Drink a LOT of water The old adage of eight glasses of water a day doesn’t necessarily apply. Smith advises drinking at least half your body weight in ounces per day, so a person who weighs 200 pounds should be drinking a minimum of 100 ounces of straight up water. For folks who worry they’ll […]
C. Leslie Smith, M.D.
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Please, help me get some sleep
According to the National Sleep Foundation, approximately 40 million Americans experience difficulties with falling or staying asleep every year. Insomnia is associated with difficulty remembering and performing tasks, irritability, depression and anxiety, and fatigue. Poor sleep is also associated with high blood pressure, memory loss, diabetes and weight gain, poor immune function, and increased risk […]
