Category: Health & Fitness

Zinc — Boosts Libido, Preserves Sight, Defeats Colds

Do you know zilch about zinc? Let’s rectify that, as this essential trace element is vital to your health and well-being. According to some reports, as many as 12% of Americans may have a zinc deficiency, a figure that may rise to as much as 45% in people over age 60. Among the important functions… Continue reading Zinc — Boosts Libido, Preserves Sight, Defeats Colds

A New Way to Fight Depression Using Only Your Mind

Zindel Segal, PhD, CPsych Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Suffering from depression is very different from being sad. Sadness is a normal part of life. Depression is a constellation of psychological and physical changes that persist, unrelenting, for a minimum of two weeks — and often much longer. One of every eight women and… Continue reading A New Way to Fight Depression Using Only Your Mind

Guide to Over-the-Counter Painkillers

Russell K. Portenoy, MD Beth Israel Medical Center Every day, 36 million Americans take an over-the-counter (OTC) painkiller, usually acetaminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or aspirin. We take those medications to stop a headache… ease an arthritis flare-up… soothe a sore shoulder after a weekend of yard work… or relieve any one of the everyday… Continue reading Guide to Over-the-Counter Painkillers

Financial Aid for Cancer Patients

What’s scarier — dying of cancer or paying for cancer treatment? It sounds like the punch line to an unfunny joke, but in fact, Americans are divided about half and half when asked to answer that question, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Community Oncology Alliance (COA). Even if you have what you… Continue reading Financial Aid for Cancer Patients