Living Well

"Is it me, or did this year's flu shot hurt more?"

It's a question we heard a lot last week during our company's annual health fair. Amidst the tables offering blood pressure screenings and free smoothies, there was a long line for flu shots.

Italy is a true respite from the chaos and fast-paced lifestyle here in the U.S. So it’s time to follow the Italians' lead.

A new type of cancer therapy is quickly gaining traction in the medical world and showing great promise. It treats even some of the deadliest cancers... extending survival from months to years.

Coconut shells, decaying peat, charred animal bones...

What do all of these things have in common?

It's not a badge of honor to forgo sleep in the name of productivity. Sleep deprivation not only kills our productivity... It kills us, too.

Doc's Note: Dr. Param Dedhia is one of the most interesting people I've met. He's a physician trained at Johns Hopkins who is an integrative doctor – he practices both modern and traditional medicine. He serves as the Weight Loss Program Leader and the Director of Sleep Medicine at Canyon Ranch, a wellness retreat in Tucson, Arizona. He's board-certified in sleep medicine, internal medicine, and obesity medicine, and he also did a fellowship in geriatrics (that's for us old folks).

Today, Param is sharing his secret for the best way to stay hydrated... 

We're no strangers to controversy, but by far one of our most controversial topics is on statins...

Last week, I detailed the basics on statins and explained why you should only take them if you've tried other lifestyle changes first.

Your favorite retirement state is disaster-prone.

Florida ranks as the fifth most natural disaster-prone state in the U.S. It comes in after California, Texas, Oklahoma, and Washington.

221 million prescriptions...

That's the latest number available for the number of prescriptions written in a single year (2012-2013) for statins.

"You want me to buy a snow shovel. I live in South Florida!"

Last week, after our issue on winterizing your house right now (instead of waiting until the end-of-fall rush), Ron M. wrote in about the ludicrous nature of our tip on buying a snow shovel because he lives in South Florida.