| FITNESS TIPS |
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Massage Your Mood
A friendly touch eases depression and anxiety read more... |
| 10 Minutes Here, 10 Minutes There Didn't find the time to hit the gym today? Take heart. Here's another way to fulfill your promise to work out more this year. read more... |
| 20/20 Summer Salad
Long, sunny days are blissful for the soul but so-so for your sight. read more... |
| 3 Home Remedies for Heartburn Heartburn is no walk in the park. But a walk in the park may be just what the doctor ordered. read more... |
| 3 Reasons to Eat More Squash Besides being a colorful side on your turkey plate, squash also comes loaded with good-for-you nutrients. Here are three good reasons to lap up that leftover squash: read more... |
| 3 Tasty, Healthy Tongue Twisters The antioxidant action of polyphenols, such as those found in red grapes, gets lots of credit for protecting the heart. But can you name any of them? read more... |
| 3 Tips for Better Plane Food Plane food -- it can be bland, sure. But bad for your health, too? read more... |
| 3 Tips to Fight Computer Fatigue Does logging on give you headaches, blurred vision, and dry eyes? Fight back with these tips. read more... |
| 3 Ways to Boost Your Balance How's your balance? Stand with one of your feet 12 inches off the ground and see how long you can maintain the position. Here's what your results mean: read more... |
| 6 Diet Boosters for the New Year Is your New Year's resolution to lose a few (or quite a few) pounds? read more... |
| 8 Steps to Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease Even if you're at risk, there are things you can do to maintain a healthy heart. read more... |
| 8 Ways to Improve Nutrition Follow these 8 rules of eating, and you’ll more easily manage your weight and improve your nutrition – all in one swoop. read more... |
| A "Live Longer" Supernutrient Be it sweater or swimsuit season, a daily dose of the "sunshine vitamin" may significantly shrink your risk of disease and death. read more... |
| A Big Squeeze for Your Brain You see 'em on those late night infomercials -- juicers that promise to save you time and transform your life. All hype? read more... |
| A Brew for Better Blood Sugar. Your daily cup of java may do more than get you going and out the door. It might also reduce your risk for blood sugar disorders. read more... |
| A Case for Peace Quarreling with your partner may put the brakes on your body's ability to heal quickly. read more... |
| A Constipation Cure Cure constipation with this perfect pairing: fiber-rich rye bread and bacteria-boosted yogurt. read more... |
| A Fan of Fiber Carrying around some extra pounds? Pick up a box of whole-grain cereal. read more... |
| A Fatty Snack That's Not a No-No Can a snack that's 70 percent fat be good for you? Yes, if it's cashews. read more... |
| A Good Reason to Add Berries to Your Oatmeal A side of sliced strawberries with your steel-cut oatmeal may make for one heck of a smart breakfast combo. read more... |
| A Good Reason to Look on the Bright Side Anxious, angry, depressed? We all feel bad sometimes. But there's one very vocal objector: your heart. read more... |
| A Gym for Your Memory Want to have the kind of mind that can recall directions with MapQuest-like accuracy? Get moving. read more... |
| A Hard Habit to Kick
Smoking and sunning may have more in common than you think. read more... |
| A Healthy Switch from Layered Bean Dip The perfect picnic side dish for waist-minded people? Skip the calorie-laden layered bean dip and try a highly portable Layered Black Bean Salad instead. read more... |
| A Real Nut Case New research is making a strong case in favor of adding more nuts to your diet. read more... |
| A Test for Your Lungs You can do this easy test in just a minute to find out how healthy your lungs are. read more... |
| A Tomato-y Treat That's Truly Tops Whether it's revving up our veggie burgers or toning down our barbecue sauces, ketchup is one condiment few people could live without. read more... |
| A Treat That's Liver-Friendly Your liver does oh so many things for your body -- from filtering your blood to pumping out bile so you can digest fats. read more... |
| Add Some Crunch Factor Does your bowl of fruit salad, steamy oatmeal, or creamy yogurt need a little more oomph? read more... |
| Addicted to Decaf? Does skipping your usual cup of decaf make you cranky and irritable? You might be hooked. read more... |
| Aging Taste Buds If those pretzels don't seem as salty as they used to, and the sweet-and-sour pork isn't so sweet or sour, your taste buds might be to blame. read more... |
| Ah, a Breath of Lemon-Fresh Air
Does a flight of stairs leave you winded and a little worried about your lungs? Try squeezing a lemon. read more... |
| All About MEN: Work Buddies Can Be Life Savers Are you a man with a never-satisfied boss, cranky clients, and a mile-long to-do list? read more... |
| All About YOU
How young is your brain? Try this self-test! read more... |
| All About YOU: Go Deep Most people breathe the way they dance: They think they know what they're doing, but they really don't have a clue. read more... |
| All About YOU: Is That a Crystal Ball on Your Ear? To predict your future, you're better off checking your earlobes for creases than your palms for life lines. read more... |
| All About YOU: It's Okay to Cry Don't hold back the tears. A good cry now and then may do your body good. read more... |
| All About YOU: Knobby Knuckle Advice Myth or fact? Cracking your knuckles will give you arthritis. read more... |
