It's absolutely important to keep your blood pressure under control. Nine years ago, Lucy came to see me. She was on Lisinopril, a blood pressure-lowering medication. The medication had lowered her blood pressure some, but not enough to satisfy her doctor. She came to see me because she had tried two additional medicines that gave her side effects. They made her feel tired and, as she described, "depressed."

Although the weather seems to be staying unseasonably warm in much of the country, cold season will be here before we know it. But I'm not talking about chilly temperatures and winter weather — though that will come too, eventually. I'm talking about the common cold. And you probably know that catching a cold can make you feel miserable for a week or longer. But now there's proof you can beat a cold in just a few days.

If you have metabolic syndrome, you may have noticed that your body is storing too much fat, especially around your abdomen. Well, new Chinese research shows how an ingredient found in several common Traditional Chinese herbs helps inhibit fat storage and improves insulin sensitivity.