MAYO CLINIC NEWSLETTER VOL. 15, ISSUE 10

This week in the Housecall : 

• Recipe makeovers: 5 ways to create healthy recipes
  
• Sleep tips: 7 steps to better sleep
  
• Cigar smoking: Safer than cigarette smoking?
  
• Zumba: What are the benefits?
  
• Belly fat in men: Why weight loss matters
  
• Slide show: A look inside your eyes
  
• Thrombophlebitis
  
• Health insurance exchanges: What you need to know
  
• Snoring solution: Sleep on your side:

 Sleep on your side to help prevent snoring. Lying on your back allows your tongue to fall backward into your throat, which narrows your airway and partially obstructs airflow. To stay off your back, try sleeping in a tight-fitting T-shirt with a tennis ball sewn or attached to the back. This uncomfortable trick will remind you to roll over. Or raise up the head of your bed by about four inches.

• Useful tools: LDL Cholesterol Checker,  Calorie Checker