How to Cook With Fresh Herbs
Think beyond the garnish! Fresh herbs can add big flavor — and nutrition — to your favorite dishes.
How to Do the Bent-Over Row
Follow these cues to reap the benefits of this power-building move and discover intermediate and advanced variations, including the Pendlay row, to elevate your strength-building routine.
Being Present: Jon Kabat-Zinn
Renowned mindfulness teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn on the art of overcoming distractions and reconnecting to who you really are.
Meet Your New Organ — the Interstitium
The interstitium might be the reason some complementary-medicine techniques, such as acupuncture and myofascial-release therapy, work, says one researcher.
PUMPING IRONY: You Must Be Mistaken
Recent research suggests that geezers are less likely than young adults to recognize when they err. This is problematic — except when it’s not.
13 Ways to Protect Yourself from Electromagnetic Radiation
Many of our digital devices — including cell phones — emit electromagnetic radiation, which may be harmful to our health. Here are tips on reducing your exposure risks.
10 Things You Should Know About Probiotics
Here’s a simple primer on how to buy, store, and consume probiotics.
PUMPING IRONY: I Can’t Hear You
With my hearing aids on the blink, I’ve been forced to navigate by guile and guesswork — with predictable results.
How to Make Friends as an Adult
It can be intimidating to start a friendship — especially as an adult. Here are seven tips to make it easier.
10 Tips to Tackle Candida
Candida overgrowth can cause a wide range of health problems, but these troublemaking fungi respond well to natural treatments.
PUMPING IRONY: Requiem for a Handyman
Age and (relative) affluence have cut into my DIY opportunities, a development that has bruised my ego but may keep me out of the hospital.
Trying to Unwind? Try These 2 Breathing Exercises
Activate your calming system by learning belly breathing and the 4-7-8 breath.
How to Roll Out Your Feet
Relieve your tired feet in less than five minutes with one affordable, portable tool.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Our fitness editor reflects on her favorite children’s book and what it can teach us about heeding our bodies’ intuition in the gym.
PUMPING IRONY: A Numbers Game: Alzheimer’s Research
Amid news of a potential breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research, experts bemoan the daunting task of finding enough qualified patients to continue the search for a cure.
7 Simple Random Acts of Kindness Ideas to Try
Here are seven ways to connect with others through kindness.