New Research Links the Brain and Immune System
The findings have implications for how diseases with an immune component are researched and treated.
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Nutrition for Addiction Recovery
What you eat can play a key role in overcoming both drug and alcohol addiction.
Anti-Anxiety Eating
These four nutritional strategies can help support a calmer state of mind.
PUMPING IRONY: For the Aging Brain, Positivity Is Powerful
New study suggests that staying upbeat can ward off Alzheimer’s.
8 Key Supplements to Boost Your Mental Health — Naturally
Herbs, supplements, and other natural remedies promote well-being — yet separating help from hype can be challenging. Follow this expert guidance.
Ageless Vitality
With age comes wisdom. And if you make wise choices, it can also come with robust health and fitness, great energy, and a generous dose of satisfaction. Discover the variables that play the biggest role in determining your vitality for a lifetime — and why it pays to start focusing on them now .
Why Do I Have an Emotional Release During Exercise?
Have you ever had a profound emotional experience during your workout and not understood why? Here’s a scientific look at what’s behind exercise-induced emotional release and what it may be telling you.
4 Ways That Nutrition Can Negatively Affect Our Mood
Building a solid nutritional foundation for mental health starts with recognizing how food may be contributing to low mood. These are some of the factors.
Which Supplements and Herbs Can Help Me Combat Brain Fog?
For persistent brain fog, these three herbs may help.
PUMPING IRONY: Awake With Half a Brain
Anyone with half a brain knows they need to get enough sleep.
The 4 Traits of Well-Being
Well-being is not simply the result of good genes or good luck, says pioneering researcher Richard Davidson, PhD. It’s a skill we can cultivate.
What Are Excitotoxins?
They’re supposed to enhance flavor and excite your tastebuds, but could these common food additives also be overexciting your cells — and doing damage to your nervous system?
PUMPING IRONY: Drink to Your (Brain) Health?
Recent research suggesting that poor hydration may be impairing cognitive function in older women has me wondering why thirst-averse geezers like me are somehow spared.
The One-Minute Brain Break
Just one minute of movement can refresh your mind and body and turn your day around.
Dietary Shifts May Slow Brain Aging
A new study suggests a variation on the Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s.
Whole-Body Psychiatry: Nutrition for Mental Health
Mental health is not all in our heads. Nutrition is an oft-ignored — yet incredibly effective — way to manage mental illness, including schizophrenia.
Walking in Nature Can Change Your Brain
New research suggests that getting out into nature can help city dwellers — and others — improve their moods.
The Benefits of Moving Your Body
The benefits of physical activity can be felt in every part of the body, making you stronger, smarter, healthier, happier, and even more gorgeous.
5 Ways You’re Smarter Than Your Smartphone
These handheld wonders can make life easier — but is easier always better? Learn why it’s worth the time and effort to take back a few basic tasks.
4 Ways to Fight Alzheimer’s Now
Research shows that lifestyle choices are the key to prevention. Here are four ways to protect yourself.
COMING CLEAN: In the Rearview Mirror
Our managing editor reflects on the 20 lessons she’s learned 20 years after a car accident.