Steven Reinberg

Dec 9, 2024 | healthday.com | Steven Reinberg |Mark Arredondo

Water weight. It's the bane of dieters looking to lose pounds, causing bloating, puffiness and disappointment when stepping on a scale. While a full 60% of your body is water, sometimes too much water is retained. That can make losing weight frustrating because it may seem like you aren't actually losing weight. Varying water levels can make a person’s weight fluctuate by 2 to 4 pounds in just one day.

Nov 22, 2024 | healthday.com | Steven Reinberg |Mark Arredondo

Cigars are linked with victory, new babies and Winston Churchill, not nicotine addiction, but are they any better for your health than cigarettes? No, say experts who point out the many dangers of cigar smoking. Over the past few decades, through clever marketing, cigar smoking has taken on a rarified aura, with cigar bars and magazines like Cigar Aficionado devoted to a cigar-smoking lifestyle that appeals to male fantasies of power and class.

Nov 22, 2024 | healthday.com | Steven Reinberg |Mark Arredondo

It's no secret: The standard American diet is at the root of the obesity epidemic and many of its associated diseases. But why is American food so unhealthy? It's not just that Americans eat too much, which they do, but it's also what they eat that's unhealthy: fat, sugar, salt and ultra-processed foods. According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the average American diet consists of excess salt, saturated fat, refined grains, calories from solid fats and added sugars.

Nov 21, 2024 | healthday.com | Steven Reinberg |Mark Arredondo

Sometimes it really does "take a village" to help you meet life's challenges, and quitting smoking can be one of the toughest challenges out there. That's why specially designed smoking-cessation programs can make all the difference, experts say. Many programs employ a combination approach, one that treats the physical and the psychological addictions you're trying to break.

Nov 21, 2024 | healthday.com | Steven Reinberg |Mark Arredondo

So, you have been trying to quit cigarettes using sheer willpower alone, and it's not working. What do you do? Kicking the life-shortening habit can be daunting, but there are smoking-cessation treatments that make it easier, such as nicotine replacement gums, patches and lozenges, along with prescription medications. They all help with the hardest part of quitting: nicotine withdrawal. By the time smokers are desperate to stop, they are usually deeply hooked on nicotine.