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Category: Dr. Martin O’Toole


The treadmill desk – a healthy solution

Posted January 17, 2012

Many people look for solutions to inactivity that is inevitable with a desk type of job. A treadmill that combines a working desk appears to be an excellent solution. According to a recent article in the Orange County Register a growing body of research has found that the chair in the cubicle may be more to […]

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Rhinoplasty for anti-aging

Posted January 16, 2012

As the aging process takes hold of all of us we look at different parts of our body and wonder why they look so different. A recent USA Today article suggested that your nose could in fact be telling your age. According to the article patients according to one study can look 1.5 years younger […]

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Runners are not doomed as they age

Posted January 15, 2012

Many people fear becoming less mobile as they age.  Most runners dread getting older if it means they have to stop running. According to a recent article in the Los Angeles Times “there is a clear body of evidence that running does not lead to the development of osteoarthritis,” says Reed Ferber, an associate professor of biomechanics […]

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Are big butts really a “craze”?

Posted January 12, 2012

When struggling for news it is not uncommon to see hype built around what happens in a very small segment of the population. The hype around but augmentation is one of them. Online articles such as the recent one published on Yahoo.com would lead one to believe that women are clamoring to the plastic surgeon […]

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IBS may be less common in sunny states

Posted January 11, 2012

Most of us are familiar with the term irritable bowel syndrome, a recent study concluded that the risk of developing it are less for those of us who live in sunny states. According to the online post Everyday Health, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, which can be extremely painful and require […]

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Athletes and diets a new marketing trend

Posted January 10, 2012

We expect athletes to be strong and  in enviable physical shape. When they get older and put on weight it seems they turn to diet programs and products. According to the Los Angeles Times, Charles Barkley is one of the latest celebrity athletes to pitch a weight loss program. According to the article he caught […]

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Meryl Streep poster child for speculation

Posted January 09, 2012

In the critical world of Hollywood and leading lady movie roles Meryl Streep dominates the category by carrying the title of working actress. According to a recent Orange County register blog post, she was not so sure that she would be working after 40 years of age. According to the article, Streep shared with the […]

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Black market plastic surgery still happens

Posted January 08, 2012

It is very hard to believe in this day and age that anyone would consider having plastic surgery with full knowledge that the plastic surgeon is not licensed. But, it still happens here in the United States where you would expect it to happen the least. According to recent online industry article black-market plastic surgery […]

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Mariah Carey, tummy tuck or not?

Posted January 05, 2012

Mariah Carey appears to be the latest celebrity diet spokesperson under the critical eye of the public who doubts her weight loss is without cosmetic body contouring procedures. A recent celebrity blog raised the question whether or not Mariah Carey has had a tummy tuck. Plastic surgeons speculated that her navel is almost too round […]

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Hard to lose weight? Blame it on the brain

Posted January 04, 2012

They say that the mind is a powerful part of everything that we do. According to a recent article the brain has a lot more to do with our success in dieting then we give it credit for. According to a post in Time online magazine, a new study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI) suggests that prolonged […]

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