BE WELL NOW! WITH DR. NANCY SNYDERMAN

Myth - Annual Physical Exams Are Obsolete

Know Your Family History

Combine Your Knowledge and Instinct to Stay Healthy

Designate One Person to Be Your Advocate

Take Notes When Talking to Your Doctor

Truth - Bone Density Tests Are Not All That They Are Cracked Up to Be

Truth - It Is Not Okay to Lie to Your Doctor

Truth - Education Trumps Everything When It Comes to Your Health

Truth - You Don't Have to Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day

Truth - We Are Turning Into a World of "Cyberchondriacs"

A Doctor Who Treats Himself Has a Fool for a Patient

Truth - Reading in Dim Light Will Not Hurt Your Eyes

Truth - Almost All Doctors Are Embracing Complementary Medicine

Natural Doesn't Necessarily Mean Safe

Once You Put It in Your Mouth It Is a Medicine

RECAP

• Your Doctor is Your Partner
• Knowing the Myths from the Truths
• Get That Annual Checkup

Myth - Getting Older Means You Have to Slow Down

Use It or Lose It!

Truth - Your Brain Is the Most Important Muscle in Your Body

Surround Yourself with People Who Can Teach You New Things

Truth - Sex Is Good for Your Brain

Create a Health Diary

Myth - You Only Need Four or Five Hours of Sleep a Night

Truth - Spirituality and Faith Matter

Truth - People Who Have Animals Have Healthier Immune Systems

RECAP

• Staying Active
• Joy Keeps You Healthy
• Get a Pet
• Stay Connected and Give of Yourself

Staying Healthy Is Not Hard Most of the Time

Cigarettes Are the Only Product That When Used as Directed Will Kill You

Memory Loss Is Not the Same Thing as Alzheimer's Disease

Myth - Your Heart Stops When You Sneeze

Truth - Older Women are not the Only People Who Can Get Osteoporosis

Truth - Eating Chocolate Does Not Cause Acne

Myth - Only Old People Get Heart Disease