| All About YOU: On the Move and In the Mood Is something slowing down your sex life? read more... |
| All About YOU: Permission to Daydream Imagine this: You're on a beach, with a cold drink in one hand and the latest best-selling novel in the other. read more... |
| All About YOU: Sound Sleep Advice
Want to sleep like a teenager during summer break? Try these tips from the RealAge doctors. read more... |
| Almonds: Give Me Some Skin If you're a health nut, munch on almonds with the skin they're in. read more... |
| An Equal Opportunity Upper It's free. read more... |
| Another Excuse Bites the Dust Think it's too late to add years to your life? Studies say it isn't so. read more... |
| Apple Cider Vinegar: Secret Beauty Potion? read more... |
| Are Your Feet Telling You Something? Know anyone -- maybe you -- complaining about a painful Achilles tendon? A foot checkup and a cholesterol test may be in order. read more... |
| Attitude Adjustment
About to start yet another exercise routine? read more... |
| Bad Buzz
Have you heard the one about mixing vodka with a caffeine-fueled energy drink -- so you get the kick of a cocktail but stay sober enough to drive? Don't buy it. read more... |
| Be a Badger, Not a Mouse When you are waiting for test results, don't assume that no news is good news. It's no news. read more... |
| Be a Better Memory Maker Think you're a multitasking wiz? That may be why your memory's "slipping." read more... |
| Be a Real Goal Getter Here's a cure for job stress: schedule one more meeting. read more... |
| Be Artery-Smart How artery-smart are you? In other words, how well do you understand the aging effects that high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other health threats have on your arteries? read more... |
| Be Bread-Wise Bread. The staff of life. A dietary staple. That essential sandwich ingredient and predinner munchie. read more... |
| Blood Pressure Aid When your blood pressure (BP) creeps up, help knock it down with this simple change in diet. read more... |
| Blood Pressure Aid When your blood pressure (BP) creeps up, help knock it down with this simple change in diet. read more... |
| Brain Pills Aspirin, vitamin E, the B vitamins, ginkgo biloba, vinpocetine . . . which vitamins and supplements really do give you a mental lift when you need it? read more... |
| Brrr . . . Cold Weather Causes Colds, Right? Myth or fact? You can catch a cold by running around without a hat in frigid temps. read more... |
| Build Your Brain Bank Every walk around the block, every dumbbell curl, every yoga pose -- each is a good investment in your mind. read more... |
| Burn, Baby, Burn Your exercise program is more likely to help you burn off the fat that you eat if you consume mostly unsaturated fats. read more... |
| Buzz Off! Do mosquitoes make you slaphappy? read more... |
| Calm Down Any Time, Any Place Meditate and calm your mind read more... |
| Cardio: It's Got Joint Benefits You do it to burn calories and keep your heart young. But it turns out that cardio is a knee pleaser, too. read more... |
| Cheese: Healthier Than We Think?
If you eye the rolls and butter at a buffet, reach for cheese instead. read more... |
| Chew on this Brush, floss, and serve your Labor Day BBQ on whole-wheat buns. read more... |
| Chew the Green Stuff Boost your body's defenses with at least 6 servings per week of . . . the color green? read more... |
| Chicken Soup for the Cold Mom was right. read more... |
| Chill Out "Healthy" and "potato salad" can go hand in hand. read more... |
| Choose Cloudy Apple Juice, Clearly It's not ideal for beach days, but cloudy does beat clear when it comes to apple juice. read more... |
| Choose Your Medicine: Laughter, Music, Optimism 11 ways to knock out stress and lower your chance of heart disease read more... |
| Coffee or Tea: Which Is Tops? A hot cup of something steamy always sounds good first thing in the morning. But which -- coffee or tea? read more... |
| Cold Wars: Echinacea vs. Chicken Soup Squashing a cold is like curing hiccups: We all have our favorite methods. But do any of them really work? read more... |
| Colds Hate Positive People Dread colds? Then be a Little Miss Sunshine. read more... |
| Cold-Weather Heartbreak If you, or someone you know, have high blood pressure, consider hiring a few neighborhood kids to shovel your driveway. read more... |
| Community Service To store health tips more easily on your mental hard-drive, find reinforcement from your community. read more... |
| Count on Carotenoids Think orange, yellow, red, and green to protect your DNA. read more... |
| Cram in More Cranberries Bursting with flavor, dripping with color, and abounding in cancer-fighters -- the tiny cranberry has it all. read more... |
| D for a Better Colon Report Dread colonoscopy time? Vitamin D may be your hero. read more... |
| Dark Beans Are Best You'll find protein, fiber, and folate in beans, as well as these surprising health helpers: antioxidants. read more... |
| Deck The Halls and Fight Disease 3 super, seasonal foods that make preventing disease easy read more... |
| Displacement Theory for Diets You're less likely to see the numbers on the scale creep higher along with your age if you do this: Eat a bit more fruit with each passing year. read more... |
| Do Energy Drinks Work? These drinks' caffeine, sugar combo will make you crash and burn read more... |
| Does Your Gum Have Vitamin C? Snapping and popping gum remain image busters -- just ask Britney Spears watchers. But here's a good excuse for discreet chewing: less blood at the dentist's office. read more... |
