Besides being Madonna&#39;s macrobiotic chef, Mayumi Nishimura is the author of a macrobiotic cookbook called Mayumi&rsquo;s Kitchen. It details how to prepare whole grains, vegetables and beans, as well as seafood, fruit, pickles and nuts. And that&rsquo

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As we make our way into midlife, many of us experience changes in our cardiovascular health. One of the most common conditions we may develop is hypertension, or high blood pressure, which is affected by diet and activity levels, among other factors. Appr

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What supplements help prevent colds and flu? Zinc is a mineral that is crucial to proper immune function and helps people recover faster from illness. Learn more from our experts about supplements, colds, and flu.

A recent study showed that Chinese herbs can fight colds better than conventional medications such as Tamiflu. I recommend Yin Chao Jin. Talk with a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Go to www.NCCAOM.org to find one near you.

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Call your doctor if you have any of these signs of infection…Learn more from our experts about calling your doctor after having surgery.

If you&rsquo;re still having pain or nausea after surgery, call your surgeon, says Vicki Pettigrew, RN, of HCA Englewood Community Hospital. Watch this video to learn more.

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Doctors are overworked these days, but many still manage to deliver good care. Learn more from our experts about the doctor-patient relationship.

The key to a good doctor-patient relationship is for the patient to be involved, transparent, and compliant with the doctor&#39;s recommendations. Doctors respond to people who are engaged and enthusiastic. You may have found a primary care physician (PCP) who is caring, knowledgeable and passionate about your health. Nevertheless, if you always expect him or her to take the lead, your partnership will suffer. Like any relationship, you get out what you put in. 
 
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A registered nurse and a critical care nurse are referring to two different things. Learn more from our experts about registered nurses and critical care nurses.

Not all registered nurses are critical care nurses, says Tiffany Arnold, BSN, RN, PCCN, with Englewood Community Hospital. Learn how the roles differ in this video.

Are registered nurses and critical care nurses the same?

The operating room team includes the surgeon, anesthesiologist, RN circulating nurse and a surgical tech. Learn more from our experts about surgery.

During surgery there are a number of medical staff members in the operating room. There are usually one or two nurses, a scrub or surgical technician who helps ensure that the surgeon has the necessary tools, an assistant to the surgeon, possibly medical students and residents, and an anesthesiologist.

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Essentially, this boils down to experimenting with propping up or supporting your arm, shoulder, or wrist with towels or pillows to relieve stress to your shoulder or elbow. Learn more from our experts about shoulder and elbow pain.

We spend about a third of our life sleeping. That&rsquo;s a lot of time and certain positions can worsen neck pain. The most important thing to remember is to sleep with a pillow supporting the neck in an anatomically correct position. When sleeping on the back a cervical traction pillow can help people who have a neck and arm pain. This pillow provides support just above the shoulders and below the base of the skull giving a mild traction effect. The right size pillow can make a difference but too large a traction pillow can make sleep difficult. 
 
For side sleepers it&rsquo;s important to think about maintaining alignment of the neck with an imaginary line drawn right down the center of the face and shoulders. Some people have osteoarthritis or stenosis and don&rsquo;t allow a lot of room for the nerves to exit the spine. When they lay on their sides with the head elevated above or below this imaginary line they can get symptoms. Usually a right size mildly firm pillow can fix this problem. Buy several and give them a try. 
 
People with neck pain often cannot tolerate sleeping on their stomachs. This is because the neck is forced to be extended in a non-anatomically correct position throughout the sleep cycle. Certain cervical disease states become more symptomatic in these positions.

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