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Osteoporosis is a disease that causes the bones to lose density or thickness. Bones become fragile and can break easily, even when doing normal activities like stepping off a curb. Ten million Americans have osteoporosis and 80 percent of them are women. But osteoporosis doesn’t have to be a natural part of aging. Three critical habits can help your bones stay strong for a lifetime.

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer for both men and women, and is the leading cause of cancer deaths for both genders. More people die from lung cancer than from colon, breast and prostate cancers combined, according to the American Cancer Society.

UPDATE: Alex Trebek died November 8, 2020, more than a year after he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. He was 80.

During pregnancy, eating a healthy diet is essential. Not only does it provide fuel for you, the expectant mom, but it also provides the necessary nutrition your baby needs to grow and develop. But sometimes it’s hard to separate the myths of eating while pregnant from the facts. Do you need to eat meat for a healthy diet? Should you avoid fish and seafood because of mercury? Since you’re eating for two, should you really double the calories you take in?

In 2019, more than 1.7 million people in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer. Although treatments and medications are constantly improving, preventing cancer remains the best option for staying healthy. But how? It seems that every day, new research announces that a particular food, activity or environmental factor increases or reduces our risk of developing cancer.

When people come into my office for shoulder pain, they may wonder if it’s a rotator cuff injury. Pain in the knee or elbow may signal tendinitis. Pain in the hip may be the result of arthritis. One condition that may cause each of these discomforts is bursitis.

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. The liver is an organ that filters the blood and helps the body fight infections, so an inflammation can affect the liver’s ability to perform. Although several strains of hepatitis exist (hepatitis A, B, C, D and E), the most common in the United States are hepatitis A, B and C.

Imagine: No cramps. No bleeding. No wondering when “Aunt Flo” is coming to town. Not having a period might sound like a nice break, but in reality, it’s not. Granted, having a period may not always be convenient, but it is a natural process that ensures the body’s reproductive systems are operating properly.

Although no one wants to think about it, end-of-life care is an important decision to make and a vital discussion to have with your doctor to ensure your wishes are respected. Whether you are sick or in good health, it’s important to think about the kind of care you would like to have in the event of a medical crisis. Keep in mind that there is no right or wrong decision. The best decision is the one that makes sense to you.

Pain in the legs that gets better with rest as well as non-healing wounds on the lower extremities or cold legs or feet could be signs of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a serious, chronic disease. Similar to coronary artery disease, PAD is caused by the buildup of plaque (which is mostly fat and cholesterol) in the arteries. With that buildup, arteries become narrow or blocked and the legs are starved of blood and oxygen, resulting in pain.