| Doggone It: Take a Walk! Have you been eyeing the pooches at the pound? Here's something that might sway your decision: A four-legged friend may help you do more walking. read more... |
| Don't Blanch About Passing Gas As any newbie comic -- or 6-year-old vying for attention -- will tell you, gas comes in all forms, sounds, and smells. read more... |
| Don't Join This Club
It's one of the fastest-growing groups around, but you don't want to be a member. read more... |
| Don't Skimp on Sunscreen When it comes to sun protection, a little dab of sunscreen won't do ya. read more... |
| Don't Waist Your Breath
Trouble breathing? That spare tire may be to blame. read more... |
| Don't Worry, B Happy Say bye-bye to mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, and brownies. There's a new kind of comfort food in town. read more... |
| Dreaming of Sleep Wish you could sleep like a baby but find that kind of restorative rest elusive? read more... |
| Dress to Impress -- or Not Nervous about making a bad impression at a holiday party? Don't be. Far fewer people than you think will even perceive if you make a social flub. read more... |
| Dried Fruit Advantage Processing concentrates the nutrients--and calories too! read more... |
| Early-Bird Screening Special Do you drink alcohol regularly? Then ask your doctor about early colon cancer screening. read more... |
| Eat Bread, Fight Diabetes Not just any bread. read more... |
| Eat This First If you're famished, eat a little fat before you sit down for a meal. Did we say fat? read more... |
| Eat This for Better Blood Sugar When you want to grab a blood-sugar-balancing snack, which is better: a fresh apple or a slice of rye toast? read more... |
| Eat to Maximize Immunity It takes more than an apple a day to keep viruses at bay read more... |
| Eat Up to Slim Down If you're trying to lose weight, for heaven's sake don't starve. read more... |
| Eating Artichokes: Worth the Trouble Sometimes the strangest looking vegetables offer the biggest health rewards. read more... |
| Eating Complex Good carbs versus bad carbs: Do you know the difference? read more... |
| Emotional Eating Feeling Fat Today? You don t know it, but that s not all you re feeling… read more... |
| Every Move You Make Your odds of developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: about 1 in 50. read more... |
| Everything Green Is Gold for Knees You've heard of a green thumb. But how about green knees? read more... |
| Exercise Decreases Abdominal Fat Cell Size Exercise has been known to positively impact the waist-to-hip ratio when combined with a hypocaloric diet. read more... |
| Exercise Has Profit Potential Taking time away from work to squeeze in some exercise? Good for you -- and your company. read more... |
| Exercise: The Road to Independence Having to rely on someone else to help you, let's say, get out of the car when you're older would be a real drag. read more... |
| Expand Your Mind Maximize your brainpower with meditation. read more... |
| Extra Bedroom Brawn No one wants to admit it, but trouble down below really is quite common. It happens to 15-30 million men. read more... |
| Facts About Your Frame Guess what? Guys can get bone problems like osteoporosis, too. An estimated 12 million men are at risk for the disease. read more... |
| Falling Short Don't take the fall when your diet is lacking in vital nutrients. read more... |
| FDA Recruits Restaurants to
Help Fight Obesity Americans consume one-third of their daily caloric intake outside of the home and consume 300 more calories a day than in 1985. read more... |
| Feed Your Brain, Save Your Memory What's a really memorable pairing? No, not wine and food pairings. Vitamin pairings. And the answer is B12 and B9. read more... |
| Feeling Wimpy? Finding it harder to do what you once did easily? Check your multivitamin. read more... |
| Fight Wrinkles and Cholesterol
Those furrows between your brows? They may mean your cholesterol's rising. read more... |
| First, Pretend You're Gumby . . . Use your mind to help your muscles go from stiff to supple the next time you're doing a full-body stretch. read more... |
| Fishing Around for a Trimmer You No doubt you’ve started thinking about all the salads you’re going to eat when you start trimming down next year. But those salads might work better if you add a little salmon. read more... |
| Fishing for the Right Words Words may not trip as lightly off the tongue as we get older, but we can do something about it: Eat salmon. read more... |
| Flu Shot? Not a Pain It's National Influenza Vaccination Week -- a timely reminder to get your flu shot. But if you get the vaccine, take a look at your pain pills first. read more... |
| Focus on the Big 5
It's no surprise that five key health factors that make you appear older also steal late-life independence. read more... |
| Follow the Mellow Brick Road That hothead honking at you on the freeway? Chances are good he's wet behind the ears. read more... |
| Food Fit for Your Kidneys What heart helper can also keep your kidneys feeling fine? It's fish. read more... |
| Foods That Fortify Memory Fill up on nutrients that can help slow "brain drain" read more... |
| For the Sake of Your Lungs, Chill Out Ever been so mad you could spit? Your lungs may have something to say about that. read more... |
| For Whom the Debt Tolls Holiday sales are calling this weekend, but your health may be better served by creating a gift budget. read more... |
| Free Weights or Weight Machines? Deciding between free weights and weight machines is like trying to decide between salmon and tilapia for dinner: They both have their strong points. read more... |
