On an early morning walk that took me through Golden Gate Park, I witnessed hundreds of people doing a series of graceful, slow, entrancing movements that I now know are part of this ancient Chinese martial art.

Remember how it felt the first time? I mean the very first time. You could go all night.

That’s why it’s so important not to take your health for granted — even for a minute.

Now that low-carb dieting has become mainstream, there’s one side effect you should know about.

“Hysterectomy no longer the only option for uterine fibroids…”

The list of high-profile bald men who are considered sexy and successful is pretty long. But there is no corresponding list of attractive and revered bald women, believe me.

In recent years, zinc’s reputation as a powerful combatant of the common cold has been on the rise.

A recent report put out jointly by UNICEF and the Micronutrient Initiative reveals that a full third of the world’s population suffers from a critical lack of vitamins and nutrients

With the national obsession to lower cholesterol in full swing, the need to push HDL or “good” cholesterol levels higher is becoming a dangerously obscured message.

At least three to four times a month, I see patients with a condition that their primary care doctors have completely missed. In fact, I saw this easy diagnosis completely ignored again twice just last week. And along with the missed diagnosis goes the wrong type of treatment for some of its symptoms. This doesn’t help the real problem at all but actually allows it to progress and lead to a whole new set of symptoms and health concerns. I’m talking about the ever-increasing instances of a condition known as insulin resistance.