(Music Playing)The first technique is a (double handed) Circular Effleurage.(Demo)I used counterclockwise circles.(Demo)This technique can also be done from the other side.(Demo)The next technique is called the Raking.(Demo)You basically spread your fingers and draw the hand towards your body. You can do this technique on the thighs, on the hips, and on the buttocks.(Demo)In the first video, I sh...read more

This is Insidermedicine in 60. From Belgium, oral contraceptives may significantly increase a woman's chances of plaque buildup in the arteries. In a study of women aged 35 to 55, the risk of arterial atherosclerosis increased between 20% and 30% for each decade of pill use. Unlike other side effects of oral contraceptives, such as increased blood pressure and risk of blood clots, the risk of plaq...read more

Mike: My name is Mike from Michigan. My question is about heart disease, especially when it comes to coronary blockage, I'd like to know what the treatments are.Christine Lawless: Thanks for asking that question, Mike. There are two ways that the blockage is present, either the artery can occlude or close off completely, and that's what's known as a Myocardial Infarction or a Heart Attack.In this ...read more

David L. Katz: When it comes to the power of diabetes prevention, one of the most effective things you can do is control your weight but not our weight is created equal with regard to diabetes risk. It's very important where in the body, weight is distributed.Some of us tend to gain weight in the lower extremities, the legs, the hips, the thighs and that's not a risk factor for diabetes or cardiov...read more

If your medication is not helping you win the war on acne, here is a tip on how your doctor can help.If prescription methods proved ineffective, there are several and office procedures that can help particularly resistant blemishes. Injecting diluted cortical steroids into an extremely inflamed blemish can prevent it from rupturing and causing scarring. A single injection of diluted cortical stero...read more

It's so common in people with insulin resistance or diabetes to have high blood pressure and many people, most people in the United States are inadequately treated, and it's been shown time and time again that treating blood pressure aggressively to certain targets is very, very important.I mentioned some drugs earlier that can be used and which seem to be particularly useful in patients with diab...read more

Host: What are the best strategies for getting more sleep?Jeannette Bessinger: The best strategies for getting more sleep include creating a routine for your body so that it learns to begin to relax at night and it learns to wake up in the morning. If you said a specific consistent wake up time for yourself, it's a little bit earlier than typical, you make yourself a little bit more tired and it w...read more