What is High Blood Pressure Caused by?

People on beta-blockers have slower metabolism and are 11 to 37 pounds heavier on the average than people similar age with high blood pressure that do not use beta-blockers. This is the result of a study based on data from 11,438 adults, led by Dr. Paul Lee of St....

Eat all you want and lose weight!

It’s called a negative-calorie diet. At its simplest form, you eat food that your body spends more energy chewing and digesting than the food actually produces. The best known negative-calorie food is celery. You could eat celery day in and day out and never gain...

Can Rocker Shoes Worsen Vertigo?

Not long ago a reader emailed me asking if I had heard about the comments that are coming out now regarding the ‘side effects’ of the clunky, inverted sole shoes that are gaining in popularity. Shoes like these are marketed as fitness tools, with the presumption...