Ask Dr. Denton: 'An Apple a day Keeps Me away'
Catholic Online
10/21/2009, by Denton D. Weiss, MD
Why are apples so healthy? We know that eating apples has a beneficial effect on cardiovascular disease, colon health, and some forms of cancer. PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Catholic Online) – "Ait a happle avore gwain to bed, An' you'll make the doctor beg his bread” = “Eat an apple on going to bed, and ...
Don’t wait until New Year’s to ring in new fitness goals
The Catholic Review
10/20/2009, by Jennifer Williams
Baltimore (Catholic Review) - New Year’s may typically be a time for fresh starts and new goals, but when it comes to leading a more healthful lifestyle, there’s no time like the present. “You do not need a special day to start working on your goals,” said Jacki Dalsimer, fitness director for ...
Don’t let chronic illness isolate you or a loved one
Catholic San Francisco
10/19/2009, by Lisa M. Petsche
San Francisco (Catholic San Francisco) - More than half of the senior population has a chronic illness, defined as a permanently altered state of health that significantly affects daily living. Examples include arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease and neurological diseases such as ...
Ask Dr. Denton:The 'Big Fat Lie'. Smart people eat 'Smart Fats'
Catholic Online
10/13/2009, by Dr. Denton D. Weiss, M.D.
'Low-fat'/'no-fat' has not necessarily improved our health. Time to reject the 'Big Fat Lie' and choose only 'smart fats' to improve our health. PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Catholic Online) - ”Dear Dr Denton: I thought eating fat made you fat. Please explain to me the differences between all these different ...
Don’t let chronic illness isolate you or a loved one
Catholic San Francisco
8/27/2009, by Lisa M. Petsche
San Francisco, CA (Catholic San Francisco) - More than half of the senior population has a chronic illness, defined as a permanently altered state of health that significantly affects daily living. Examples include arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease and neurological diseases such as ...
Ask Dr Denton: What about Vitamin D?
Catholic Online
8/16/2009, by Dr. Denton D. Weiss
Dear Dr Denton: Does sun- block somehow affect Vitamin D in the body? Yes. PORTSMOUTH, VA. (Catholic Online) - Sun - blocks prevent penetration of light waves from stimulating the transition of cholesterol (cutaneous 7-dehydrocholesterol) to Vitamin D in the body. Even though we worry about the ...
Ask Dr. Denton: Food for Thought - A Beautiful Mind
Catholic Online
8/4/2009, by Dr. Denton D. Weiss
Have we driven a generation of patients to low fat diets which may have helped the heart but actually starved the brain? PORTSMOUTH, VA. (Catholic Online) - The health of our brain is dependent on the food we eat, the life we live, and how hard we work our mind. We clearly know that a moderate ...
Ask Dr. Denton: What SPF (Sunblock) should I use?
Catholic Online
7/29/2009, by Dr. Denton D. Weiss
The temperature hit 102 over the weekend. The Beach came alive with mass humanity. I watched as my future patients skin turned red. It is time for sun block. PORTSMOUTH, VA. (Catholic Online) - Sun Protection Factor (SPF) ratings is a measure of the level of protection from the sun. A sunscreen ...
Understanding the ‘scary words’ of mid-life development
The Allentown Diocese Times
6/24/2009, by Tara J. Connolly
Allentown, PA (A.D. Times) – “Scary words are words for which we hold inadequate – not incorrect – understandings. By keeping those words at a distance, we fail to discover the richness and insight they hold for our lives,” explained Sr. Mary Pat Garvin, R.S.M., Ph.D., May 21 during a seminar ...
Health care workers urged to fight for conscience rights
The Catholic Review
5/13/2009, by George P. Matysek Jr.
Baltimore (Catholic Review) - Catholic health care providers need to stand up and defend their right to practice medicine in a way that’s consistent with their religious convictions, according to several speakers at a symposium on conscience rights held May 9 at St. Joseph Medical Center in ...
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