Mehmet C. Oz's Blog, page 81

Give Fruit the Celebrity Treatment

Need a fix for "forgotten fruit syndrome"? The trick for eating summer's bounty before it turns to mush is to give it center stage.

Closing Your Personal Vitamin D Gap

If you read this column occasionally, you know how we feel about taking vitamin D3: It's a must.

Power Up Your Summer Salads

Last time you had a salad for your main meal, did you leave the table hungrier than a wolf in a cabbage patch?

Coconut Oil, Weird Worm Therapy, Brushing 101

My friend is discouraged because she's not losing weight. She's heard that coconut oil will make you lean and healthy. What do you think?

A Memory Tip You Can Use Right Now

Are you leaving the house later and later because it takes forever to find your cell phone, your car keys, and that wayward umbrella?

Hot and Humid? Walk This Way

Heat exhaustion is no picnic. You feel as dizzy-nauseated as a kid stoked on cotton candy riding a Tilt-A-Whirl.

Whole Grains and Your Blood Pressure

Whole grains may be more of a miracle than Niagara Falls. Protein, carbs, fiber, vitamins, and minerals are packed into each kernel along with more polyphenols than some vegetables have.

Tai Chi for Creaky Joints, Hurt Hearts, Sore Backs

Tai chi is rightly called "moving meditation" -- its gentle positions relax your body and center your mind.

For Men Only: Watch the Calcium

Considering a man's prostate is only about the size of a walnut, you wouldn't think it could cause so much trouble.

Can Bad Bugs Make You Fat?

Are bacteria to blame for your elastic-waist jeans and poolside muumuu? Did microbes make you devour double bowls of triple-fudge ice cream last night?