Why Cross-Training Is Essential (and Improves Your DNA)
Including cross-training in your fitness program allows you to vary the stress placed on specific muscles and your cardiovascular system
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How Exercise Might "Clean" the Alzheimer's Brain
Hints at potential treatments for age-related dementia and memory loss
Can a Low-Carb Diet Cure Reflux?
A low FODMAP diet can bring relief from IBS and other intestinal miseries. But could it also be the answer for chronic heartburn?
Do Hair Loss Treatments Actually Work?
Hair loss treatment products are a $3.6 billion industry, but do they actually work?
Flu Season Length May Differ by City Size
Work suggests preparedness strategy should differ by location
Strain versus Sprain: What's the Difference?
They share similar signs and symptoms, but the difference comes down to ligaments versus tendons
Is Butter a Healthy Fat?
Butter is making a comeback as a healthy fat. But are the claims for the benefits of butter for real?
Are Emotional Support Animals Necessary or Just Glorified Pets?
Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen explains what exactly emotional support animals are, and whether or not you really have to sit next to one at your favorite restaurant
More People, but Less Hardship?
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann talks about the just-issued Goalkeepers Report, tracking progress against poverty and disease even as the population keeps rising.
10 Tips to Supercharge Your Running Routine
By rethinking our running habits we can maximize running’s benefits and minimize its shortcomings
What Is Gymnema Sylvestre and Can It Kill Sugar Cravings?
Gymnemic acid binds to the taste receptors on your tongue that perceive sweetness. As a result, it makes sweet things taste a lot less sweet
What Is a Fecal Transplant?
What is a fecal transplant and who would want one? It all boils down to your gut microbiota
Going Barefoot and 8 Other Ways to Improve Balance
Balance is something we don’t think much about after we learn it (as a child) or start to lose it (as a senior), but balance is crucial to healthy living
Why Haven't We Cured the Common Cold Yet?
Researchers think they’re close to a cure for the common cold, but they first need to solve a complex problem that’s perplexed scientists for decades
Is Drinking Milk Unnatural?
Some claim that drinking the milk of other animals is both unnatural and unhealthy. How do the arguments for and against consuming milk stack up?
Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines May Need Revising
Doctors recommend a first colonoscopy at age 50, but that could be too late for some men
The Dangers of Excessive Earwax
The greasy buildup poses unrecognized risk in long-term care settings
Marijuana Found in Breast Milk 6 Days after Use
Recent findings suggest use of the drug during pregnancy, although rare, is on the rise
Why Pre-Workout Static Stretching Is Actually Dangerous
While it is true that we should definitely warm up before exercise, holding a static stretch is definitely not the way to go about it
Rethinking Drinking: Do the Benefits of Alcohol Outweigh the Risks?
New research questions the benefits of even moderate drinking. What’s the right amount for you?