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(650) 722-2766Prostate Cancer Awareness
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Designated awareness months and days are designed to provide individuals with information specific to their health needs, and empower them to take proactive steps toward protecting their health. Cancer can affect any part of the human body. Prostate cancer is specific to males. More than 200,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year, in the United States. The prostate, a small gland found only in male anatomy, sits below the bladder … [Read more...]
Lifestyles of the Super-Agers
"Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art." -Stanislaw Jerzy Lec There's a group of older adults that we can all learn a lesson from when it comes to aging. Health care professionals call them the super-agers. This intriguing group of people are striding into their 70s and 80s (and sometimes 90s!) with the cognitive and physical capacity of much younger adults. There is a great deal of medical research and data on super-agers. Researchers believe that for many of these folks … [Read more...]
Self-Aware of Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is mostly caused from too much exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays, although man-made UV sources like tanning beds and sun lamps can also lead to skin cancer. There is no such thing as safe UV rays. Prolonged exposure to them increases your risk for skin cancer. All skin types and colors can be negatively affected by the sun. According to the American Cancer Society, sunburns increase the risk of melanoma (and other skin cancer). This isn't the only indicator of sun damage, … [Read more...]
Drinking More Water
Are you avoiding drinking water? Do you often feel irritable, exhausted, or hungry? There just might be a correlation between those two. The adult human body is made up of at least 60% water. Drinking water is the best way to maintain adequate hydration for the body. We are constantly reminded to drink water by our doctors, our friends, our healthcare providers, tv ads, etc just in case we forgot. The Institute of Medicine recommends 91 ounces of water per day for women, and 120 ounces of water … [Read more...]
Sitting: The Silent Killer?
Do you ever remember, as a child, be asked to stand and give up your seat for an "elderly" person? I certainly do. "Mi'ja," my mom would say softly, "Let grandma sit there." So I would oblige. My understanding was that "old people" just really needed to sit more than young people. Lately, though, I've been reading and hearing various studies demonstrating that sitting is actually not the best option, regardless of age. In fact, research shows that we might be sitting our way to poor … [Read more...]
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