| Friendly Fats
Avocados, nuts, olives, and seeds -- even if you have high cholesterol, don't give 'em up. read more... |
| Fuel for Peak Performance Whether you are a professional athlete, seasoned exerciser or eager newbie, finding the right training schedule and techniques is crucial for improving performance. read more... |
| Get a Personal Exercise Prescription It's one thing if a magazine tells you to exercise. It's quite another if your doctor does. read more... |
| Get Fresh with Ginger Tonight If you're cooking in the kitchen with ginger, chances are you're lowering your risk of cancer. read more... |
| Get In the Spirit (No, Not the Holiday One) Having a really nice interior won't keep your car out of the shop. But if your interior is in tip-top shape, you may need fewer exterior repairs. read more... |
| Get Juiced If you don't touch the hard stuff but would love some of the highly touted health benefits attributed to red wine, pour yourself a glass of grape juice instead. read more... |
| Getting Pumped
Can't get motivated to work your muscles? Try group therapy. read more... |
| Gimme an Orange! Gimme a Lime! A citrus bowl isn't just an end-of-season showcase of college-football talent. It's also a winning strategy against this deadly disease: cancer. read more... |
| Give a Little, Get a Lot It's timely news for moms, aunts, grandmas, and any woman of a certain age. read more... |
| Give Your Heart the Silent Treatment Loud noises that drive you batty may be bad for your heart, too. read more... |
| Give Your Workout a Break Want to burn more fat and calories when you walk, swim, or run? Then take a break. read more... |
| Give Your Workout a Break Want to burn more fat and calories when you walk, swim, or run? Then take a break. read more... |
| Giving Is Good for You It's official -- giving is better than receiving. read more... |
| Go Easy on Your Pearly Whites Are you an overachiever when it comes to toothbrushing? read more... |
| Good but Different If you're taking aspirin daily to improve your cardiovascular health, your gender may alter the benefit somewhat. read more... |
| Good Moves for Bad Knees
Knees can end up Tin Man creaky or Bionic Woman supple. It's your choice. read more... |
| Good Reason to Go Overboard You know how tempting all those luscious fruits and berries are at your local farmers' market? Go ahead, buy too much. read more... |
| Good Vibrations Is that glass half empty or half full? Your answer may affect your blood pressure. read more... |
| Good-Mood Food Which food can make you happier: an apple or some chocolate? read more... |
| Greek Food Is Smart Food A Mediterranean diet makes your heart happy and provides another benefit: a healthier memory. read more... |
| Green Tea for Great Skin Your ticket to great skin: cleanser, moisturizer, sunscreen, and now -- green tea? read more... |
| Guilt Trip When your guilty conscience tells you to do a couple hundred jumping jacks after downing nachos drowned in high-fat cheese and sour cream, maybe you should listen. read more... |
| Happiness Workout Gain a lifetime of happiness in just 30 minutes per day. read more... |
| Happy as a Crab Shell out. It's good for your heart. read more... |
| Have a Drink of Oxygen Can you drink your way to a better workout with super-oxygenated bottled water? read more... |
| Have a Heart-to-Heart If your friends and family are far away, it might break your heart -- literally. Staying in touch could make all the difference. read more... |
| Healthied-Up Pumpkin Pie Crust That flaky, rich crust makes pumpkin pie one luscious treat. But it sure doesn't do your figure any favors. read more... |
| Healthy Body Image It's never too early to start building one. read more... |
| Healthy For a Lifetime How many times have you gone on a diet for a specific event like a wedding or a reunion? Probably more than once. read more... |
| Healthy Snacks You Have at Home There it goes again — that familiar growling in your stomach. read more... |
| Healthy Summer Treat: Homemade Ginger Ale Next time the summer sun has you wilting like a lettuce leaf, skip the store-bought sodas and cool off with this delicious drink: homemade ginger ale. read more... |
| Healthy Waistline, Healthy Brain
There's already pretty much nothing good to say about obesity. Now factor in Alzheimer's. read more... |
| Heard the Latest in Age-Fighting Nutrition? Asking people to speak up -- or feeling compelled to pretend you heard something you didn't -- is not the way most people want to spend their retirement years. read more... |
| Hidden Sodium: Where Does It Lurk? The No. read more... |
| Hidden Sodium: Where Does It Lurk? The No. read more... |
| High Intensity Exercise Recommended for Children to
Reduce Cardiovascular Risk According to researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, high intensity physical activity (PA) improved cardiovascular fitness and reduced obesity in children to a greater extent than low to moderate intensity PA. read more... |
| Hold the Corn (Syrup) Corn syrup -- it's absolutely everywhere. And it may be making you fat. read more... |
| Honey Bee Good
About to sweeten your tea with honey? What kind? It matters. read more... |
| Honey's Dark Side: It's Good Choose your honey like you choose your chocolate: Go dark. read more... |
| How Do You Like Them Apples? Worried that holiday menus will break your promises to eat healthfully? Get apple happy. read more... |
| How Low-Carb Diets Affect Your Ticker So maybe you love your low-carb diet like Mickey loves Minnie. But is it good for your heart? read more... |
