Partners in Grime
Gritty, military-inspired team adventures push your mental and physical limits. They may also redefine your idea of fun.
Sautéed Brussels Sprouts With Coconut
This dish is great alongside grilled meats or fish. Freshly grated coconut adds rich flavor, but if you don’t have fresh coconut, look for frozen grated coconut at Indian or health-food markets to use instead. If you have only dried coconut, soak it overnight in 1/4 cup coconut water.
Going to Extremes: Patricia Moreno
After decades of desperate attempts to transform her body, Patricia Moreno discovered the key to lasting change lay elsewhere — in her own heart and mind.
An Intro to Indian Food
A guide to enjoying its lush flavors, colors, and textures — without leaving home.
On Faith and Fitness
Glutes and godliness. Biceps and the Bible. On first view, fitness and faith may seem a strange match. But for many people, spiritual motivations bring deeper meaning to their health and fitness pursuits, and prove to be a positive, pivotal factor in supporting them.
Coffitivity: Bring the Coffee Shop to Your Cubicle
Grab your headphones — and possibly spark your creativity — to plug into the latest app that allows you to customize your office-space ambiance.
PUMPING IRONY: Off My Game, or Not?
A minor injury doesn't have to derail my exercise regimen. The key to sustaining a healthy lifestyle is taking care of myself.
New Study: Surgery Not Best Option for Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Canadian researchers find mortality rates not affected by aggressive surgical intervention.
Dietary Shifts May Slow Brain Aging
A new study suggests a variation on the Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s.
PUMPING IRONY: Let Your Knees Be
Life in Geezerville is often a pain in the knees, but new research argues against surgery.
Building Healthy Connections
How strengthening your personal relationships and hooking up with a healthy tribe may improve your health, happiness, and success.
What We Can Learn From the Four Happiest Places on Earth
Taking cues from the world's happiest places and people, you might find a simple shift in your attitude could make all the difference in unlocking your own true bliss.
Balsamic Vinaigrette
On its own, balsamic vinegar can lack the acidic pop to make a good vinaigrette. I usually add a little red-wine vinegar to help balance the dressing. This dressing is incredibly versatile. Try using it as a marinade for chicken.
Coca-Cola Funds Scientists Who Blame Obesity on Lack of Exercise, Not Poor Diet
Such “science-backed” misinformation is part of the food industry’s PR campaigns to mislead the public on nutrition.
5 Ways to Maintain and Spread Healthy Habits
By now we've heard that obesity is contagious. Well, the flip side of that is that healthy habits are contagious, too. Here's how to build and share those habits with everyone around you.
As Food Industry Ditches BPA, Questions Emerge About Alternatives
Several food giants are gradually shifting away from BPA, but the alternatives may not be much better.
How Diversifying Your Diet Improves Your Health
A new study suggests that increasing the variety of the foods we eat could be key to avoiding type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases.
PUMPING IRONY: Linking Hearing Loss and Dementia
A new study suggests that my hearing problems could cause my brain to give up some of its cognitive functions.