Author Archives : Dr. Victor Marchione

If your doctor has raised concerns about your cholesterol, they probably also recommended foods to enjoy and foods to stay away from. Oil, in particular, is often talked about with regard to people with high cholesterol. What oil should you eat? What oil should you stay away from? Should you even consume oil at all? ...click here to read more

Gentlemen, if you’ve ever had difficulty urinating, dealing with bladder stones, and falling or staying asleep, among other things, you just might have a problem with your prostate. But the good news is you can do something about it as long as you spot these warning signs right away. Prostate disease can mean a variety ...click here to read more

Let’s be honest with ourselves for a moment and acknowledge that at some point, or at many points in our lives, we’ve told a white lie. Maybe you weren’t completely honest with your doctor about your daily habits, maybe you told a friend that their outfit was stylish (even if it wasn’t!) and most of ...click here to read more

There are factors in life that you may never think would impact your health. Foot or hand size for example doesn’t seem to show a correlation with increased risk of illness. But other factors – which you may have overlooked up until now – surprisingly do play a role in your risk of developing disease. ...click here to read more

Ever heard the phrase, “Too much of a good thing?” Well, it even applies to eating too much of what are deemed “healthy foods.” You may feel good that your diet consists of dark leafy greens, fruits and vegetables, but you can actually be overindulging in these healthy foods. In turn, they can harm you. ...click here to read more

Ladies, have your husbands or male friends ever asked you to repeat something? Men, do you find yourselves repeating, “Sorry, what?” more often? Well, when it comes down to the sexes, men are more prone to hearing loss than women. Now ladies, before you give yourself a pat on the back for your hearing ability, ...click here to read more

Water, our bodies can’t function without it. Water controls all major bodily functions and without it, we’re just not the same. In fact, more than two-thirds of the human body is comprised of water, so it’s highly important we keep ourselves well hydrated. But do you know the consequences of lack of water? Maybe there ...click here to read more

It seems like there’s not enough time in a day to get everything we need to do, done. So instead of putting tasks off until tomorrow, we stay up later impeding on our sleep time. It may not seem like a big deal now to skimp out on some shut-eye, but over time, you’re actually ...click here to read more