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In the On Health podcast episode, weight loss surgeon Dr. Laura Choi answers whether BMI is the still right way to determine if a person’s weight falls in a healthy range.

PODCAST: When Body Mass Index (BMI) Is Helpful & When It's Not When focusing on BMI can lead to misleading conclusions and practical tips for keeping tabs on our weight.

A pumpkin spice latte tastes like fall in a cup and feels like a warm hug for your soul. But can you make it healthier? Whether you're ordering from a coffee shop or being your own barista at home, here's how to make a pumpkin spice latte as healthy as possible: http://spr.ly/6188l4Lxu

Here are some common questions on how your nurse practitioner fits into your overall health plan.

Understanding Nurse Practitioners: Common Questions Answered Can nurse practitioners prescribe medications? We answer this and more.

In this episode, we explore how we can prevent CAD from ever developing — and potentially prevent it from ever leading to heart attack or stroke.

Heart Disease: Can You Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke? A diagnosis of coronary artery disease, or CAD, should be taken seriously. But what does this mean exactly? CAD is the most common type of heart disease — 18...

Evidence shows that incorporating more plant-based proteins into your diet can provide significant health benefits. As you go grocery shopping this weekend, here are some reasons to give Meatless Monday a try.

5 Reasons to Give Meatless Monday a Try Plus, meatless meal ideas for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Congrats, you’re 40! You can celebrate with…a mammogram? Learn when (and how often) you should get screened — and who needs to start earlier in this episode of our On Health podcast.

PODCAST: What to Know Before Your First (or Twentieth!) Mammogram Discover how you can feel confident and prepared for a mammogram when you need to begin breast cancer screening with this episode of On Health with Houston Methodist.

Here's why an annual prostate cancer screening should be at the top of your to-do list.

5 Things Every Guy Needs to Know About Prostate Cancer Screening From when to start to what it's like, here's everything guys need to know about screening for prostate cancer — the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men.

A breast cancer diagnosis is frightening and overwhelming. Here are 5 key things to know about breast reconstruction surgery.

Breast Reconstruction: 5 Things to Know If You Need Breast Cancer Surgery Breast cancer, mastectomy, lumpectomy...frightening words. Here's what you need to know about breast reconstruction.

In this episode, we explore what the formula does and doesn't measure, when focusing on BMI can lead to misleading conclusions and practical tips for keeping tabs on our weight.

BMI: When It’s Helpful & When It’s Not Body mass index, or BMI, has long been used to gauge whether a person's weight falls in a healthy range, but people are rightly wondering whether the measure...

Can being more active relieve your back pain?

In Need of Back Pain Relief? Try Some Exercise Some of the best medicine for back pain isn't actually medicine.

Is there a right and a wrong choice?

OTC Painkillers: Which One is Right for Me? From aspirin to ibuprofen and everything in between, a Houston Methodist physician answers common questions about over-the-counter pain relievers.

In this episode, we explore what getting a mammogram (and the potential dreaded callback) is really like so you can feel confident about your first, fifth or twentieth.

Mammogram: What to Know Before Your First (or Twentieth!) Milestone birthdays come with new rights and responsibilities. At 18, we can vote; at 21, we can drink; and at 40, women can get their first mammogram. Addin...

Is your moisturizer doing double duty?

Can Face Moisturizer with SPF Double As Your Sunscreen? Do these products contain enough sunscreen to be useful? We asked an expert.

It has electrolytes...right?

Does Pickle Juice Help With Muscle Cramps? What causes leg cramps and is some salty juice really the answer for finding relief?

In this episode, we cover how this eating pattern benefits everything from heart health to your weight and get tips for starting a Mediterranean Diet.

Mediterranean Diet: It’s More Than a Diet, It’s a Lifestyle If you're over ""diet"" trends, we don't blame you. But the Mediterranean Diet isn't your usual diet. For starters, the U.S. News & World Report has named it...

You don't have to wait until your back pain is debilitating to do something about it.

How Long Is Too Long to Suffer From Back Pain? It may be time to see a spine specialist if you're suffering from chronic back pain.

You want to stay protected from the sun. Is one sunscreen better than another?

Mineral Vs. Chemical Sunscreen: Does It Matter Which You Choose? The difference between these two options and what that difference means for you.

In this episode, we discuss the most common of the more than 600 neurological disorders and what patients should expect during a first-time appointment with a neurologist.

Neurologists: What They Do & When to See One Neurological disorders are the world's leading cause of ill health and disability, but people are often slow to recognize the relevant symptoms. More than 3....

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Tips on how to brave the bugs and the heat to enjoy the great outdoors.

Staying Healthy This Summer Expert tips on protecting yourself against illness and injury this summer.

Please drink your water.

8 Ways to Prevent Heat Exhaustion When It's Really Hot Outside Get tips on staying safe in the heat here.

It's probably a good idea to throw out last year's sunscreen.

Does Sunscreen Really Expire? Yes, it really can expire — even if there's no date on the bottle . Here's when sunscreen expires, why it expires and why you should avoid using expired sunscreen.

Olympians are constantly pushing the boundaries of what humans can achieve, but it all starts with what they put into their bodies.

How might we learn from these all-star athletes to take our own health and nutrition to the next level?

What Pro Athletes Eat to Stay Fueled and How You Can Too Learn how pro sports players use food as fuel and how their diets stack up against non-athletes from a Houston Methodist sports dietician.

Start here when the humidity makes it feel like soup outside.

5 Questions to Ask Before Running in Humidity As a Houstonian, you may be used to getting hot, but there are times it may be too risky. Here's what you need to know.

If you're over "diet" trends, we don't blame you. But registered dietitian Lea Obeid points out that the Mediterranean Diet isn't your usual diet. Find out why in this episode of our On Health podcast.

PODCAST: The Mediterranean Diet Is More Than a Diet, It's a Lifestyle If you're over diet trends, we don't blame you. But this isn't your usual diet.

It's time to settle the debate.

How Often Should You Wash Your Hair? When you might be overwashing or underwashing and how to strike the right balance.