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A Clearer View of Heart Disease
The coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan can offer a better picture of who should actually take statins. Here’s why.
Why It’s Worth it to Test for At-Home Food Reactions
A registered dietitian explains what food sensitivities are, what the symptoms and causes are, and what’s involved in testing for them — and the advantages of doing so.
How Rebecca Walcott Discovered Wellness Through D.TOX
When her energy flagged, one woman learned how to fuel her body more efficiently by participating in a detox program.
What Treating a Migraine With Botox Means for Upper-Body Strength
Can Botox treatments for migraine headaches cause weakness in trapezius muscles? We ask the experts.
ONE HEALTHY HABIT: Cut Your Sugar Consumption
This month’s challenge offers strategies to curb sugar cravings.
Why Is Colon Cancer on the Rise Among Younger Adults?
Cases of colorectal cancer are declining among those over 50, but the disease is becoming more prevalent among younger Americans. Prominent functional-medicine physician Gregory Plotnikoff discusses the trend — and offers preventive measures we can all take.
How to Share a Difficult Diagnosis
The decision to disclose an illness to others is often a complicated one. This guidance can help you share the news your way.
PUMPING IRONY: Dementia, Redefined
The Alzheimer’s Association and its Big Pharma allies are working behind the scenes to promote a plan that could vastly increase dementia diagnoses — and, not coincidentally, the demand for drugs that provide little relief.
Lindsay Karp on Living With Multiple Sclerosis
A woman with MS shares how she’s learning to love life — and her body — after her diagnosis.
What Is Hypotension?
Hypotension, or low blood pressure, may pose a risk to your health. Here are some signs your blood pressure is dangerously low.
PUMPING IRONY: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Recent research suggests that the “good” cholesterol that helps seniors prevent heart attacks and strokes may also raise their risk of developing dementia.
Aspartame and Cancer Risk
Controversy continues to surround this artificial sweetener, which is sold under brand names like Equal and NutraSweet, and its possible link to liver cancer. Learn more.
PUMPING IRONY: The Hazards of Healing
A much-delayed visit with a dermatologist offers some painful lessons about the danger of ignoring “benign” skin cancers — as well as the damage that may result from treating them.
PUMPING IRONY: An Antidote for Alzheimer’s?
Can lifestyle changes free us from the ravages of dementia? Recent research offers a modicum of hope, but few assurances.
Stronger Together
How one Life Time member’s relationships with her coach and community helped her regain strength after a cancer diagnosis.
Why Active Metabolic Assessment?
The Active Metabolic Assessment, often referred to as an AMA, is a test that assesses your current fitness status and provides data that can inform your fitness program and make your workouts more efficient. Anika Christ, CPT, RD, explains what the AMA is, the data you get from it, why that information is important, and how to use it to tailor your exercise regimen.
The Downsides of the Sweet Stuff: All About Sugar and Sugar Alternatives
Sugar is everywhere, and — as with so many things — too much of it is detrimental to our health and well-being. While this is common knowledge for many, most of us are still consuming well more than is recommended, and the topic has gotten even more confusing in recent years with the proliferation of artificial and natural sweeteners. Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT, explains the body-wide health effects of sugar, the pros and cons of the various types of sweet sources, and how we can be more mindful about sugar’s place in our diets.
The Surprising Connection Between Your Calves and Heart Health
Referred to as your “second heart,” your calves play a vital role in your cardiovascular health. Here’s how.
Leaning on a Breast Friend: How Two Women Supported Each Other Through Their Breast Cancer Journeys
Breast cancer affects one in eight women in the United States every year, and 2.3 million women worldwide. Every breast cancer story is different, and in this episode, we’re highlighting two — and sharing how these two women connected along their journeys to become “breast friends” and irreplaceable sources of support for one another.
PUMPING IRONY: Beware of the Chair?
A new study suggests that seniors who spend too much time sitting around may be more prone to develop dementia — even if they exercise regularly.
Why Collagen?
Collagen is something of a buzzword in the nutrition world of late, yet this nutrient has always been important to our overall health. As our eating patterns have steered toward processed and convenience foods over the past 60 years, our dietary needs for collagen have increased — hence the growing interest in collagen supplementation. Anika Christ, RD, explains what collagen is, its role in our body, and its advantages for health. She also offers guidance around supplementation and supporting your body’s natural production of this nutrient.