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Hypertension is known as the silent killer for good reason. Some 50 million Americans have high blood pressure and one-third of those don’t even know it, despite the fact that it’s very easy to diagnose.
The Checklist
Friday, May 16, 2008
Dr. Manny's new book The Checklist is now available! The Checklist tells you what you need to know to prevent disease and live a long and healthy life. Order your copy from Amazon today , and enjoy these excerpts from the book as you wait for it to arrive!
The Cadillac Years (Ages 40-49)
One recent survey of Americans on body image found that more than half of all men and women would rather lose their job than gain an extra seventy-five pounds. And nearly 20 percent of the population would give up, or consider giving up, 20 IQ points to have the perfect body.
The Cadillac Years (Ages 40-49)
Stress is our body’s ability to respond to our surroundings--how we react to our family, our work, and various events in our lives.
Living Responsibly (Ages 30-39)
You would never think so looking at it, but the skin is an organ just like the heart or the liver. In fact, it happens to be the largest organ in the body.
Living Responsibly (Ages 30-39)
I think Americans generally pay more attention to the gasoline they put in their cars than to the food they put in their mouths. We are a society of excess, and one of our more impressive excesses is the way in which we eat and what we choose to put in our mouths.
Living Responsibly (Ages 30-39)
Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after one year of unprotected intercourse. It’s a myth that if you try hard enough, pregnancy is guaranteed. Infertility is a medical condition.
Living Responsibly (Ages 30-39)
For a small gland, the thyroid packs a punch. This small butterfly-shaped gland found in the neck just below the Adam’s apple influences every organ, tissue, and cell in the body.
Welcome To The Real World (Ages 20-29)
In terms of pure biology, the twenties are an ideal time for a woman to have a child; the body is in an ideal state for it. But for some women, though the body may be ready, the mind is not.
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Welcome To The Real World (Ages 20-29)
There are headaches, and then there are migraine headaches. Any headache can make you miserable, but a migraine can be excruciating. In fact, the most severe migraine headaches can just about bring you to your knees.
Welcome To The Real World (Ages 20-29)
You don’t have to be a certified geek to be troubled by the consequences of the computer-intense lifestyle so common among many energetic young people today. Why? To begin with, there’s more than a little bit of geek in all of us at this point.
Welcome To The Real World (Ages 20-29)
Nobody wakes up one morning and suddenly decides to be a smoker. Smoking is a habit picked up from others who smoke. It’s a social disease. Individuals do it in imitation of somebody they respect who smokes, like parents or teachers, or they do it because their high school or college friends smoke and they want to fit in.
Life Is Beautiful (Ages 10-19)
Forty percent of U.S. children have seasonal allergies. When a parent has allergies, his or her child will probably have them too.
Life Is Beautiful (Ages 10-19)
Acne is the scourge of youth. If you had it, you know exactly how miserable it felt to have all those little red and white bumps and scars on your face, and how helpless you were to prevent them.
Life Is Beautiful (Ages 10-19)
America’s obsession with appearance is out of control, and it’s having a profound impact on our teenagers. Fifty percent of all teenage girls are practically starving themselves to stay thin. According to one study, 50 percent of teenage girls always skip breakfast and do not know proper eating habits. Fifteen percent would consider taking laxatives or making themselves sick to keep their weight down. What we are talking about here is bulimia.
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The Most Important Years Of Your Life (Ages 0-9)
Nutrition is very important. It should be foremost on a parent’s mind right from the beginning because if you teach your child how to eat properly in early childhood, you’ll be able to avoid childhood obesity, now a serious epidemic in the U.S.
