DrSugar Answers: What Is DHEA?


Updated 05/25/09 8:47 PM · Posted by DrSugar · 1 comment

DrSugar Answers: What Is DHEA?

DrSugar is in the house and he's answering your health questions. Dear DrSugar, My mom was very fatigued most days, having to take naps between basic activities like shopping and putting away the groceries, until she started taking a DHEA supplement. Now she has more energy and makes it through multiple activities with no naps. I've started taking it the last few days and I feel much more alert Read more

The Consequences of Too Much Stress (and How to Deal)


Updated 02/05/12 12:09 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Deal With Stress

There's no such thing as a stress-free life, but it's important to minimize those levels of cortisol — the stress hormone — that exist in our bodies. Stress can lead to many unwanted consequences. Read on to find out just why you should relax. It makes you gain weight. Stress means increased levels of the hormone cortisol, which signals to your body that you need to replenish calories as a Read more

What's the Secret to a Long Life?


Updated 10/14/11 11:51 AM · Posted by · 7 comments

What's the Secret to Living Longer?

Old people have been in the news lately, and everyone wants to know their secret. There are the "World's Oldest Siblings," the eldest of whom, at 108, has been smoking "for more than 80 years, all day long, every day" and enjoys the regular cocktail. She's not the only one; doctors who've studied the siblings, along with others eligible for a Smucker's birthday celebration, found that many of the Read more