Disease and Prevention

Age Management Medicine vs. Anti-Aging
(05/14/2010) Dr. Jeffry Life
Age Management Medicine as compared to Antiaging or Anti-Aging is defined as preventive medicine focused on regaining and maintaining optimal health and vigor. Age Management Medicine incorporates ...

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Human Heart: Just the Facts
(11/18/2009) Dr. Jeffry Life
1. Your heart beats 100,000 times daily, pumping 2,000 gallons of blood through the body's 60,000 miles of blood vessels to nourish organs and tissues. 2. ...

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Reduce Fatal Heart Attack Risk By 50%
(11/18/2009) Dr. Jeffry Life
What's the "magic" potion to reducing your risk for a fatal heart attack? A 2002 study in the American Journal of Epidemiology said it's water. That's right, water. Drinking five or more glasses of water ...

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Sleep Apnea & Endothelial Function: A Bigger Problem Than You May Think
(11/18/2009) Dr. Jeffry Life
Is there a link between sleep apnea and your endothelial health? You bet, says a 2006 study. The research concluded that the hypoxemia (low blood oxygen) caused by sleep apnea was associated with endothelial ...

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LIFE DIAGNOSTICS
(11/18/2009) Dr. Jeffry Life
"I don't want my patients to have a Tim Russert experience." -Jeffry S. Life Stats: 62.4% of patients with no/or only one risk factor have undiagnosed heart ...

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The Ultimate Risk Of All Cardio Factors: Endothelial Dysfunction
(11/18/2009) Dr. Jeffry Life
What's really going on when you down those "Sausage McMuffins® with Egg" and two hash browns or the American favorite, a Big Mac® with fries? Real and present danger. It all centers on endothelial ...

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Do You Need a Stress Test?
(11/18/2009) Dr. Jeffry Life
Exercise is clearly one of the most important activities anyone can do to improve and sustain great health, well-being, and slow or even prevent aging. There are risks associated with a high-intensity ...

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Why Obesity Can Cause Cancer
(11/18/2009) Dr. Jeffry Life
The results of a poll of 1,205 adults last June revealed that most Americans know that if they are overweight their chances of getting heart disease and diabetes rise, but only 25 percent of those polled ...

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Research you need to know
(11/13/2009) Dr. Jeffry Life
Obesity Facts 300,000 Americans die each year from health problems related directly to obesity. 27 states have a 15 to 19 percent obesity rate. 20 states have a 20 percent or greater obesity rate. ...

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The Facts Behind Syndrome X
(11/11/2009) Dr. Jeffry Life
Syndrome X has just recently been introduced into our medical terminology. It's not really a new problem, just a new name for a problem that is becoming all too prevalent-as many as 75 million Americans ...

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