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The Debate About Flu Shots
Many health professionals recommend seasonal flu vaccines as a preventive measure. But do they actually work, and are they safe? Here’s what you need to know about influenza vaccines to decide for yourself.
PUMPING IRONY: Relax, It’s Only Cancer
I’ve always been leery of interventionist medicine, so I was happy to see a new study suggesting that ignoring a prostate cancer diagnosis is just as effective as treating it.
The Health Benefits of Volunteering
How volunteer work can improve your physical and emotional well-being.
Probiotics Can Put You in a Better Mood
How the healthy flora can reduce anxiety and depression.
Frank Lipman, MD, on Foods to Eliminate for Better Health
“King of Smoothies” Peter Sarsgaard and Dr. Frank Lipman discuss weight loss.
Dirt, Germs, and Other Friendly Filth
For decades, we’ve been a culture obsessed with avoiding germs, but is dirt actually good for our immune system?
A Complaint-Free World
Brian Johnson’s insights from Will Bowen’s book on how to stop complaining and start enjoying life.
Healthy-Brain Food
The foods you eat can have a major effect on your brain’s health.
The Metabolic Resistance-Training Workout
Metabolic resistance training will build muscle, boost your metabolism and burn off unwanted fat.
Heartburn Alert: The Dangers of Proton-Pump Inhibitors
Eye-opening statistics about remedies for digestive issues.
How to Move On From a Big Breakup
When a romantic relationship ends, you can feel depressed, resentful, and uncertain about your ability to get over it. Susan J. Elliott on how to heal your heart and move on.
Fitness Fixes: How Do I Strengthen a Weak Lower Back?
Use loaded-carry exercises to build QL strength and break the “chain of pain.”
How Olive Oil Can Affect Genes
How olive oil can reduce the inflammatory response associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes and more.
Dad’s Weight Can Affect Children’s Risk of Diabetes
How a father’s healthy lifestyle and weight can benefit the health of his children.
Doorways and Forgetfulness: Understanding the “Event Boundary”
Why you can’t remember what you came into the room for.
The Power of Positive Intentions
4 steps to create positive intentions.
What You Need to Know About Your Lymph System
Optimizing your body’s lymphatic system may save your life. Here’s why.
PUMPING IRONY: Who Stole My Testosterone?
One happy consequence of aging is the decline in testosterone levels, though a new study suggests that age has nothing to do with it.
Relax. Retreat. Lose Weight.
Courtney Lewis Opdahl’s journey to Kripalu for an enlightened weight-loss retreat where slimming down is about self-care, not self-denial.
Mind-Body Nutrition
Nutritional psychologist Marc David explains why our mental and emotional responses to food matter far more than we realize.