| How Safe Are Your Veggies? Did the '06 outbreaks of E. coli infection caused by tainted spinach and leafy greens make you a little nervous about shopping for produce? Our advice: Let vigilance ease your fears. read more... |
| How to Heat Your Olive Oil No doubt about it. Olive oil is one of the healthiest fats around. read more... |
| Hydrate -- and Reap the Benefits We know how important it is to stay hydrated, but sometimes downing eight 8-ounce glasses of water can be draining. read more... |
| In the Blink of an Eye You've been staring at your computer screen for hours. Now your eyes are as dry as sandpaper. Coincidence? read more... |
| In Touch Too Much? No question about it: Your cell phone is a convenient way to stay connected. But could you be addicted to it? read more... |
| Inside Out Feel-Good Fitness Nurture your spiritual health, and the feel-good glow that results might light up your physical health as well. read more... |
| Is Your Skin Stressed Out? All that tension inside you? It’s on the surface, too. read more... |
| It's All in Your Head Do you wait it out when throbbing headaches sideline you from your social calendar? read more... |
| It's Like Candy for Your Heart What do you get when you replace an afternoon M&M's habit with a handful of walnuts? Good and plenty. read more... |
| Just One May Be One Too Many
Think you're fit to take the wheel after just one cocktail? read more... |
| Just Peachy Blood Pressure Try this naturally sweet treat to help keep your blood pressure (BP) in the safety zone: dried peaches. read more... |
| K is for Kole Slaw
For lunch this week, shred a cool slaw to keep your fingers snapping. read more... |
| Keeping Your Colon Healthy: Step One Does colon cancer run in your family? If so, ask your doctor about a screening colonoscopy. This week. Really -- don't put it off. read more... |
| Late Day Let Down If you're trying to meet an afternoon deadline, make sure you take the time to eat lunch. read more... |
| Late Day Let Down If you're trying to meet an afternoon deadline, make sure you take the time to eat lunch. read more... |
| Laugh for Better Blood Vessels Laugh your way to better blood vessel function by watching a funny flick. read more... |
| Lessons in Sharing After teaching your children to share their toys, their books, sometimes even their food, backpedal just a bit and put some limits on their generosity. read more... |
| Light Makes Right If the shorter daylight hours of Standard Time send your mood into a tailspin, consider stepping into the light. read more... |
| Lighten Up, Stay Alert If your mind drifts during the day, lighten up. read more... |
| Liquid Dieting About half of the excess calories we consume come from liquids. Trying to cut back? These are your five best to worst choices. read more... |
| Listen to Your Body Those aches and pains are telling you something read more... |
| Living La Vida Yoga Stopping those creeping cholesterol numbers would be grand -- especially if you could do it drug-free. read more... |
| Lobster, T-Bones, and Your Knees Love Friday night surf and turf at your local pub? Got a bum knee or foot that often flares up on weekends? There may be a link. read more... |
| Magnesium Measures Up Toss a spinach-avocado-cashew salad tonight to reduce your risk of metabolic syndrome. read more... |
| Make Every Step Count
Is your pedometer lying? You may be walking that extra mile without even knowing it. read more... |
| Make Friends with Your Body Name one thing that would definitely make you like your body better. read more... |
| Make Love, Calm Down
Do your palms sweat, knees shake, and lips quiver at the thought of giving a presentation? read more... |
| Make Mine Cherry Tools for easing sore muscles: heating pad, aspirin, and . . . cherry juice? read more... |
| Make Some Rich and Powerful Friends
Start with your grocery store's produce manager. read more... |
| Managing the Aftermath What do you say when a stressful moment passes? "Phew. Glad that's over." read more... |
| MEN: Fountain of Youth for Your Muscles Your hair may thin and your jawline may seem determined to move south, but there's one thing you never have to give up as you grow older: young muscles. read more... |
| Mind Your Food Ask yourself, "Is my body requesting food or is my mind just craving it?" read more... |
| Mingle, Sleep, and Be Merry Looking for fun ways to stay well? Spend more time with friends -- and in bed. read more... |
| Muscle: Armor Against Stress Wouldn't it be nice to be impervious to stress? A buff bod helps. read more... |
| Myth or Fact? It's Part of Normal Aging How can you tell the difference between normal age-related memory loss and Alzheimer's? Here's a quick test. read more... |
| New School Year, New Friends One thing's for sure: When it comes to kids' self-esteem, friendships matter. It isn't important whether your child has a dozen friends or one treasured best friend. read more... |
| New Year's Resolutions? Use a Full-Court Press You may prefer to accomplish your New Year’s resolutions one by one. But here’s an approach that might work better: Tackle them all at once. read more... |
| Not Your Average Nut For boosting heart health, this nut's got one up on olive oil. read more... |
| October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month If you know someone who has battled breast cancer, help her mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a walking date. read more... |
| Oh My, Omega! Imagine forgetting where the bathroom is. Alzheimer's can do that. Fish may prevent it. read more... |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help Relieve Some Neck and Back Pain A diet high in Omega-3 Fatty Acids (FA) has been linked to a myriad of benefits that include improved body composition, reduced risk of heart disease and cancer, and improved mental function. read more... |
