Scary Symptoms / SignatureMD What Causes Fast Heartbeat After Eating July 10, 2012
July 9, 2012

What Causes Fast Heartbeat After Eating

Ever experience a fast heartbeat soon after eating? There is a specific reason for this. To find out about this phenomenon, I consulted with Robert M. Davidson, MD, a cardiologist with SignatureMD, www.signaturemd.com.

Here is what Dr. Davidson says about a fast heart rate after eating: “This is normal, assuming it is not overly fast or occurring with exertion right after eating. The blood volume is shifted to the intestine after eating, and can result in a faster heartbeat, especially if you are somewhat dehydrated. However, it should normally be only slightly faster than normal. If it is a great deal faster, it might be due to an abnormal heart rhythm.”

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Scary Symptoms / SignatureMD Chest Tightness but no Trouble Breathing: Should You Worry? July 10, 2012
July 9, 2012

Chest Tightness but no Trouble Breathing: Should You Worry?

Have you been experiencing tightness in your chest, but no problem breathing, no shortness of breath–and as a result, you’ve been trying to reassure yourself that there can’t be a problem with your heart? As long as you can breathe just fine, you figure, your heart is okay?
Think again. For this article I consulted with Robert M. Davidson, MD, a cardiologist with SignatureMD, www.signaturemd.com.
Dr. Davidson says that “absolutely!” you SHOULD be concerned if you have any tightness in your chest, regardless of whether you can breathe just fine or have difficulty breathing.
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Scary Symptoms / SignatureMD Does Back Pain with Chest Pain Mean Heart Problem? July 10, 2012
July 9, 2012

Does Back Pain with Chest Pain Mean Heart Problem?

Perhaps you’ve read that back pain can signal an oncoming heart attack, or occur with the actual heart attack. Maybe you’ve heard that both back and chest pain can occur with a heart attack. However, does pain in the back, plus chest, automatically mean that there is something wrong with your heart?
“Not necessarily, but possibly,” says Robert M. Davidson, MD, a cardiologist with  SignatureMD, www.signaturemd.com.  “If it is associated with exertion or stress, it might be heart related. If it is affected by movement or position, it is more likely to be muscular-skeletal.”
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Scary Symptoms / SignatureMD Sudden Racing Heart: Causes Other than Anxiety July 10, 2012
July 9, 2012

Sudden Racing Heart: Causes Other than Anxiety

We all know that anxiety or fear can cause your heart to suddenly race, but what’s behind this in the absence of any fear, anxiety, stress or anger? What if your heart suddenly begins racing while you’re relaxing in the bathtub listening to soothing music?
Sudden Racing Heart
“If it is of sudden onset, and not associated with stress or severe anxiety, it may be an abnormal heart rhythm,” says Robert M. Davidson, MD, a cardiologist with SignatureMD, www.signaturemd.com.
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Monsters and Critics / Dr. Constantino Mendieta Miami Butt Doctor goes for the ‘A’ in bottoms July 3, 2012

July 3, 2012

Miami Butt Doctor goes for the ‘A’ in bottoms

In the world of bottoms, there are apparently four key shapes, and according to Dr Constantino Mendieta, one of the preeminent board certified plastic surgeons for butt augmentation and liposculpting, the “A” shape is the winner.

Dr. Constantino Mendieta wrote the book on butts, called The Art of Gluteal Sculpting. He tells Monsters and Critics there are four main shapes in buttocks: The preferred A, the V, the Square, and the round shapes.

“There’s science behind that statement,” says Dr. Mendieta, who will soon star in his own reality TV series taking viewers behind the scenes into his practice. “A shape bottoms simply mean that a woman’s waist is smaller than her hips, with a ratio of at least 0.7. A noted psychologist – Devendra Singh-  did a study where she found that men all over the world desire women who have that waist to hip magic ratio”

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