Nationally Sindicated Fitness, Health, and Medicine Columnist
by Judy Foreman
New research suggests drinking coffee might actually be good for you
Coffee drinkers, rejoice!
The heavenly brew, once deemed harmful to health, is turning out to be, if not quite a health food, at least a low-risk drink, and in many ways a beneficial one. It could protect against diabetes, liver cancer, cirrhosis, and Parkinson’s disease.
by Judy Foreman
As the economy sinks, insomnia increases and America searches for a good night’s sleep
Chris Dalto is an affable fellow, a happily married father of two and a lawyer-turned-financial planner. Normally, he sleeps like a baby.
by Judy Foreman
Testosterone was once off limits for men with prostate cancer. Things are changing.
Manny Hamelburg, 68, a retired businessman from Holbrook, had fought prostate cancer for years. First he tried radiation, then a drug with side effects that nearly killed him, and finally Lupron, a drug that blocks production of testosterone, the hormone that can fuel prostate cancer.
by Judy Foreman
Think you know how to avoid the sniffles? Maybe not.
If there’s any good news about the common cold, it might be this: You don’t have to stop kissing your sniffling loved one’s lips just to avoid catching their colds. But you probably will want to stop holding hands.
by Judy Foreman
We’d like to think pesticide-free food is better for us, but scientific proof remains elusive.
With the recession breathing down our necks, you may be looking for ways to cut the household budget without seriously compromising family well-being. So here’s a suggestion: If you buy organic fruits and veggies, consider going for the less pricey nonorganic produce instead.
by Judy Foreman
I never knew such pain existed.
This past spring, my neck suddenly went bonkers — a long-lurking arthritic problem probably exacerbated by hunching over my new laptop.
by Judy Foreman
Next time you sit down to dinner, dim the lights – but not too much. Both bright light and dim light may make you eat more. Watch the background music, too. If it’s too fast, you’ll eat fast, and therefore more; too slow and you’ll keep eating. And think small for plates – a portion that looks skimpy on a dinner plate looks ample on a salad plate.
by Judy Foreman
Fight, Ted, fight!”
This mantra, chanted over and over to give moral support to Senator Edward M. Kennedy as he faces brain cancer, drives me nuts. The caring behind it is wonderful; the metaphor is not.
by Judy Foreman
To read the Internet ads, you’d think that our bodies were awash in “toxins” – usually unspecified – and that we should therefore go to dramatic lengths, like “colon cleansing” and chelation to get rid of all this bad stuff.
by Judy Foreman
A week from today, 10,375 women – and 14,737 men – are expected to run in the Boston Marathon. The presence of so many women – the most ever entered in the historic race – is a sure sign of how far women have come in athletics.