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Romainda Lubin, APRN

David J Cowin, MD

Samantha Levin, MD

How to Prevent Losing Bone Density and Muscle Mass

Maintaining our bone density is increasingly important. When we experience bone density loss, our bones tend to become more brittle and are more likely to fracture as part of an injury or fall.

When Should I Begin to Consider Freezing My Eggs?

The average age of first-time mothers has increased over the last 15 years, from 24.9 years old to 26.3 years old, according to government data.

‘Veep’ Star Julia Louis-Dreyfus Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

An estimated 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed this year, affecting thousands of women and their families.

Sugary Sodas Are Losing Their Pop With Many Americans

For many years, the healthcare industry has been issuing warnings about the risks associated with the consumption of too many sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages with a high sugar content. Sugar-sweetened beverages also include flavored juice drinks, sports drinks, sweetened tea, sweetened coffee and energy drinks. Too much sugar can lead to a wide range of health issues, and as we know, soda contains a staggering amount of sugar. In fact, a 12 ounce can of soda may easily have up to 39 grams of sugar. Visualize one teaspoon of granulated sugar, this contains 4 grams of sugar. To put this another way, a 12 ounce can of soda containing 36 g of sugar (grams of sugar will be listed on the nutrition facts label) equals about 9 teaspoons of granulated sugar.

Losing Weight Could Be a Matter of Life and Death

While being thin may be an unhealthy obsession in Western culture, the opposite is an unhealthy reality today around the world.

Trouble Losing Weight as You Get Older? It’s not Impossible

EEK, I’m Losing My Hair! What Can I Do?

Hair sheds — just look at your brush. Yet at some point you might realize your hair is noticeably thinner or possibly falling out in clumps instead of strands.