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Best Diet? The One You'll Stick To

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

A study in The Journal of the American Medical Association suggested that it’s whether you stick with whatever diet you choose that makes the difference. In this study, overweight and obese adults were assigned to follow the Atkins diet, the Ornish diet, Weight Watchers, or the “Zone” diet. After one year, nearly half of the participants had dro...

Pass on Potatoes: Here are Six Better Choices

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Potatoes seem to be a particular culprit for weight gain and diabetes. A recent study from Harvard School of Public Health that tracked the diet and lifestyle habits of 120,000 men and women for up to 20 years looked at how small food-choice changes contributed to weight gain over time. People who increased their consu...

Archives of Internal Medicine Weighs in on Vitamins/Supplements

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Here are excerpts from a review on vitamins and supplements from the Archives of Internal Medicine.
I reprinted it without any editing.
Americans pay $27,000,000,000/year in vitamins and supplements!

Best Evidence Review of Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rates in Older Women
Mursu J, Robien K, Harnack LJ, Park K, Jac...

Introducing a great new blog - exotic, healthy recipes for one or two!

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

She's a chip off the old block (Dr. Mishner's!) with her passion for healthy eating, and mostly healthy, somewhat exotic cooking! Julie Mishner has started a blog - jalapenoface.com - filled with recipes she has used, in a self-described miniscule kitchen! They are special because they are for one or two people, they require very few ingredients and kitchen supplies, and very little time. We're proud to introduce her blog and feature one of her healthiest, most delic...

ADHD and Adults

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

There has always been a controversy about the safety of stimulants and heart disease/abuse in adults.
About 60% of children will continue to have symptoms as adults.
New evidence suggest that these drugs are safe and do not cause heart disease. That said, if blood pressure is controlled and the patient does not have a history
cardiac arrhythmia or a recent cardiac ev...

ROGER - dizziness and balance issues, significant improvement in balance

Kaizen — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:56:04 +0100

20 worst foods for your heart

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Click on this heart for vital information about YOUR heart!!

And remember, we offer nutritional consultations for anyone interested in making healthy, permanent changes in eating habits!

HCG....again

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

The FDA is going after homeopathic products promoted for weight loss. Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) isn't an approved homeopathic.
Some weight loss clinics are giving Rx HCG injections...along with a 500 calorie/day diet.
They claim that HCG helps burn fat and maintain muscle...but there's NO scientific evidence to support this. In fact, FDA requires Rx HCG labeling to say that it...

Planning for Health

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

We know to plan for paying for college, long-term care and even our end of life decisions and affairs. What about a short-term healthy lifestyle plan? How much time do you spend each week planning in order to do a good job, be responsible, and stop worrying so much about the status of your health? Choose one area which you know will...

Statins in the Elderly

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Doctors and patients often wonder if there's an age at which statin benefits are outweighed by risks, such as muscle pain or drug interactions.
But cholesterol is still an important modifiable risk factor...even in patients over 80. Each 40 mg/dL drop in LDL lowers CV risk by about 20% over one year...REGARDLESS of age.

Weight Loss? Hand to Mouth Discipline Beats Daily Exercise

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

While your doctor, dietitian, cardiologist, TV health guru and wife rightly tell you to get off the couch and get plenty of exercise to improve your health, it may not help to lose a single pound. First, walking and even aerobic exercise can help your heart but strength training is important to build lean muscle, which does actually help your metabolism burn more calories. Secon...

Chronic narcotic use and hormones

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

People are often surprised to hear that chronic opioids can lead to low testosterone and estrogen.
It's more common than you'd think...especially in men.
Opioids can decrease the release of testosterone and estrogen.
&n...

CDC now recommends hepatitis B vaccine for adults with diabetes

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

The following are recommendations from Centers for Disease Control:

Hepatitis B vaccine for diabetes. Hepatitis B immunization is recommended for adults with diabetes under age 60.
Adults with diabetes are more prone to liver disease...have twice the risk of contracting hepatitis B...and seem more likely to develop a chronic infection than people without diabetes.
Patients ar...

Cinnamon: A popularity contest winner for 4000 years

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Did you know that cinnamon was at one time more valuable than gold? Can you recall all the times it is mentioned in the Bible, including in the Song of Solomon and also being used by Moses? We hear that this aromatic spice which was imported into Egypt as early as 2000 BC has many health benefits. Is it a good source of fiber? Doe...

New for 2012: HEART HEALTH screening & OBESITY counseling COVERED by Medicare

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

If you are a MEDICARE patient, you are entitled to ONE office visit to review HEART HEALTH at no cost to you.

Our nurse practitioner will review diet and exercise and determine whether you are a candidate for ASPIRIN therapy.

Also, MEDICARE will cover multiple face to face meetings for OBESITY counseling, also at no charge to the patient.

Ple...

Fiber & whole grains = Reduced risk of colorectal cancer

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Posted: 11/28/2011; BMJ © 2011 BMJ Publishing Group
Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer, with 1.2 million new cases diagnosed in 2008 worldwide, accounting for about 9.7% of all cases of cancer. Evidence from ecological studies, migrant studies, and secular trend studies suggest that environmental risk factors are of major importance in the cause of...

New thoughts on cholesterol medications

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Over the past few months there have been several studies showing the LACK of any medical benefits with every cholesterol drug on the market with the exception of STATINS (Lipitor, Crestor, etc).
In the past we always thought we had to achieve certain numbers for medications to be effective. Well, there seems to be some questions about that, too.
The new paradigm says tha...

Ready to add one more healthy habit?

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Drink more water-

at least 6 full glasses or bottles each day. What will you notice right away? Healthier looking skin. Also, you will have an easier time with portion control and avoiding too much snacking between meals because you won't be getting 'thirst signals' which you've misinterpreted as hunger. Also, you may not re...

Acai Berry Pill Scam

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Acai Berry Pill Marketers to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges
(Date Posted: 1/10/2012)

On January 9, 2012, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that an operation that marketed acai berry supplements, "colon cleansers," and other products using allegedly fraudulent free trial offers and phony endorsements from Oprah Winfrey and Rachael Ray will pay $1.5 million as ...

Brain Health and Alzheimer's

Dr. Harvey Mishner — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

The following are exerts from and interview in Parade Magazine January 15,2012 about BRAIN HEALTH and ALZHEIMER”S:

Dr. Gary Small advocates that getting regular exercise and learning how to manage stress could decrease the incidence of Alzheimer's by 1,000,000 people in 5 years.
When you exerc...