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The small-but-mighty endocrine system is quite the powerhouse, packed with the glands responsible for producing hormones that regulate important functions of your body, including sleep, metabolism, and growth. These hormones affect every single part of your body. It’s vital to have a functional endocrine system, as hormone overproduction or underproduction by these glands can lead ...
Ken Savoia, 59, was no stranger to heart issues. The avid runner had seen his cardiologist, Ted Gutowski, MD, regularly for the last 15 years to ensure that minor cardiac troubles didn’t develop into more concerning conditions. Then three years ago, Dr. Gutowski diagnosed Ken with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HCM). In this relatively rare cardiac ...
There are a lot of things we can live without, but sleep isn’t one of them. Many of us don’t get the sleep we need in normal times, let alone during a worldwide pandemic. In fact, fear of catching COVID-19 and grappling with everything that’s changed because of it has given rise to a new ...
Andrew Ferrara was a three-sport high school athlete when he suffered a football injury that permanently sidelined his athletic career. He herniated two discs in his back as a teen. At the time, the surgery to repair it was risky. So instead, he wore a brace to stabilize his back and gave up sports—and the ...
When you first hear “EBUS,” you may think it’s a mode of transportation to take to work or to get into town. In health care, however, the term refers to endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) bronchoscopy. While it may not get you from here to there, it provides an effective route for pulmonologists to steer directly to ...
When Bob Hoenig retired from his demanding job in news radio seven years ago, he looked forward to his new, stress-free lifestyle. Then, a cardiac issue—combined with decades of chronic high blood pressure—threw his life into a tailspin. Bob, 72, had coronary bypass surgery in 2020 to open a clogged artery. While the procedure improved ...
More than 84% of adults with prediabetes don’t know they have it. You may be asking yourself… do I have prediabetes? Prediabetes is when your blood sugar is higher than normal but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as diabetes. Factors like being overweight or physically inactive put you at risk for prediabetes. If ...
You’re grateful you recovered from COVID. But since then, you just haven’t felt like yourself. You have health issues you never had before, and it’s taking a toll—mentally and physically. If this strikes a chord, you could have Post-COVID Syndrome, a very real condition where you experience persistent symptoms and side-effects weeks—or even months—after being ...
We all do it. We slouch our way through the day—over our desk, lunch, phone. By day’s end, you’ve got an achy back or neck and you’ll try anything to feel better—even purchasing a posture corrector, a brace-like device that claims to help stop the slouch. But do they really work? “Posture correctors can make ...
When’s the last time you had a craving for bran cereal? Probably never. But if you want to lose weight and improve your health, increasing your fiber intake can help. “High fiber meals make you feel fuller faster,” says Caryn Alter, a registered dietitian at the Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center. “Fiber-rich food ...
