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Treatment Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Met With Concerns
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently updated their guidelines to recommend earlier and more aggressive treatment options — including bariatric surgery and pharmaceuticals — for children identified as obese,. However, some experts are concerned. Here's why.

7 Tips to Build Your Gut Health and Enhance Athletic Performance
A healthy gut can enhance athletic performance. Here are three nutritional strategies to boost gut health.

Longer Lives, But Healthier Ones?
Americans are living longer than in decades past — but are they healthier?

Treating Plantar Fasciitis
One in 10 people suffer from plantar fasciitis at some point in their lives. Learn about new treatments that could help alleviate your symptoms.

Here’s How to Soothe Your Gut on Race Day
Experiencing gut issues such as cramping, bloating, or diarrhea on race day can significantly hinder an athlete's performance. Here are some tips that can help.

How Your Gut Microbiome Can Affect Your Athletic Performance
Research is beginning to shed light on the relationship between the gut microbiome and improved athletic performance. Discover how these two seemingly unrelated factors are connected.


Do Pedestrian- and Bike-Friendly Policies Boost a City’s Overall Health?
Yes, according to a recent analysis from Blue Zones.

Make the World a Better Place: Plant a Tree!
Trees clean the air, battle the climate crisis, and do so much more for the planet. Planting one is a simple way to take action.

5 Surprising Factors to Reduce the Risk of Dementia
Eating well, prioritizing sleep, and exercising help to protect against dementia, but there are other several other factors that play an important role as well. Learn more.

How to Read Your Sweat
Could the new Gx Sweat Patch boost your fitness performance by monitoring your sweat?

How Exercise Strengthens Your Immune System
Continued research supports that exercise does reduce your likelihood of becoming sick. Here are three new findings.

What Is Your Digital Carbon Footprint?
An exploration into the hidden eco-costs of our digital lifestyles — and what we can do about it.

What Is Medical Gaslighting?
Medical gaslighting occurs when a healthcare provider dismisses a patient's symptoms as unimportant, psychosomatic, or as a manifestation of hypochondria.

What is Biocultivated Meat?
Faux meat, alt-meat, clean meat, and in vitro meat are all terms being used to describe this lab-grown product. Proponents believe it could feed the world. Others are doubtful. Learn more.

8 Tips to Overcome Fear of Going to the Gym
Anxiety about being judged can lead to a fear of exercising in public settings. Try these tips to increase your confidence — and then celebrate what you can do.

How to Make Your Ski Vacation More Environmentally Friendly
Downhill skiing and snowboarding are environmentally expensive sports. Can they become more sustainable?

4 Ways to Bring More Joy to Your Workouts
Kelly McGonigal, PhD, shares her tips to find more enjoyment when exercising.

What Happens to Your Brain When You Fall in Love
Stephanie Cacioppo, PhD, shares what happens to your brain when you fall head-over-heels for someone.

5 Adventures to Take With Your Dog
Looking for adventurous inspiration? Your pup’s ready to show the way.

How to Buy and Use Yogurt
Whether enjoyed as a quick snack or used as a building block for other recipes, this fermented milk product is an all-star in the kitchen.