| On Your Mark
Checking your heart rate is a good way to measure your workout intensity, but do it right for more accuracy. read more... |
| Orange A-Peel Could an orange a day keep diabetes away? read more... |
| Out of Sight, Out of Mouth Is it silly to hide the leftover Halloween candy -- from yourself? read more... |
| Parsley for Your Prostate You might think of it as strictly garnish, but research shows that parsley may deserve higher billing on your plate. read more... |
| Pep Up Your Health with Peppers Love sweet red, green, and yellow bell peppers? Know which are most healthful? read more... |
| Pet Treat or Trick? Tasty pet treats can get your dog's tail wagging, but they may play a nasty trick on you. read more... |
| Picture This A little mental training could help relieve allergy symptoms. read more... |
| Pistachios for the Greater Good When it comes to cholesterol, it's good cop (HDL) vs. bad cop (LDL). And only a good cop has the power to charm your arteries into coming clean. read more... |
| Pizza, Chili, and Your Bones The best bone foods are calcium-rich milk, cheese, yogurt -- even ice cream, right? read more... |
| Plum Crazy Go a little plum crazy in the morning for a big antioxidant boost. read more... |
| Power Couple: Calcium and Vitamin D Don't play favorites with this pair. Invite them both to your supplement party. read more... |
| Power Foods that boost your immunity! read more... |
| Prime Time for Exercise Is channel surfing your primary fitness activity each day? read more... |
| Probiotics and Antibiotics Word on the playground -- and even among some doctors -- is that probiotics can prevent diarrhea in kids taking antibiotics. read more... |
| Prostate Health? Mission Possible Evading prostate cancer could be a little easier if you'd put more of these on your plate: cruciferous vegetables. read more... |
| Prostate Health? Mission Possible Evading prostate cancer could be a little easier if you'd put more of these on your plate: cruciferous vegetables. read more... |
| Protect Your Pancreas Protecting your pancreas just got a little easier. read more... |
| Put Your Best Foot Backward Get more from your walking workout by putting it in reverse. read more... |
| Ready to Team Up? Team sports are a classic way to get kids moving and may be more motivating than solitary activities . . . for some. But not all kids are ready and willing. read more... |
| Recipe for Young Lungs: Mango Salsa Picture yourself running up a couple flights of stairs . read more... |
| Remember Not to Forget
Where did you put the remote? A bad memory may not be the problem. read more... |
| Remember Your Ancestry What's your ideal body shape and size? Pull out the family photo album. read more... |
| Remember Your Folate Don’t want to forget? Up your folate intake. read more... |
| Restaurant Blood-Sugar Booster You want fries with that? If you're looking to keep your blood-sugar levels steady, the answer is a great big "No." read more... |
| Rise with Red Pepper Here's a little known secret for curbing your appetite: red pepper. read more... |
| Root for Recovery Could a spicy root help make you more comfortable after surgery? Research says it may be so. read more... |
| Running on Empty The best antidote for an afternoon slump is a cold energy drink, right? Not so fast. read more... |
| Save Your Bones, Eat Stir-Fry
The news is good if you don't do much dairy but get a frequent hankering for Chinese food. read more... |
| Saving Workouts for the Weekend Sometimes, squeezing in a few walks or trips to the gym during the week is like wearing spandex -- you'd rather not. But can weekend exercise binges make up for it? read more... |
| Say "No" to Life in the Fast Lane You may be getting ahead on your to-do list by scheduling every minute of every day, but your health could pay a price. read more... |
| Say "No" to One-Night Hamburger Stands Just one trip through the drive-through won't hurt . . . right? read more... |
| Say Om, Save Your Smarts The pause that preserves read more... |
| Seafood for Better Sex? Is seafood the aphrodisiac it's cracked up to be, or is someone telling fish tales? read more... |
| Second Opinions on a Diagnosis Got a troubling diagnosis? Wondering what to do about it? This may clear it up: read more... |
| See Better, Longer If you want to see clearly for years to come, then eat your veggies, quit smoking, and wear your sunglasses year-round. read more... |
| Seeds of Youth Pomegranates have always been intimidating, haven’t they? They're beautiful but dangerous, squirting their permanent red juice everywhere when you try to wrestle the seeds out. read more... |
| Self-Fulfilling Predictions Get this: If you think the years ahead will be better than the years behind, they will be. read more... |
| Set Playtime Free Our kids live in a technology-rich era. Electronic media is everywhere, entertaining children as well as influencing their choices. But how can we keep YouTube and iPhones from taking over their lives? read more... |
| Shake It Up Now you can sip your favorite shake -- and feel berry good about it. read more... |
| Shake That Cinnamon Shaker Greet holiday guests with a fragrant mug of hot cider spiced with cinnamon and cloves. It will do more than warm them up. read more... |
| Short and Intense: A New Way to Get Fit If you'd rather race for 30 seconds than trudge for an hour, seems you might have your wish and get something out of it, too. read more... |
