Fitness

C-sections and formula feeding could be interfering with a critical biological process

This week Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen goes straight for the gut with three surprising mind-gut connections

Charles Platkin, director of the New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College, published tips on what it would take to burn off the calories we typically consume during the Super Bowl

Can adding spices to your diet charge up your metabolism and speed weight loss? Nutrition Diva has the pros and cons of a new diet fad

Doctors and patients are grappling with the unsettling finding that chronic use of popular heartburn medicines may be riskier than was thought

Join House Call Doctor as she reviews crucial tips on how to be a healthy vegetarian and avoid any medical pitfalls.

Proteins work like rigid keys to activate cellular functions—or so everyone thought

Sunscreen or beach umbrellas alone were unable to completely prevent sunburns—so researchers suggest combining the methods instead. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Are you stocking the pond but starving the fish? When it comes to a healthy gut, prebiotics may be way more important than probiotics.

Should you really abide by the famous 5-second rule?

You own your body parts when they’re inside you—but take them out, and it gets complicated