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What Your Mouth Is Trying to Tell You
Oral health is intricately connected to the rest of the body. Here’s why it matters — and how to read those niggling mouth symptoms.
40 Spices and Plant-Based Foods With Anti-Cancer Potential
These spices and other foods may have preventive or even anti-cancer potential, according to Bharat B. Aggarwal, PhD.
9 Functional-Medicine Strategies to Help Treat Long-Haul COVID
Many people who have had COVID-19 still experience chronic issues. We talked to several functional-medicine doctors, and here’s what they recommend.
PUMPING IRONY: A Detour on the Road to Dementia?
The latest thinking on Alzheimer’s disease suggests we may slow its development with diet and lifestyle shifts, but a recent harrowing experience has me wondering whether my brain is already too far gone — or if I just need to pay better attention to what I’m doing.
What Is Targeted Mobility?
This new form of stretching can help close the gap between your passive and active range of motion.
PUMPING IRONY: Destined for Diabetes?
A prediabetes diagnosis can trigger all sorts of nightmarish scenarios, but mounting evidence suggests that seniors are a lot less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than we’ve been led to believe.
Are You Destined for Diabetes?
Doctors are researching diagnostic markers that might predict the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes.
The Connection Between Alcohol and Insomnia
Here’s how that nightcap contributes to sleepless nights.
The Warning Signs of Depression — and When to Seek Help
Depression is more common than you might think. Here are some symptoms of depression, as well as new treatments.
Life Time in the News: “Woman Credits Her Fitness Transformation for Her Ability to Battle COVID”
For the past two years, Life Time member Nancy Mora has been working toward improved nutrition and fitness habits. She says it’s those efforts that helped her fully recover from COVID-19.
How to Treat Long-Haul COVID
COVID-19 is leaving many with a disturbing array of chronic symptoms. These functional-medicine strategies can help.
New Study: Better Fitness Can Reduce COVID-19 Severity
Aerobic fitness plays a key role in coronavirus defense and lower risk of hospitalization, according to recent research.
Is the Pandemic Fueling Drug Addiction?
Substance use is surging during the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked to a therapist and addiction counselor about how we can take care of ourselves and those we love.
The Sober-Curious Movement
Whether you’re trying to give up alcohol entirely or trying out a damp January, reexamining your relationship to alcohol can have big benefits for your health.
PUMPING IRONY: A Real No-Brainer
Recent research suggests that geezers like me need to get out and socialize more in order to prevent dementia, but common sense — and a surging pandemic — tells me an addled brain is the least of my worries.
6 Hip Stretches to Improve Mobility and Strength
Keep your hips strong, mobile, and fit for a lifetime with these stretching and strength drills.
Is Exercise as Good as Medicine When It Comes to Treating Blood Pressure?
That’s the upshot of a recent study.
PUMPING IRONY: A Cancer Chronicle
In the pursuit of some genuine empathy in the wake of my brother’s cancer diagnosis, I find surprising wisdom in one young woman’s battle with the disease.
8 Ways to Boost Glutathione
This superhero antioxidant battles toxicity, chronic disease, and premature aging. Find out what makes it so powerful — and how you can boost your levels.
Healthy Breakfast, Healthy Heart?
Can a healthy breakfast reduce your risk of heart disease?
Living With Hope
When her husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, one woman made a commitment to make every day they had together meaningful and precious.