Would you like to improve your life just through simple movements and coordinated breathing? Would you like to decrease stress and increase positive energy? Would you like to relieve muscle tightness and improve flexibility? Would you like to...
Imagine a food so powerful it can actually fight heart disease by helping to lower your cholesterol or blood pressure levels. Or a food that’s able to multitask by helping to keep your heart rate normal and reduce inflammation that leads to heart...
The amount we eat at restaurants can be affected by all sorts of factors -- the size and color of the plates, the shape of drinking glasses, the lighting, and even the background music. Now, intriguing new research suggests the size of your fork may...
Here’s the way this works: your mind whispers, “If I succeed…” My mind whispers, “The expectations of some will rise, and eventually I will fail and be humiliated, and along the way I’ll make more enemies than friends, because some may feel put down...
Is your cholesterol higher than you'd like it to be? Then add some mushrooms to the mix. New research out of Japan found that various exotic mushrooms -- shiitake in particular -- could help lower the risk of heart disease by boosting the body's...
Don’t let your bedtime routine sabotage the healthy efforts you’ve made all day. Instead, to get the best rest possible, grab your watch and -perform this daily countdown until the lights go out.
Six to eight hours before bed: Avoid caffeine, a...
When you’re pregnant, fitness brings with it a fresh set of challenges. You may feel more fatigued, and it can be increasingly difficult to move around. But a smart, safe exercise program is one of the very best ways to prepare for labor—and...
It’s not just your imagination: When the weather cools off, our bodies start trying to conserve energy to use as heat. We eat a little more and exercise a little less. Unfortunately, this natural survival strategy is also a surefire way for packing...
Know someone who's feeling "the blues?" Bring them a big mood-boosting bunch of vitamin C-rich fruit and vegetables. New research found a rapid and dramatic improvement in the emotional state of hospitalized patients who increased their vitamin C...
Afflicting one-third of Americans, osteoarthritis often occurs as aging cartilage wears down, causing swelling and pain as bone rubs against bone. As a result, those diagnosed with osteoarthritis often become more sedentary, depriving them of the...
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