Dr. Nina's What You Need to Know
Dr. Nina Radcliff
HEALTH: How to eat healthy when dining out
Eating out not only offers a welcomed break from cooking (and cleaning), but also provides convenience and the opportunity to enjoy a certain ambiance as well as special treats for our taste buds.
HEALTH: Breakfast diabetes obesity heart mental health
Did you eat breakfast today? Or are you one of the estimated 31 million Americans who skip breakfast because you don't feel hungry, are "too busy," or just don't want to eat that meal?
HEALTH: Exercise sleep benefits
When it comes to the impact that exercise has on sleep, there are significant benefits to be gained. Facts are that while physical activity helps to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes - as well as strengthening your muscles and bones and improving your mental health and mood, just to mention a few - it also improves sleep patterns.
HEALTH: Beauty care products side effects increase
Most likely in the past 24 hours you have used a personal care or cosmetic product, right? Did you know there is very little to no regulations of the personal care and cosmetics industry?
HEALTH: Water safety: Dry drowning, secondary drowning
As temperatures rise, millions upon millions throughout our nation respond to the call of sparkling bodies of water in our backyard or community swimming pools, lakes, beaches, ponds and waterparks, "to hop in, get wet, enjoy and cool down!"
HEALTH: Cellphones side effects
Just about everyone reading this would agree that mobile phones continue to greatly impact our lives everyday: We connect easily with family, friends and business associates; gain insightful information; search new places and track key data - just to mention a very few ways.
HEALTH: CDC warns against ticks, Lyme disease
If you think you have everything figured out about ticks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wants you to revisit "what you know" - warning that it could be one of the worst summers on record.
HEALTH: Summertime safety tips
At the top of this Memorial Day weekend, our hearts beat with respectful pause in honor of our brave men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice, their lives, to preserve our rights.
HEALTH: Probiotics: Pros and cons
Perhaps a friend or family member has talked with you about probiotics? Or you may have walked by the dairy case or health food section - and you see shakes, milk, yogurt, energy bars, ice cream (along with an array of other items) with added probiotics claiming that the product will improve your overall health. But that may not necessarily be fact.
HEALTH: Laughter is good medicine
Do you remember that last time you had a good, hearty laugh? Just thinking about such a time can bring a smile to our face and lift our spirits.
HEALTH: Water is foundational, offers vital benefits
You may know that water makes up about two-thirds of who we are - but did you know it influences 100 percent of the processes in our body? Yes, we are made of about 70 percent water! But did you know that our muscles and kidneys are about 75 percent water? Lungs about 83 percent Brain cells about 85 percent? And even our bones are approximately 30 percent. That probably explains why we just feel better when we are drinking enough of it, everyday.
HEALTH: How to deal with death, loss, grief, bereavement
The depth of emotions in the heartache, pain, loneliness, devastation and despair can besiege us in the shattering times of the loss of a loved one.
HEALTH: Seasonal allergies: Nip them in the bud
With spring temperatures warming up, you may find yourself among the estimated 50 million people throughout our nation afflicted with puffy, itchy eyes; a scratchy throat; sneezing and coughing; or even shortness of breath. Reports are that local hospitals, clinics and doctor's offices are seeing high volumes of people suffering from allergies this season.
HEALTH: Benefits of eating together
"To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art," said the 17th-century writer Francois de La Rochefoucau. And there are many facets of this intelligence that comes to benefit our good health.
HEALTH: Forgiveness: Take it to heart
It's spring -- and interestingly science finds that we actually get excited as we gravitate toward a time of renewal in nature and "lighter" times.
HEALTH: Sleep and productivity
Facts are that here in the U.S., we are not getting enough sleep. We are a nation that loses sleep working, studying, taking care of personal and family needs, having fun and too, slaying a few dragons.
HEALTH: Our kidneys and disease
In reality, it's likely that you don't think too much about your kidneys. In fact many people are not certain about their size, or what they do "exactly" - or too, where they are actually located.
HEALTH: Colorectal cancer rates rise for younger Americans, fall for others
Colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable cancers and at the same time the nation's second-leading cause of cancer deaths of men and women. And, too, there are gender differences.
HEALTH: Asthma cough, asthma tightness, other symptoms
Do you or someone you love continue to have a dry hacking cough that seems it just won't go away? Does it seem to get worse after laughing, physical activities, or crying? Is there frequent coughing, especially at night?
HEALTH: Becoming a doctor
Recently, I was asked to speak on a topic assignment with a national television news organization with respect to a countrywide breaking story titled: "Nine out of 10 Physicians Unwilling to Recommend Health Care as a Profession, Exacerbating Anticipated Physician Shortage."
