Mehmet C. Oz's Blog, page 58

Colon Cancer Prevention May Start with Aspirin

In a pair of headline-grabbing studies, ordinary low-dose aspirin slashed the risk of dying from nine scary cancers by 30%.

Guggul for Cholesterol

Recently, I watched a Dr. Oz TV segment on cholesterol medications. You didn't mention guggul. Do you have an opinion about it?

How Much Protein Is Too Much?

What is the danger of eating too much protein?

Need to Lose Weight? The hCG Diet Program Works, BUT . . .

Everyone I know is going on the hCG diet. My instinct is that the extreme diet is the real cause of the weight loss. There’s something not right about using this hormone, but people taking it rave about their rapid weight loss.

Remember Winter Sun Protection for Skin Cancer Prevention

The days are short, the sun's weak, and you're covered up to your chin in coat, hat, muffler, and gloves. If you also cocoon yourself year-round in an invisible layer of sunscreen, you could cut your risk of melanoma in half.

How to Eat Less Without Dieting

Here’s a simple way to give your hunger communication system a tune-up so your brain is better able to judge when you’re full: Go for a walk.

Jump-Start Your Brain with This Morning Juice

Get more blood flowing to your brain -- and more clever thoughts flowing from it -- by drinking a little beet juice in the morning.

Live Longer with This Little-Known Nutrient

If there were one amazing nutrient that had the power to reduce your mortality risk by more than one-third, you’d be sure to get plenty of it, wouldn’t you?

Elimination Diet Beats Allergy Skin Test

Ever break out in hives after a multicourse meal? Then had a blood test for allergies and been given a list of foods to avoid? Get ready to be liberated. Foods you were told might cause full-blown hives (or worse) may be harmless.

Osteoporosis in Men

Most women can tick off a fact or two about osteoporosis, and if they haven't had a bone scan, it's on their radar. Nearly half of all men have bone loss, too. And while scans may seem optional, they shouldn't be. (Hey, isn't osteoporosis a woman's disease?)