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About 1 in 500 people have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). It’s a condition where the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick. HCM is one of the most common causes of sudden death among young athletes and otherwise healthy adults. Recently, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology released new guidelines. Dr. Steve Ommen, medical director of the Mayo Clinic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic and chair of the guideline’s writing committee, says with exercise and proper medication management, patients can return to their normal daily routines. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0:59) is in the downloads at the…
The Grapefruit Diet has been a popular weight-loss trend for decades, promising rapid weight loss of 10+ pounds in just a few weeks. The diet calls for consuming grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice as part of each meal. Advocates of this diet claim that the fruit’s unique enzymes help burn fat, while others believe its high fiber content helps curb appetite. Despite its enduring popularity, many experts question its effectiveness and sustainability. In this article, we’ll explore the Grapefruit Diet’s origins, how it works, and what science says about its potential benefits and drawbacks. What is the Grapefruit Diet? Shutterstock…
AI and Digital Health June 19, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly transforming the healthcare landscape from helping to diagnose diseases to assisting in surgery. Its rapid progression has the potential to transform how healthcare teams work by streamlining processes and improving patient outcomes. As AI is used more in healthcare, researchers stress that the technology should be a tool guided by bioethical principles and safeguarded by human decision-making. Barbara Barry, Ph.D. Focusing on ethics from the start, not as an afterthought, is crucial for the responsible development of AI-driven tools and also for ensuring that healthcare teams feel at…
I’m playing with my baby on the floor and all of a sudden he’s decided he’s hungry. The challenge: Get the two of us from the rug to the nursing chair before my son’s whimper turns into a full blown howl. Also, bring my phone along so I can track my feeding session. Holding my baby and my phone leaves exactly zero hands to help with hoisting myself off the floor, but it’s okay. Without thinking about it, I put my legs in a straddle position, then bend one leg in front of me and one leg behind me into…
What are bad habits? Bad habits are unhealthy behaviors we engage in so often that they’ve become automatic. While some automatic behaviors can be healthy, such as brushing your teeth before bed or buckling your seatbelt in the car, bad habits tend to have negative effects on your well-being—such as eating junk food, drinking too much, smoking, skipping exercise, or staying up late to binge-watch TV or scroll through social media. All of these negative behaviors can affect your mental as well as physical health, increasing stress, anxiety, and depressive feelings. Bad habits can also take on the form of…
Neurosciences June 18, 2024 Recent studies have shown a strong link between hearing loss and cognitive decline, with severe hearing loss increasing the risk of cognitive decline by up to fivefold. Dr. Nicholas Deep, a Mayo Clinic ear and skull base surgeon who specializes in hearing disorders, explains the impact cochlear implants have on patients at high risk for dementia. Watch: Can cochlear implants slow dementia in older adults? Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1:24) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: “Mayo Clinic News Network.” Read the script. Imagine the effort it would take to constantly…
By Leo Babauta Recently I had a reader write in to me about not being good at finishing things. A few examples of things they haven’t finished: They bought a course and never finished it They can’t seem to stick to a diet They’ve only gone on half of the hikes they want to go on in their area I can relate! It can be hard to finish things — we get excited about something at the start, but when we get busy or things get hard or boring, our commitment wavers. So how do we get better at finishing…
Jeff Nippard is a lifetime natural bodybuilder and a respected coach who is driven by the data as relates to health and fitness, so it may have come as a surprise to many when his latest video hit YouTube with the title “Steroids Are Awesome.” The new episode was his first to smash one hundred thousand viewers in the first hour and will break one million views in its first 24 hours. Here’s what you need to know. “The problem with steroids is that they work, like really work,” says the Canadian coach in the opening of his eye-catching video.…
Chain restaurants may not be the best restaurants in America, but they are convenient, reliable, and consistent. Even if you’re not a frequent patron, chances are you’ve occasionally found yourself at one of America’s many casual dining restaurants, like Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Cracker Barrel, TGI Fridays, or the Cheesecake Factory. But while the food they serve may be delicious, these chains are also infamous for offering a boatload of unhealthy, high-calorie meals that can quickly derail your nutrition goals. Restaurants want you to return, so they want their food to be delicious. Unfortunately, they often accomplish that by packing…
Health & Wellness June 18, 2024 LA CROSSE, Wis. ― With summer temperatures soaring, pregnant women need to be extra cautious to avoid heat-related health issues. The body’s natural cooling mechanisms are already working overtime during pregnancy, making it more difficult to regulate temperature. The challenge of staying cool during pregnancy “Pregnancy makes it more difficult to keep our body temperature down,” explains Abbey Rose, a certified nurse midwife at Mayo Clinic Health System in Tomah. “Our bodies have to work harder to keep us cool because we’re not only cooling ourselves but also our babies. This means that pregnant…