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Expert Answers: How Does Alcohol Affect My Workout?
Wondering if you should hit the gym after a drink or two? Here’s what the research says.
10 Surprising Signs You Have an Allergy or Sensitivity
Forget runny noses and itchy eyes — allergies can manifest in many unexpected ways.
Turning Back the Clock
In her compelling new book, Younger, functional-medicine doc Sara Gottfried, MD, outlines a seven-week program to reverse aging.
Beyond the Core: How to Strengthen Your Shoulders
Increase shoulder mobility through extension, stretching and stabilizing with these two moves.
Reimagining Retirement
These expert tips can help you design a meaningful and fulfilling postretirement plan.
Beyond Cholesterol: 8 Tests That Measure Your Cardiovascular-Disease Risk
Functional-medicine doctors are using new metrics to measure heart health and disease risk.
Lyme Disease Expected to Spike This Year
Experts say 2017 will be a high-risk year for Lyme disease. Here’s what to do about it.
By Leaps and Bounds: Nick Williams’s Success Story
How one man returned to a favorite childhood pastime to overcome a traumatic injury and years of obesity.
The Testosterone Trap
New research suggests androgen replacement therapy may increase your risk of heart attack.
4 Ways to Fight Alzheimer’s Now
Research shows that lifestyle choices are the key to prevention. Here are four ways to protect yourself.
Fearless Aging
Stereotypes about getting older can make a natural process stressful. Here’s how to stop those negative messages from clouding the years ahead.
Acupuncture May Reduce Migraines
A new JAMA Internal Medicine study finds that treatment with acupuncture may reduce the frequency of these debilitating headaches.
How to Use Lavender Oil
This popular essential oil can help boost your health and happiness.
Lessons on Aging From a Record-Setting 105-Year-Old French Bicyclist
Robert Marchand, who recently set a new record for centenarians, appears to be getting fitter as he ages.
Beyond the Core: How to Protect Your Knees
Strengthen your knees with these two moves.
Endurance Athletes and Heart Arrhythmias: Exercise Overdose?
A new book, The Haywire Heart, examines the symptoms, prevention, and treatment of a condition dubbed “athlete’s heart.”
PUMPING IRONY: Is Cancer Screening Just a Scam?
A new study reveals that colonoscopies, mammograms, and other tests do little to prolong life expectancy. But don’t expect to hear that from your doctor.
What Triggers Migraines?
The cause of migraines has long been a mystery — but recently, researchers took one step closer a solution.
Journey to Healing: Q&A With Sarah Kay Hoffman
The author and blogger shares how she healed her gut, reclaimed her health, grew her family, and discovered a new place of joy.
Untangling Alzheimer’s
Breakthroughs in understanding dementia are leading to new healthcare approaches. Nutrition, lifestyle, and sleep may be the keys to prevention.
Smarter Eats: 5 Recipes From Tana Amen BSN, RN and Daniel G. Amen, MD
Total health is about more than your body — it’s about your brain, too. These nourishing recipes can help improve your focus, memory, and mood.