Mehmet C. Oz's Blog, page 64

Beet Juice May Give Your Brain Memory a Boost

New research indicates that the nitrates in beet juice (which convert to nitrites and nitric oxide in the body) open up blood vessels. Even better, the nitrite gets the oxygen and blood to the exact place in the brain where you need them most.

Arthritis Prevention Starts with Joint Protection

You'd be amazed by how little it takes to lubricate your own body. Staying limber and pampering your joints could keep you from being among the 1 million new cases of arthritis a year. Get four tips to avoid arthritis.

4 Tricks for Feeling Full and Eating Less

Want to get up from the holiday table fully satisfied without gaining a pound. Here are four appetite-busting tricks that allow you to enjoy every bite without stuffing yourself.

Cold Prevention Starts with Immune Support

There's one cold preventer we bet you don't know about: staying physically active. In study after study, it was shown to boost the body's ability to combat nasty cold bugs. People who work out at least 5 days a week get half as many fall/winter colds as those who work up a sweat only once a week, if ever.

How to Stop Overeating, and Other Healthy Eating Tips

The typical woman gains 1 to 5 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, the same amount gained during the rest of the year. Here are seven creative ways to outsmart the deluge of button-popping, waistline-enlarging calories starting right now.

Memory Loss Among Statin Side Effects

I recently returned to grad school, and I'm having trouble remembering what I read. I'm taking several prescription drugs, including a statin to lower my cholesterol. Could that be the cause? Or is it just old age? I'm 55.

Can Brain Supplements Help Parkinson's Disease?

I am a 68-year-old upbeat grandma (with 13 grandkids) who has Parkinson's. I'm confused about possible brain-boosting supplements -- specifically, acytl-L carnitine, alpha-lipoic acid, and phosphatidylserin. My docs can't seem to agree on which, if any, are beneficial.

Hot Peppers' Health Benefits

I love very hot peppers. I usually have half a Scotch bonnet or two very hot, long chili peppers at supper. Are there any benefits to eating them? Could they harm my stomach?

Melanoma Skin Cancer Screening - Get Naked!

Men over 50 are the most likely to have a skin cancer and the least likely to get a whole-body skin check, and they are 50% less likely to ask a dermatologist to look at their skin than women and younger guys are.

Join the Great American Smokeout and Quit Smoking Today

If you're still promising yourself that you'll quit next week, maybe this new finding will help motivate you to join today's Great American Smokeout: Heavy smoking from middle-age on more than doubles your risk of dementia down the road.