The craze for fasting and cleansing has produced some fantastic claims, and some decidedly mixed results. Here’s how to separate the hype from the reality — and safely enjoy the benefits of a cleaner, happier body.
We assume they are safe. But in fact, many popular household cleaners are dangerously toxic. Learn about the eight scariest substances hiding under your kitchen sink, and how to replace them with safer, more natural options that really work.
This is your comprehensive guide to the ketogenic diet: Discover the health benefits without the hype, the risks without the hysteria, and the mistakes people often make.
Life Time experts share their predictions for what will be top of mind in the coming year.
If you’re still exhausted after getting plenty of sleep, it’s possible your adrenal glands need some support.
The food industry has turned out some scary stuff in recent decades, but that doesn’t mean you have to stand quaking in your kitchen. Here’s how to take the fear out of your food choices — and put common sense back in.
How much do you really know about the magic of your body’s inner workings?
Here’s how to build your resilience by attending to your whole self.
Salads! Yogurt! Grilled chicken! It sounds so alluring. But wherever there’s a massive marketing plan, there’s also often a catch. So is it safe to go back to the drive-thru?
Don’t take two aspirin and call this doctor in the morning. He’d rather see you nourish, protect and heal your body for real.
Eco-friendly home furnishings and building materials can help make your home a healthy one.
Think science news is just for nerds in white lab coats? Think again. Health-related scientific research has come a long way in the past decade or so. And it’s telling us astonishing things about our own bodies and minds. Collected here: Eight important insights that are changing the way we think about living well.
European countries require warning labels on foods containing certain dyes. Why isn’t the Food and Drug Administration doing the same?
Look closely into the complex implications of making the world your supermarket, and you’ll likely gain a new appreciation for the advantages of eating closer to home.
Fresh air. Open sky. The beauty of the horizon. Most of us wish we could spend more time outside enjoying nature’s gifts. Now, a growing body of research is giving us even more compelling reasons to heed those desires. Discover why time spent in nature is time wisely invested in personal well-being.
A Q&A with integrative psychiatrist Henry Emmons, MD, on how to handle the stress of coronavirus.
Discover which foods and supplements are essential for helping your body build a strong immune system.
Say goodbye to internal grime and grunge. Your body is begging you to take out the trash! Here’s how to detox.
Here’s a handy glossary of food-labeling terms and what they mean — and don’t mean.
Dairy-industry growth hormones boost milk production, but raise questions – like, what if they wind up in the milk we drink? Here’s what you should know about the research into possible risks, including early-onset puberty and antibiotic resistance.
Science has now confirmed that our thoughts and emotions have very real physiological consequences. What does this mean for medicine in the 21st century? Among other things, that many potions of choice might be produced by our minds and delivered without prescription drugs.
