Category Archives: General Health

Originally posted on Monday, Novermber 8 on leanonlife.com The weather is getting colder, and indoor heating systems every where are being frantically switched on to offer warm relief from the chill outside. But with warm indoor air comes dry indoor air, and with the dry air comes dry, flaky, itchy, cracked, uncomfortable and unattractive skin ...click here to read more

Did you know that much of the immune activity that goes on in your body takes place in your stomach and intestines? Your gut is where most bacteria can be found, and so your immune system is constantly busy trying to suppress the spread or growth of any harmful bacterial strains. Now, a link has ...click here to read more

Brooke Greenberg has become a sort of celebrity in the scientific community. Being a 20-year-old stuck in the body of a five-year-old, she may hold the key to certain anti-aging genes. The Anti-Aging Wunderkind Brooke was born prematurely at a mere 4 pounds. Brooke’s parents believed that over time, Brooke would catch up to other ...click here to read more

Schooled in the ancient secrets of the womanly arts, mothers wisely pass down to daughters what was so helpfully passed down to them: the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. As luck would have it, recent research seems to suggest that the same is true of women. 6 SEXUAL FOODS TO FIRE ...click here to read more

Doctors are beginning to pay more attention to the strong connection between a person’s oral health and their overall health. In some cases, the first signs of a developing disease can be found in the mouth. Certainly, we are beginning to see that this is the case with diabetes. With research pouring in, more dentists ...click here to read more

There are certain aspects of our lives that most of us assume we have to give up on as we age. Unfortunately, sexual health is one of them. However, a recent study has revealed a way to help preserve and improve the sexual health of older men, that could make them just as virile as ...click here to read more

Hearing loss is a problem that many people around the country have to deal with every day. In 2001, there were over 22 million people in the U.S. with hearing loss or impairment; by 2009, this number skyrocketed to 34.25 million, with 1.2 million of them suffering from severe hearing loss or complete deafness. But ...click here to read more

Last week, I spoke about the frightening food scarcity, water shortages and dwindling environmental resources we now face in the current of a rampantly growing population. I also discussed some brand new, tasty and nutritious eating alternatives entering the market, that we’ll soon have to start exploring if we want to overcome this dire situation. ...click here to read more

When performing physical exams on new patients, there’s always one question that manages to break the monotony of an otherwise routine checklist of health questions: How old are you? “A woman never tells…I’m young at heart…I feel older than I am…how old do I look?… I’ve been 25 for over four decades now…” The variety ...click here to read more

Over seven million people in the United States are at risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Up until now, treatments for this form of vision loss are limited, including options such as heat lasers or drugs.  However, these treatment options aren’t fool-proof and are, in many cases, both inconvenient and uncomfortable. Fortunately, there could ...click here to read more

Every day, we’re exposed to a certain amount of stress.  Stress can be caused by virtually anything, including family, friends, work, financial worries, among others.  While everyone experiences stress to a certain degree, how you are able to cope with this stress can have a huge impact on your health. In order to maintain good ...click here to read more

Urinary tract infections are one of the most common type of bacterial infections in the United States, and are responsible for approximately 8.1 million visits to healthcare providers each year. While women are often the ones who are more concerned with getting urinary tract infections, and are more likely to suffer from them, a new ...click here to read more

Not only are we getting a daily dose of antibiotics at dinner time when we eat meat or dairy products, but we are also commonly bombarded by them in soaps, hand sanitizers, cleaning products, and through countless prescriptions that we receive from the doctor, often for only minor health issues. This has contributed to the scary rise of antibiotic-resistant strains of common ...click here to read more

Rekindle your romance…with yoga? If your sex life isn’t what it used to be with your partner, you might want to consider partnered yoga exercise to improve the sexual heath of your relationship. According to sexual health experts at Loyola University Health System (LUHS), participating in partner yoga may help couples who are dealing with sexual ...click here to read more