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Melissa Hartwig Urban’s Whole30 Friendsgiving Menu
In her cookbook, The Whole30 Friends & Family, Melissa Hartwig Urban includes recipes for every occasion, including Thanksgiving with friends.
Witches Brew Pudding
Try this healthy Halloween-themed treat for breakfast or as an anytime snack.
5 Conversation Killers
Phone-gazing and neverending monologues are just two things that can sink a conversation.
PUMPING IRONY: Don’t Give It Another Thought
Conventional wisdom suggests that my lazy brain offers few benefits, but Harvard researchers believe it may be the key to a long life.
How to Support Your Vaginal Microbiome
Here are eight ways to balance your vagina’s pH level — and keep infection at bay.
PUMPING IRONY: Money Keeps You Young?
Recent research suggests that frequent bouts of poverty prior to middle age may contribute to premature aging. If that’s the case, I should be sitting on death’s doorstep by now.
14 Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Airborne Toxins
Here are some simple changes to reduce pollution exposure — and improve your lung health.
PUMPING IRONY: Bugged!
The alarming rise of drug-resistant superbugs in nursing homes is just another reason to do everything I can to maintain my good health and live out my days in my own home.
PUMPING IRONY: A Microbiome Miracle?
Recent research suggests that all frail seniors need to do to boost their strength — and maybe even reduce their waistlines — is to have the right combination of bacteria in their guts. I’d rather lift weights.
5 Lifestyle Changes to Lower Blood Pressure
Hypertension can be managed with nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle factors.
PUMPING IRONY: Growing Old, Gaining Weight
A new study explains why we tend to gain weight as we age, even if our caloric intake and exercise regimens remain unchanged.
What’s the Difference Between Fermented and Nonfermented Soy Foods?
Fermented soy foods like tempeh, miso, and tamari may be easier to digest than tofu.
How to Simplify Meal Planning
Paleo cookbook author Melissa Joulwan shares her tips for easy meal planning and preparation.
PUMPING IRONY: Hungry and Hopeless
A quiet epidemic of malnutrition has spread among the nation’s elderly, and Congress has only a few weeks to figure out how to respond.
PUMPING IRONY: A Healthy Pessimism?
Do optimists live longer than pessimists? Maybe, but I’m not the only one arguing that a middle way may yield healthier benefits.
8 Tips for Making a Better Burger
Pick high-quality protein, rightsize your patty, and more tips to create a perfect burger.
21 Books to Read Over a Long Weekend
Looking for a good read this Labor Day weekend? Our staff weighs in on books they’ve read — or want to read — this season.
PUMPING IRONY: No Home for the Unhealthy
An old friend faces a future with Parkinson’s and an eventual move to an assisted-living facility that, barring an industry shift, will probably offer no medical care.
PUMPING IRONY: Shock Treatment
Recent research suggests that a simple regimen of electrical stimulation may extend lifespan. I just wish it didn’t involve my ears.
4 Smoothie Bowls
Each of these nourishing bowls has more than 16 grams of protein per serving.
The Food Poisoning–IBS Connection
Food poisoning can trigger irritable bowel syndrome. Here’s how — and what you can do about it.