Tag: heart disease
member name: Julie K. Silver, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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October 29, 2007 01:15 PM EDT --
Are you someone who has already had a heart attack or currently has angina and your doctor has told you that you need to lower your cholesterol level? My patients worry that once they’ve . . .
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November 12, 2007 12:02 PM EST --
Every night, I pile my kids’ plates with fruits and vegetables. And, guess what? They eat them! Well, not everything, but much of their diet consists of fruits and vegetables. . . .
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October 09, 2007 01:45 PM EDT --
I grew up in California where Mexican food is delicious and plentiful. In fact, my first job was at Taco Bell, where I learned to wrap a bean burrito like a pro. That skill has stayed with me through the . . .
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November 19, 2007 10:55 AM EST --
Do you experience “road rage” or get furious when someone cuts in front of you in line at the supermarket? In my book, Super Healing , I wrote about a man who was getting on a plane with . . .
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December 18, 2007 10:02 AM EST --
Adding a few pounds around the midsection during adulthood seems innocuous enough. It has its own catchy moniker - middle-age spread - and was once a sign of prosperity and success. Today it's a sign . . .
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February 17, 2009 11:27 AM EST --
Dr. Julie Silver from Harvard Medical School discusses the role of diet and vitamin supplements, as well as the results from a new study in women.
Watch now!
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October 29, 2007 01:24 PM EDT --
Do you worry about the air you breathe? Air pollution is a problem and causes 800,000 early deaths a year worldwide (according to the World Health Organization). Air pollution alone is not enough . . .
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November 26, 2007 04:31 PM EST --
As the sun rises over Paris, the irresistible scent of buttery croissants drifts out of all the little pastry shops and fills the narrow streets. In the afternoon, tiny cheese shops, bustling with local . . .
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October 01, 2007 03:41 PM EDT --
My son’s cross country team is utilizing an important training strategy that even non-athletes and people with heart disease may benefit from as well. It’s called interval training and it combines . . .
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October 22, 2007 10:31 AM EDT --
Have you heard about TIAs or even had one in the past? It’s very common for people to get temporary warning symptoms before they have a stroke. Doctors call these symptoms a TIA, short for . . .
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December 10, 2007 05:41 PM EST --
What have you heard about cranberry juice? Do you know whether or not it’s good for you? Of all the juices on the grocery shelves, cranberry juice seems the most medicinal. It’s partly . . .
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October 15, 2007 01:39 PM EDT --
More and more, there are fast, safe and easy ways to get things done in medicine that in the past required significant time spent in the hospital. This is true of many “day surgeries” . . .
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April 07, 2008 01:21 PM EDT --
When I see a patient with diabetes, we talk about the possible complications of the disease, including heart problems, eye disease, and foot problems. Kidney disease is also on this list-diabetes accounts . . .
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November 05, 2007 11:05 AM EST --
Do you find it easier and more convenient to buy canned foods, including fish? Are you worried that they might not be a as good for you as fresh food? Patients sometimes ask me if eating . . .
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