Some successful dieters swear by a strategy of not eating after about 7 p.m., while nighttime bingeing is a major problem for many people. Here are tips from nutritionists: Don’t starve during the day. Never skip meals, and add in healthy snacks if you feel hungry. Otherwise, you’re likely to overeat at night. … Read ahead
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Dr. Nancy Snyderman’s new book, “Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat” (Crown, $25), is dedicated to everyone who is still battling that last 5 to 50 pounds. That’s just about everybody, isn’t it? The book sets out to sort through all the myths we’ve heard over the years and list 101 truths that will set the record straight and help people shed those extra pounds permanently. … Read ahead
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Do you feel mentally down these days? Would you describe your overall emotional state as dark or moody? If so, take a good look at how you’re thinking. For example, do you dwell on bad events in the news? Do you go over negative thoughts about your finances? While all of us need to stay on top of the news and address money issues, we all need to focus on happy thoughts a good deal of the time. “I keep having these black feelings wash over me,” says a small business owner we’ll call Sam. “I’m getting near retirement age, and I feel like my life is over. My brain keeps conjuring up thoughts of how I didn’t save enough money, how I didn’t realize my dreams.” … Read ahead
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Tonya Rasberry was married with three small children when her husband suddenly fell ill and landed in the hospital after a stroke. Doctors ran a series of screening tests for the 32-year-old, including for HIV. His tests came back positive. He had full-blown AIDS. Rasberry was tested immediately. The results came back days before her 29th birthday: She was HIV positive. … Read ahead
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Carrying anxiety home from the office raises the risk of health problems such as high blood pressure, a weakened immune system, headaches, depression and insomnia. Here are tips from psychologists: Listen to music in your car. Favorite tunes will help you relax as you transition from office to home. … Read ahead
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Who’s the sweatiest, hardest-working person at a rock ‘n’ roll show? Chances are it’s the guy or gal at the rear of the stage, behind the wildly clanging cymbals. Watch that head bob, those arms flail, the drum sticks fly. “A cardio workout is definitely what you get,” said Reid Burnett, drummer for Via Dove, a St. Louis-area alternative band. “Your pulse is up, and you’re sweating in the first five minutes. It’s a whole body thing. You’re sitting, but your arms, legs, even your back is involved.” … Read ahead
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The adult films, made in Miami-Dade County, have names like South Beach Cruisin’, and Barely Legal: Miami Girls. In them, one actor wears nothing but roller skates. Others wear nothing at all. And that’s the problem, according to a Los Angeles-based AIDS advocacy group that filed a complaint with the Miami-Dade County Health Department. The actors aren’t wearing condoms and could be spreading diseases including HIV. The complaint, filed under the state’s sanitary nuisance law — Florida Statute 386 — banning any act that might spread disease, was filed in January against adult filmmakers Bang Brothers Films, Josh Stone Productions and Reality Kings Productions, all of Miami, and Hustler Video, of Beverly Hills. This week the health department announced it will investigate the allegations. … Read ahead
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Roughly 20 percent of adults grind or clench their teeth to the point that they’re at risk for permanent tooth and jaw damage, dentists say. Here are tips for protecting your pearly whites: Recognize the symptoms. Those include flattened, worn or chipped teeth; jaw pain or tightness; gum sensitivity to hot or cold temperatures; and earaches and headaches, especially right after you wake up. Bedmates also may hear clicking or squeaking noises as you sleep. Call your dentist right away. … Read ahead
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. â I’m sitting in front of a gray plastic console that resembles an airplane cockpit. Each time I move, a small reflector on a makeshift tiara resting on my forehead alerts an infrared tracking device pointing at me from above a computer monitor. Watching the screen, I’m supposed to click a mouse each time I see a star with five or eight points, but not for stars with only four points. It’s a truly simple task, and I’m a college-educated professional. So why do I keep getting it wrong? … Read ahead
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My college roommate had a very disconcerting disorder. I would be sitting on my bed intensely studying neuroanatomy and she, after falling asleep, would begin talking. At first it was kind of fun trying to engage her in conversation as she would say nonsensical things with a normal intonation. After a few minutes of dialogue, however, the trouble began. She would sit straight up with eyes glazed, get out of bed and start walking toward the door of our coed hallway. Oh, I forgot to mention the disconcerting part. Susan slept naked. Somnambulism, or sleepwalking, is a disorder that falls under the category of parasomnias. These are undesirable motor, verbal or experiential events that occur during sleep. … Read ahead
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