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What Is Leaky Gut?
We answer some of your most common questions about leaky gut syndrome.
Colon-Cancer Testing Comes Home
A new home test called the fecal immunochemical test might help millions of Americans who are behind on colonoscopy screenings.
Can Smell Training Help COVID-19 Survivors Restore Their Sense of Smell?
Many people who’ve recovered from COVID-19 lose their sense of smell or suffer from a condition called parosmia, which is a distorted sense of smell. Smell training would help.
Your Body on Junk Food: Q&A With Michael Moss
The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist talks about how Big Food uses sugar, salt, and fat to hook Americans.
Can Microdosing Help Mental Health?
Some health providers are using psychedelics to help treat depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
8 Dairy-Free Foods — and How to Cook With Them
Here’s how to incorporate nondairy products into your home cooking.
PUMPING IRONY: Foul Air, Faulty Brain
Raging wildfires and other sources of airborne pollution are threatening more than our respiratory and circulatory systems. New research is strengthening the link between air quality and dementia.
Why Addiction Is a Public-Health Issue
Taking a more humane approach to addiction can help all of us.
How Fitness Can Improve Your Brain and Mental Health
Moving your body can help you sharpen your focus, improve your mood, and more.
The Sleep-Memory Connection
Quality sleep may help prevent Alzheimer’s, according to recent research.
Why Is Lung Cancer on the Rise Among Nonsmokers?
Secondhand smoke, radon-gas exposure, and air pollution are to blame, say many experts.
Amino Acids for Anxiety
These three supplements can help settle the nervous system and calm a worried mind.
The Future of Health
Discover some of the most promising developments in whole-person health.
HIIT for Heart Health
Interval training improves the transfer of calcium in the heart’s cell membranes, according to a recent study.
3 Moves to Combat Knee Pain
Plus, ways to address common lifestyle factors that can contribute to knee discomfort.
Can People With Thyroid Conditions Eat Cruciferous Vegetables?
Cooking and fermenting the veggies — and making sure you have adequate iodine — might be the key.
PUMPING IRONY: New Hope, Selectively Dispensed
The controversy surrounding the FDA’s approval of the first new Alzheimer’s drug in nearly two decades will do little to temper demand by desperate patients and their caregivers. It may also exacerbate racial disparities among those vying for the treatment.
How to Get Past Self-Loathing
In her new book, A Radical Awakening, Dr. Shefali talks about the difference between authenticity and goodness — and how to learn to love ourselves.
Seeking a Cure for Arthritis
Could replacing cartilage be the key to ending arthritic joint pain?
5 Signs Your Thyroid is Hindering Your Weight-Loss Efforts
If you feel like you have healthy habits but are still struggling with your body composition goals, evaluating these signs will help you determine if your thyroid hormones might be the barrier.
What Are the Long-Term Effects of Youth Depression?
Sleep disorders, gastrointestinal infections, and a higher risk of premature death are just some of the possible effects, according to a recent study.