Mehmet C. Oz's Blog, page 73

Help for a Fallen Bladder: A Woman’s Secret Problem

My primary doctor recently did a pelvic exam and said I have a fallen bladder. How serious is this?

Cholesterol Management for the Perplexed and Confused

Q: The following are my latest cholesterol numbers: LDL,173; HDL,138; total, 331. Could my high cholesterol be hereditary?

Easing Abnormal Mammogram Worries

Q: I recently had a mammogram which indicated calcifications. A second view showed them to be benign. How did I get the calcifications, and can they be reversed?

Best Exercise Motivation Technique? Fun Fitness!

If you'd rather snooze than hop on a treadmill, change what you're doing. When you do something you love, you get so distracted that you forget you're "exercising."

Get Skinny with This Whole Grain

Even though there's a wide world of whole grains out there, it's easy to get into a same-old-same-old rut (steel-cut oatmeal? air-popped popcorn?). Bust out!

Weight Loss Can Strengthen Your Immune System

Can't help swaggering after losing weight? Go ahead and let your body revel in a happy dance, thanks to two inner benefits of eating light and exercising regularly that can't be measured on a scale.

Substitute Family Activities for Computer Time

If the tweens and teens in your life are complaining about back pains and headaches, check their screen time -- how many hours a day they spend staring at TVs, computers, video games, and cell phone screens.

Addicted to Food?

Being overweight is a clear-cut case of too much of a good thing, and we don't mean too many Snickers bars. We mean too much dopamine, a feel-good chemical that gets released in your brain when you eat something delicious.

4 Ways to Pump Up Your Willpower

Try something new, like these four surprising new motivation-boosters.

What Are Spider Veins?

Is there anything that can be done to get rid of spider veins?