| Silence Is Golden
Go ahead, turn up the smooth jazz -- but hit the pause button once in a while, too. read more... |
| Size Matters Does plate size really matter when it comes to watching your weight? Or is it a silly trick your stomach probably won't fall for? read more... |
| Skinny Quiz
Who has the slimmest waist? Meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians, or vegans? read more... |
| Skipping Is Risky Business You forgot. You ran out. You don't think it's helping. You've got lots of reasons why you skip a pill now and then. read more... |
| Slow Down to Stay Strong Think your immune system's not tough enough? Try tai chi. read more... |
| Small Attitude Adjustment, Big Life Savings Don't take a wait-and-see attitude toward sudden numbness or dizziness. read more... |
| Smart Food Shopping We're going to take an aisle-by-aisle tour of the grocery store to help you the next time you do your shopping. read more... |
| Snack Smackdown: The 10 Healthiest 100-Calorie Treats read more... |
| Sneaky Sugars Even if you don't have a sweet tooth, chances are you take in more than your fair share of sugar each day. read more... |
| Sneaky Sugars Even if you don't have a sweet tooth, chances are you take in more than your fair share of sugar each day. read more... |
| Something to Relish Three foods your arteries can't get enough of: onions, celery, and parsley. read more... |
| Something to Smile About Chew on this: poor bone health could lead to fewer teeth. read more... |
| Soup for a Souped-Up Heart A cup of tomato soup with your sandwich warms your tummy on a winter's day and may protect your ticker, too. read more... |
| Souped-Up Summer Snacking Just because good things are in your salsa doesn't mean you're getting all the good out of it. read more... |
| Soy Sauce Secrets Trading in your saltshaker for a bottle of soy sauce may help reduce your risk of blood clots. read more... |
| Stay Young with Tai Chi How can something this easy be such potent medicine? Discover the power of this ancient exercise read more... |
| Study shows why exercise boosts brainpower Exercise boosts brainpower by building new brain cells in a brain region linked with memory and memory loss, U.S read more... |
| Sun Kind of Vitamin Is vitamin D powerful enough to go head-to-head with cancer? read more... |
| Super News About Salad Bars Here's a quick, easy, and inexpensive way to send your vitamin levels soaring. read more... |
| Superfoods: The Next Frontier Had it up to here with broccoli? Join the club. read more... |
| Sweet Sound of Pain Relief Wanted: Safe, cheap pain relief that doesn't come from a bottle, syringe, or patch. read more... |
| Sweet Tooth and Belly Ache
The dog days of summer may have you reaching for lots of cold drinks. But could this habit leave you doubled over in pain? read more... |
| Tai Chi Exercises Aid a Host of Ills, Studies Say The slow movement of tai chi exercises is showing promise in helping a variety of health conditions, including diabetes and blood sugar control and immune system support. read more... |
| Take a Vacation from Stress! Cool It Summer is time to stop the stress and just do less read more... |
| Take Sleep Problems to Heart Still feeling tired when you wake up in the morning? And craving naps during the day? read more... |
| Take Your Heart for a Walk
Wondering if your walking routine is robust enough to really help your heart? Wonder no more. read more... |
| Taking the Earache out of Flying Are you and your little ones flying the friendly skies any time soon? read more... |
| Taking Time to Exhale
Is your job getting to you? Cut yourself some slack. read more... |
| Targeting Tummy Fat Get ready for a reunion. You can have that waist again. You can bend over with ease – and lose that roll when you button your jeans. You really can shape up and stop cringing before the mirror. read more... |
| Tea-Leaf Reading You Can Trust Tea leaves at the bottom of your cup really do reveal clues about your future. read more... |
| That Knee Ache May Start at Your Hip Got knee pain? Get hip to the real cause. read more... |
| That Morning Caffeine Fix? Consider It Health Care
Here's another plug for green tea -- and coffee, too. read more... |
| The 30-Minute Rule Are you busy sitting all day? read more... |
| The Best Calcium Source Tablets, chews, fortified juices, dairy products -- where should you get your calcium? read more... |
| The Best Way to Prepare Garlic Garlic lovers rejoice. Here's some good news for your heart and your breath. You can soften the smell without draining the health benefits with this preparation method. read more... |
| The Bright Side Wins It's not cockeyed to be an optimist. read more... |
| The Crazy-Quick Way to Healthier Arteries Here's a gift you have to get for yourself this holiday season -- 8 weeks. read more... |
| The Dirty Dozen FDA and USDA research shows high levels of pesticide and chemical contamination in these common foods read more... |
| The Facts on Fats Saturated, monounsaturated, trans and poly. read more... |
| The Facts on Fats Saturated, monounsaturated, trans and poly. read more... |
| The Fun Way to Control Blood Sugar If you have type 2 diabetes, you live with a lot of rules -- but here's a fun one you may have missed: Relax more. read more... |
| The Good Egg
Here's some welcome news for breakfast lovers: Eggs may help reduce your weight. read more... |
| The Health Benefits of Cute Those TV shows featuring people's home videos of their pets' antics? They may actually be good for more than just a laugh. read more... |
