Health

Best-selling author and surgeon Mehmet Oz is a world-renowned health expert, but he believes you can do part of his job better than he can.

To deal with stubborn back pain, look to your local lumbar stabilizers for answers.

A workplace bully can wreak havoc on not just your job but your personal life, too. The good news? You don’t have to suffer in silence.

An unhealthy work-life balance affects not only our health and well-being, but our families and our society as a whole. Here’s what we can do about it.

Subsisting on low-calorie foods and skipping meals is no way to lose weight - and no way to live. Instead, we should rid our diets of toxins and inflammatory irritants. As a byproduct of cleaning up our bodies, we'll shed extra pounds.

Overcoming barriers to self-care can be difficult, especially for women. Here are some tips to make time and space for ourselves.

Van Jones works to bring a clean environment and a healthy way of life to the urban poor.

Too much? Too little? What to drink and when? Staying hydrated doesn’t have to be confusing - especially once you’re armed with these slick tips from sports-nutrition experts.

For years, sophisticated consumers have relied on the latest clinical trials to guide their health choices, but exactly how reliable are these studies? If you're depending solely on scientific evidence for your health solutions, your assumptions about what's right might well be wrong.

Phytochemicals — plant-based micronutrients that contain protective, disease-preventing compounds — might just be the best-kept secret in nutrition.

When an otherwise healthy, fit person who has “done everything right” receives a cancer diagnosis, it can feel unfair on many levels. Still, experts say, don’t ditch your healthy habits now — they may be some of your strongest allies in recovery.

Looking to enhance your vitality - or to rebuild it after a health crisis? Author and cancer survivor Rebecca Katz sees great-tasting whole foods as a natural and delicious place to begin.

“Fight or flight” may be seen as the traditional choice when faced with stress, but your real response may depend on your gender.

Getting enough sleep is essential to health, happiness and productivity. Here’s how to give your slumber the priority it deserves.

The scapulae, or shoulder blades, can cause a whole lot of shoulder pain. Are imbalanced blades bothering you?

Using foam rollers can help relieve myofascial pain and increase flexibility. Best of all? They're really easy to use.

The ideal diet, the spot-on supplement strategy — can a few simple tests help you carve out the one and only nutritional program that's perfect for you?

Wine and cheese aren't the only things that get better with age. Thanks to masters divisions in many sports, older athletes are finding fun new ways to get fit.

Don't assume that aging equals poor health, says John La Puma, MD. With a healthy diet, you can turn back the clock.

Pain in your hips or knee joints may cause you to shy away from exercise, but there are ways to work around (or through) the condition - without sacrificing your fitness.

Medical interventions have their place. But simpler, healthier birthing options abound — and they're becoming more popular. Want to make your pregnancy and labor as safe and empowering as possible? Consider your choices, including the birthing partners, plans, and environments that suit you best.