Dr. Oz recently gave advice for obstructive sleep apnea in a segment called “1 Minute to Better Health.”First he outlined some of the ways that OSA can have a negative effect on your health and performance. It can cause daytime fatigue, poor mood, memory loss, heart disease, stroke and even death.Then he described who is most likely to have sleep apnea.

This report illustrates clearly how much we have to do to help people live healthier lives, because the choices we make can have serious impact on our health.” Top Preventable Causes of Death in the District of Columbia in 2007 and Percent of Overall Deaths 1.       Tobacco – 16.6% 2.       Poor diet and physical inactivity – 15.1% 3.

The weight battle for Carnie Wilson is never ending. Her ongoing struggle has included gastric bypass surgery, diets, post-prenancy plans and now after a meeting with Dr. Oz she’s discovered that her health is worse than she thought

Just because you appear to have a normal Body Mass Index doesn’t mean you’re healthy; it could in actual fact mean you’re obese! A new study published in the European Heart Journal defines a new term ‘normal weight obesity’ – an individual who has a normal BMI but has a high ratio of body fat, which could lead to obesity-related diseases like heart disease, high cholesterol and diabetes. The study examined 6 171 individuals who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. All participants were older than 20 years of age, had a BMI within normal range and underwent various assessments of their body composition, blood and heart.

The Let’s Move campaign will combat the epidemic of childhood obesity through a comprehensive approach that builds on effective strategies, and mobilizes public and private sector resources.  Let’s Move will engage every sector impacting the health of children to achieve the national goal, and will provide schools, families and communities simple tools to help kids be more active, eat better, and get healthy.