Mehmet C. Oz's Blog, page 22

Taking a Statin for Cholesterol? It Could Also Protect You from the Flu, Inflammation, Deadly Infections, and More

Here's a surprise: Statins' "fringe benefits," such as curing deadly cases of the flu, may make statins even more important than their original purpose: to lower cholesterol and prevent heart attacks and strokes.

Why You Can’t Remember What You Got Up to Get

Do you sometimes feel like you have the memory of a mosquito -- especially when you walk into a room and instantly forget why you're there? Adults do it more often than teenage girls giggle. Here’s why.

Need Extra Willpower to Lose Weight or Get Fit? And Which Is More Important for You to Do?

Did you ring in 2012 with new resolutions to get healthy? Bravo! Writing down new resolutions gives your willpower a NASCAR-like boost. An impressive 60% of resolution makers hit their goals within months.

Could Using Neti Pots to Relieve Sinuses Be Dangerous?

Q. I use a neti pot to relieve my sinuses and love it. But I just heard two people died from neti pot infections. Is this true? Should I stop using mine?

Weight Loss Help for Belly Fat That Won't Budge

How can I lose weight? I've put on about 20 pounds over 20 years, mostly around my middle -- bad for my heart, I know. I'm determined to lose this belly fat but it's been tough.

Don't 'Tough Out' Knee Pain or Knee Surgery May Be Next

Already hearing "Ouch!" from your knees? Don't ignore knee pain or getting to know a knee surgeon may be next -- and most knee surgeons just aren't that much fun.

Prevent High Blood Sugar and You Could Prevent Colon Cancer, Too

Let's suppose you've worked hard to transform your high blood sugar into low blood sugar -- and you've done it! Twelve years from now, not only will type 2 diabetes be a complete stranger in your life, but -- woohoo! -- so will colon cancer.

Lower Blood Pressure: Are Your Blood Pressure Drugs Really Getting You There?

What gets to so many people taking blood pressure drugs is this: You don't feel younger. You don't look younger. You just fork over every month and hope they're working.

Will Healthful Snacks Help You Lose Weight?

To lose weight faster, new research says: Skip mid-morning snacks -- but a healthful snack in the afternoon can help you lose pounds.

Meditation: What to Do When You're Too Tired to Do a Thing

Whew. Suddenly it's 2012. How did that happen? And why do you feel limper than leftover ribbon? So tired you can barely blink . . .