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  • Berries May Improve Men’s Sexual Health

    Chocolate and oysters have long been considered aphrodisiacs by many, but a new study suggests that there’s a food that can actually improve men’s sexual health: berries.

  • CDC Sets New Guidelines on Sex After Zika Exposure

    Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that could lead to severe birth defects, could be transmitted in more ways than health officials initially thought when the outbreak began last year.

  • In the Future, Hepatitis B and C May Be Less of Public Health Problem

    As many as six million Americans have chronic hepatitis B and C, two viral infections that affect the liver.

  • Recognizing the Widowmaker Heart Attack

    Fans of the television series “This is Us” finally found out how Jack Pearson, the father, died, but they still had a lot of questions that weren’t related to the episode. After saving his family, the dog and precious mementos from a house fire, Jack died from a sudden heart attack, commonly known as a widowmaker. Although long-time viewers already knew the character, who was always seen in flashbacks, had died, they were devastated. How could a catastrophic heart attack affect such a young and seemingly healthy person? Online searches for the term “widowmaker” surged 5000% after the show aired.

  • Break Your Salt Craving and Make Smart Food Choices for Optimal Blood Pressure Control

    For many of us, salt is a common food craving. Many people routinely add table salt (approximately 40 percent sodium and 60 percent chloride) to their food before they even taste it, in many cases adding extra salt to foods that already are loaded with sodium. However, most of the sodium in our diets comes from food bought at a grocery store or restaurant. More than 75 percent of the sodium Americans consume comes from a processed, prepackaged or restaurant food, not from the salt shaker. Processed meats, cheeses, salty snacks, pastas, breads and many other products contain sodium, even if they don’t taste salty.

  • Eating Well for Later in Life

    Very often, when we think about food, we think short-term. What’s for dinner today? What do we need from the grocery store this week? While we do need to plan our next meal, we also need to think about eating for the future. 

  • What Being A Dietitian Means To Me

    As a registered dietitian, I find my work highly rewarding, mainly because I get to help people improve their lives by taking an active role in their own health. What I love about my work, where my true passion comes in, is when I can help someone avoid disease in the first place, mainly by working with the patient on his or her diet. I love talking to people and learning about their lives, then figuring out ways to make an impact on their nutritional status.

  • Sexual Supplements: The Hidden Dangers

    Before I started my Urology training I used to walk down the aisles of stores and chuckle at the supplements eyeing for a man’s attention. But now when I see these supplements heavily marketed in stores or online I don’t chuckle. I get concerned. The recent tragedy surrounding Lamar Odom has renewed interest in sexual supplements. These supplements are not regulated by the FDA and can be dangerous to your health, which is why the FDA is constantly warning consumers about sexual enhancing supplements. Research has found that some pills are tainted with derivatives of Viagra/Cialis, pesticides, metals, and even common household paint.

  • Children Who Survive Congenital Heart Defects May Have Additional Challenges

    Congenital heart defects affect about 1% of newborns, but even for the majority that survive, the quest for good health continues into adulthood. On-going research indicates that children who survive the heart condition are at higher risk for developing other respiratory illnesses and other neurodevelopment health problems including unique learning challenges, autism and attention deficit disorders.

  • Bodily Inflammation and Your Cardiac Health

    When you bite a hangnail or stub your toe, the area in pain may swell up or become inflamed. Inflammation is part of the body’s immune response to injury or assault. While acute or short-term inflammation is healing, long-term inflammation can promote disease and may be a symptom of chronic problems like diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Similarly, being overweight is an inflammatory state, which has health risks of its own.