Healthy Swaps for Joyful Holiday Baking
With these simple substitution suggestions, this guide can help you up the health quotient of your favorite holiday recipes. Plus, enjoy two already-swapped-for-you cookie recipes.
Coping With Grief During the Holidays
For people dealing with loss or sorrow, the holiday season can be a painful time. Here are strategies to help you cope.
Body-Language Signs to Watch When Having a Conversation
These bodily cues can clue you into how a conversation is going.
Trash Talk: The Recycling Conundrum
Recycling is better than nothing, but we need to do better, say experts. Here are some recycling facts.
A Field Guide to Nutritious Food: A Q&A With Jo Robinson
Eating on the Wild Side author Jo Robinson unearths the nutritional secrets of wild fruits and vegetables — and explains how to get more from today’s produce.
All About Almonds: Nutrition, Tips, and Recipes
This ubiquitous nut offers a happy combination of versatility and nutrition.
How Can I Avoid Injury When Trying a New Group Fitness Class?
Knowing your strengths and your limitations is key, says our fitness editor.
Understanding the Role Your pH Balance Plays in Your Health
Some foods make you acid. Some foods make you alkaline. But why should you care about alkaline versus acidic? Here's what everyone should know about how to balance the body's pH.
PUMPING IRONY: Don’t Move!
Government attempts to curb falls in the hospital have limited mobility so much that elderly patients often head home in worse shape than when they arrived.
7 Essential Oils to Try
Aromatherapy can be a convenient, portable remedy — many of the best-known therapeutic oils are blended with carrier oils in roll-on form.
3 Travel Workouts You Can Do Anywhere
Whether you’re waiting for your flight at the airport, stuck in a hotel room, or on a long road trip, here are three easy ways to keep moving during your travels.
Ginger-Garlic Miso Soup With Turnip Greens
You can use the entire turnip rather than just the greens in this recipe: Thinly slice the raw root and garnish each bowl of soup with a small handful just before serving.
How to Talk to Strangers: A Q&A With Malcolm Gladwell
In his new book, Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know, the New York Times best-selling author explores infamous communication breakdowns.
The Problem With Fake Scents
One in three people report health problems when exposed to synthetic fragrances, according to one study.
From the Edge
Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard shares the wisdom of playing, working, and living simply.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: The Very Basics of Gym Etiquette
When in doubt: Don't leer. Don't comment. Apologize if you catch yourself being weird.
PUMPING IRONY: Not OK, Boomers
While some of my geezer contemporaries are taking offense at Generation Z’s campaign to blame us for the state of the world, I say bring it on.
Jason Sweetnam’s Success Story
On his journey to lose 100 pounds, one man found his calling in a new career as a personal trainer.