Bottom Line Health

Catering to readers seeking insights on adopting healthier habits for their physical and mental well-being, this section offers practical advice on exercise, fitness, heart health, nutrition, and other facets of personal wellness. From tips on movement and diet to in-depth discussions about cardiovascular health and the mind-body connection, the goal is to provide a well-rounded perspective on taking an informed, holistic approach to one's health.

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How to Cure Snoring with a Song

How to Cure Snoring with a Song

Murray Grossan, MD | June 24, 2015

If your spouse complains about your early-­morning habit of singing O Sole Mio in the shower, just explain that it’s…

How to Get into a Cancer Clinical Trial…and Why You’d Want to

How to Get into a Cancer Clinical Trial…and Why You’d Want to

Toni Kay Mangskau | June 24, 2015

About 20% of newly diagnosed adult cancer patients in the US are eligible for clinical trials, studies for which people…

Cool, Last-Minute Recipes for the Fourth

Cool, Last-Minute Recipes for the Fourth

June 24, 2015

Serve a patriotic appetizer—cherry tomatoes, a creamy white-cheese dip and blue corn chips. Or after the barbecued burgers and dogs,…

5 Ways to Get Rid of Stubborn Belly Fat

5 Ways to Get Rid of Stubborn Belly Fat

Timothy McCall, MD | June 24, 2015

Reduce Your Risk for Heart Attack, Diabetes and Cancer Don’t count on the latest diet to shrink an expanding waistline.…

Root Canal May Help Your Teeth But Harm Your Health

Root Canal May Help Your Teeth But Harm Your Health

Stephen Smith, MD | June 24, 2015

When I’m taking a patient’s medical history and he/she mentions having had a root canal procedure, I take note — especially…

Keep Bananas Longer

Keep Bananas Longer

June 23, 2015

Maybe you avoid buying bananas in the summer because they tend to ripen too fast in the warm weather. Hesitate…

Could Chamomile Extend Your Life?

Could Chamomile Extend Your Life?

Bret T. Howrey, PhD | June 22, 2015

The daisylike flowers of chamomile (Matricaria recutita) make an aromatic herbal tea that’s so safe it’s recommended by pediatricians to…

11 Facts You Need to Know About the New Cholesterol Drugs
Cardiovascular Disease

11 Facts You Need to Know About the New Cholesterol Drugs

June 22, 2015

New cholesterol-lowering medications called PCSK9 inhibitors are likely going to be approved this summer and come to a pharmacy near…

A New Way to Figure Out If Your Dense Breasts Are a Cancer Risk
Breast Cancer

A New Way to Figure Out If Your Dense Breasts Are a Cancer Risk

Karla Kerlikowske, MD | June 22, 2015

If you're among the roughly 50% of women with dense breasts, figuring out the best way to get screened for…

Before You Give Up Gluten, Try a Low-FODMAP Diet

Before You Give Up Gluten, Try a Low-FODMAP Diet

Peter Gibson, MD | June 17, 2015

These days just about everyone has a friend who has gone on a gluten-free diet and raves about it. Perhaps…

Bottom Line Guide: Yoga for What Ails You

Bottom Line Guide: Yoga for What Ails You

June 17, 2015

Yoga does more than keep you flexible—it’s powerful medicine and helps a wide variety of ailments. And you don't need…

6 Health Mistakes You’re Making Before 10 am
Wellness

6 Health Mistakes You’re Making Before 10 am

Reza Yavari, MD | June 17, 2015

And Easy Ways to Fix Them You had plenty of sleep, a good breakfast and maybe even got in some…

New Benefits of Oxygen Therapy
Diseases & Conditions

New Benefits of Oxygen Therapy

John J. Freiberger, MD, MPH | June 17, 2015

14 Conditions Can Now Be Greatly Improved with this Therapy... The term hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) automatically conjures up images…

Better Vision in 6 Weeks or Less

Better Vision in 6 Weeks or Less

Larry Jebrock, OD | June 17, 2015

Without New Glasses or Surgery If you’re over 40, it’s likely that you’re not seeing as well as when you were…

The “Gut-Bug” Diet Really Works

The “Gut-Bug” Diet Really Works

Gerard E. Mullin, MD | June 17, 2015

Lose weight by balancing your intestinal flora… By now, virtually everyone has heard of probiotics, the beneficial bacteria that you…