PUMPING IRONY: Teacher’s Pet
A new poll suggests domesticated animals are a great source of stress relief for geezers. My relationship with our elderly neurotic cat tells me it’s not nearly that simple.
Creamy Vegetable Soup
Use your favorite veggies in this soup, which is blended with coconut milk and white miso paste.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Just Do It?
Overcoming the inertia of irregular workouts can be challenging. Here's how our fitness editor finds the the motivation to move.
Knife Skills 101
Chop, dice, or mince? Brush up on your prep skills with this guide that explains the differences of six common cuts.
What You Need to Know About Histamine Intolerance
Understand the role of histamines in the body — and which foods to avoid if they’re causing problems.
Flexible Fried Grains With Shrimp
Use quinoa, kamut, or any grain in this dish, and mix up the veggies to suit your taste.
Should You Co-Sleep With Your Baby?
Most people around the world share their beds with an infant. If you choose to do this, James McKenna, PhD, offers some tips to be as safe as possible.
Do GABA Supplements Help With Anxiety?
Many people believe GABA may help with anxiety, but the data is limited.
Bookends: Tips to Start and End Your Day Mindfully
The first and last moments of your day can steady or destabilize everything that comes in between. Are your mornings and nights propping you up, or tipping you over?
5 Steps to Heal a Leaky Gut
Here are the “five Rs” — remove, replace, reinoculate, repair, and rebalance — of leaky-gut treatment.
How to Read Food Labels
Here's a handy glossary of food-labeling terms and what they mean — and don't mean.
How to Make Healthier Choices
Research suggests that many of the decisions we make are both irrational and counterproductive. Find out how small changes in behavior can lead you to more-effective choices, and better results.
Escape From Inertia: Strategies to Overcome Resistance to Start Exercising
Most of us struggle at some point to overcome a stubborn resistance to exercising. Here are some tips for getting — and keeping — your body in motion, even when you don’t feel like it.
PUMPING IRONY: A Plethora of Paradoxes
With a new study suggesting that restorative sleep depends on the same cellular dysfunction that accelerates aging, I’m left to choose between the lesser of two evils — while trying to keep my spouse happy.
How to Do the Hollow-Body Hold
Strengthen your core with this gymnastics and Pilates staple, and discover how to progress the move for an added challenge.
Hamstring Stretches to Release Tension and Improve Flexibility
Three moves to improve your lower-body mobility.
4 Steps to Better Family Meals
There are numerous benefits to eating together as a family. Here are some tips to make it happen.
13 Ways to Calm Your Mind and Boost Digestion
These expert techniques can help you turn off stress and turn on better digestion.
Just Say No to Children’s Screen Time
Why Silicon Valley tech execs limit their own children's screen time.