Published February 3, 2011

Does testosterone replacement increase
your heart-attack risk?

For years, I’ve told my patients and my readers that they probably need bio-identical testosterone therapy. Then one of our Reno hospitals put out a newsletter with this headline: “The higher the level of testosterone, the more likely you are to have a heart attack.” You can imagine the trouble this caused.

The man who brought it to me said, “Hey Doc, what’s going on? You put me on testosterone, and now I learn about this.” Of course, I knew something was wrong.

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Published February 2, 2011

Sleep your fat away!

I showed you last week how watching TV or working on your computer late at night can make you fat. The artificial light can really throw off your dietary clock, encouraging you to eat at the wrong time. Now there’s evidence that simply getting more sleep can help you lose weight.

Many people think they’ll lose more weight by staying awake to burn calories. But a new NIH-funded study tells us something very different. A University of Chicago study followed a small group of 10 obese adults. Their average age was 41. The researchers gave each of the participants a moderate caloric-restriction diet. Then they divided the participants into two groups and had them sleep for either 8.5 hours or 5.5 hours per day for 14 days.

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Published January 28, 2011

Reduce your risk of diabetes by 50% with this one nutrient

On Wednesday, I showed you how cinnamon is a great way to battle diabetes. Whether you’re trying to prevent or treat the disease, adding a little cinnamon to every meal can fight this terrible disease better than most drugs. But cinnamon isn’t the only nutrient you must take. Research shows that a mineral known for its heart and bone benefits also helps prevent diabetes.

A new study shows that prevention can be as simple as eating more magnesium every day. They enrolled about 4,500 men and women between the ages of 18-30. None of them were diabetic at the outset. They evaluated their magnesium intake from food. And then looked at how it related to diabetes development.

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