Avocados Be On The Super Fruits List? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney You may have seen the recent headlines suggesting that avocados lower cholesterol, are a miracle fruit, and reduce your risk of heart disease. Some of those articles are suggesting that you try to eat an avocado every day. Are those headlines true? Should you be eating ...
What Is The Real Vitamin D Story? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney If you are like most people, you probably don’t know what to believe about vitamin D deficiency. Some experts tout vitamin D as a miracle nutrient that will help you lead a longer, healthier life. They leave you with the impression that everyone should be supplementing ...
A Big, Fat Problem With Testosterone Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney You can’t turn on the TV nowadays without seeing ads for medications to prevent erectile dysfunction and allow you to be ready “when the moment is right.” You have probably also heard the ads for testosterone creams to treat “low T”. Similar ads seem to find their ...
If It Sounds Too Good To Be True… Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney I think it was P. T. Barnum who said “There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute”. That’s particularly true in the diet world where hucksters seem to be all around us – especially this time of year. You’ve seen the weight loss ads touting: Pills or powders that ...
Obesity in America? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney If you are like most Americans, you are either overweight yourself or have close friends and family who are overweight. That’s because 69% of Americans are currently overweight, and 36% of us are obese. Worldwide the latest estimates are that 1.5 billion adults are overweight or obese. A new report, How ...
Will Red Wine Make You Smarter? Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney It seems like every other day a new headline pops up telling us of yet another nutrient that might improve memory and slow cognitive decline. Perhaps it’s because we having a greying population. Lots of Americans are looking for that magic pill that will allow us to ...