The You Docs

About The You Docs

The You Docs — Mike Roizen and Mehmet Oz — are authors of the best-selling “You: The Owner’s Manual” and “You: On a Diet.” To submit questions and for more info, go to www.RealAge.com.

You Docs: Good intentions, good results

The road to “where” is paved with good intentions? Not what you’re thinking. Not at all. Good intentions, it turns out, deliver you to the corner of happiness and good health, where there’s a load of pleasure, pain relief and good taste. And the You Docs are going to help guide you there — all ...

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The You Docs: Give a middle-age brain a boost

Before you find yourself searching to remember anything, like Jim Carrey in “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” take note. Really, take note! (Writing things down is a big memory boost.) Brain power can be maintained, even improved, when you hit the prime of life: 45 and older...

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The You Docs: The right way to romance your heart

Slam-dunk your low-dose aspirin in the trash can. (Huh?) Load your plate with French fries, chicken nuggets and other deep-fried disasters. (You’re kiddin’ me.) Quit cholesterol-clobbering statins ’cause you’re putting on a few pounds and worried about diabetes. (Whoa...

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You Docs: Stop the indoor allergy sneezes

When Faith Prince as Adeline in “Guys and Dolls” sang “Adelaide’s Lament,” she finished with a sneeze that brought down the house. But you don’t have to sneeze (or scratch) in your house.

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You Docs: Listen up, guys! Narcissism kills

Gordon Gekko (“Wall Street”). Charlie Harper (“Two and a Half Men”). Patrick Bateman (“American Psycho”). Jean Dujardin (“The Artist” — a great film, and pay attention to the dog; he’s the real hero).

5 days ago
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You Docs: Nondrug cures for sleepless nights

Insomnia (trouble getting more than three days’ restful sleep a week, for three out of four weeks) drove Michael Jackson to desperate measures. If it is driving you there, too, you are not alone. Sixty-six million North Americans a year have frequent or extended bouts of sleeplessness. We...

6 days ago
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You Docs: Reducing the price of … gas

We You Docs believe your health is a no-embarrassment zone, but read on with caution.

7 days ago
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The You Docs: Pneumonia vaccine OK for 50+ crowd

If you had bet that Katy Perry and Russell Brand would never last or that the Cleveland Browns would NOT field a Super Bowl team in 2012 — well, then your crystal ball is working as well as the YOU Docs’ did when eight years ago we said that everyone 50 or older should get a pneumonia...

8 days ago
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The You Docs: RealAge’s 2012 youngest cities in America

Ready to live YOUR life to the youngest? Head for San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis-St. Paul or Austin, Texas. All earned top spots on RealAge’s 2012 Youngest Cities in America list. The following top-10 metro areas enjoy such healthy lifestyles that on average their residents are...

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You Docs: Worried about a metal hip replacement?

Q: My 81-year-old mom had a hip replacement about 15 years ago. Now she complains of pains in her legs. I’ve heard horror stories about these replacements failing. Could this be the source of her problems?

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You Docs: Get to know the colors of your ka-ka

Reporting for doodie, Dr. Ellie Sattler plunges her hand into a pile of brontosaurus waste to find out what’s ailing the sick old beast in “Jurassic Park.” She could have spared herself the up-close and personal, if she had known how to read the colors of poop.

11 days ago