| The Long and Short of It Your inner voice may cheerlead you into thinking longer walks equal more pounds lost, but research shows it may not be so. read more... |
| The Mineral That's Good for Blood Sugar There's a certain mineral that may help reduce your diabetes risk. read more... |
| The Mirror May Be Lying Do you see yourself as fat or frumpy? Blame it on your brain. read more... |
| The Trouble with Growth Charts Growth charts can help track a child's physical development, but they aren't foolproof. read more... |
| The Truth About Chocolate and Your Skin
Here's a formula for sensational skin: cleanser, moisturizer, sunscreen, and . . . chocolate? read more... |
| The Truth About The "FAT-BURNING ZONE" To Reduce Body Fat Do you exercise because you want to lose weight? If so, you probably know that cardio exercise is a key factor in helping you lose weight. read more... |
| The Weak Bones Diet What do you call a diet that asks you to cut calories but doesn't require you to exercise? Call it weak. read more... |
| Time Your Juice About to take an antibiotic? Don't wash it down with calcium-fortified OJ. read more... |
| Tips for Healthy Grilling
If you're throwing a bevy of kabobs on the grill this weekend . . . make them meatless, or mostly. read more... |
| Tipsy Tip Watch out. Cocktails may sneak up on you this holiday season if you use a diet mixer. read more... |
| To Weigh Less, Just Add This Here's the deal, dieters. You'll make great strides in your effort to lose weight if you get a little extra of this past your lips: water. read more... |
| Too Good Don't feel bad about feeling full this Thanksgiving. read more... |
| Top 5 Ways to Spice Up Your Health Spices. Wars have been fought over them. Great explorers have sailed in pursuit of them. And gifting history was made by three wise men bearing them. read more... |
| Top Fiber-Rich Bread Brands If you've taken a walk down the bread aisle lately, you know what a wall of bread looks like. Who has time to read every label for the best fiber deal? read more... |
| Top Smile Savers and Spoilers Somewhere in America, right now, a student's science fair project is demonstrating cola's ability to eat through tooth enamel. read more... |
| Top Smile Savers and Spoilers Somewhere in America, right now, a student's science fair project is demonstrating cola's ability to eat through tooth enamel. read more... |
| Tune Up Your Trunk Is your middle just middle-of-the-road? Take a detour with this torso-toning exercise. read more... |
| Undo Belly Bulge with Vitamin C Haven't seen your waistline in a few years? Eat more oranges. read more... |
| Vacuuming: Nothing to Sneeze Over
You bought the best HEPA-filtered vacuum money could buy -- and you're still sneezing. read more... |
| Vitamin D for Your Nerves Could the right supplement help you minimize your risk of a body-numbing disease that affects twice as many women as men? read more... |
| Wait for Weights Maximize the calorie-burning benefits of your workout by tackling cardiovascular exercise before strength training. read more... |
| Wake Up and Smell the Peppermint Feel like you're in a food coma after a week of Thanksgiving leftovers? Get a whiff of this. read more... |
| Watch Your Walking What's better than climbing 150 stairs or taking 997 steps? Watching the time. read more... |
| What to Eat Before You Exercise For a long, lean, dream-machine body, reach for the right protein bar. read more... |
| What You Say Is What You Get Not thrilled with what you see in the mirror? Have a little chat with your reflection. read more... |
| What's Your Sleep Like? Fill in the blank with the most appropriate comparison. read more... |
| When a Pound Is More Than a Pound Knees ache? Make a promise to lose 1 pound. read more... |
| When Minor Health Worries Cast Big Shadows That tummy ache? Must be stomach cancer. That headache? A brain tumor. Forgetting things? Uh oh, Alzheimer's. read more... |
| Where the Germs Hide E.T., phone home -- and ask for some disinfecting wipes, pronto. read more... |
| Where the Wild Cravings Are That supersize bag of chips and gallon of caramel-swirl ice cream didn't just jump into your grocery cart. So what happened? read more... |
| Why Sweat Is Good for Colons See those beads of sweat dripping onto the control panel of your exercise machine? That's a good sign for your colon. read more... |
| Why You Should Nix Midnight Surfing Surfing the Web before bed may seem like a relaxing, low-key activity. But it could rob you of something very important (hint: it's not your identity). read more... |
| WOMEN: Your Gut/Stress Connection Stress gives some women migraines. Others get continual colds. But irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? read more... |
| Working Off Belly Bulge If you haven't lifted anything heavier than the TV remote in months, listen up. read more... |
| Younger Skin by the Cup Plant compounds found in certain drinks can help keep skin younger read more... |
| Your Body's No Fool
Trying to lose weight? Consider avoiding this combination: high-calorie sodas or fruit drinks and dietetic desserts. read more... |
| Your Breast Cancer Prevention Plan The American Cancer Society has declared that at least half of all cancer-related deaths can be prevented via lifestyle changes and better use of screening tools. Here's what you can do. read more... |
| Your Need for Seeds Sesame seeds aren't just for the birds. They help fight high cholesterol, too. read more... |
| Your Worst Choice Ever? Remember Superman's evil doppelganger Bizarro? Turns out you've got one, too. And he comes out when you're sleep deprived. read more... |