3 Side Effects of Drinking Diet Soda
A roundup of the potential health problems from diet soda consumption.
Explore 6 Global Cultures Without Leaving the U.S.
International travel doesn’t always require a passport. Here are six U.S. cities where you can immerse yourself in other cultures - without going through customs.
Expert Answers: Kids and Weight Training, Natural Joint-Pain Remedies, and Saggy Skin After Weight-Loss
Jen Sinkler, our fitness editor, wrangles leading experts to address your most perplexing workout quandaries and conundrums.
How Forests Boost Immunity
Studies show that positive immune benefits can last up to a month after a visit to the woods.
How and Why to Start Using Free Weights
If you’ve been relying on machines for your resistance training, try working with free weights, too. You’ll develop better coordination, use more muscle groups and see better results. Here’s how to get started — and get stronger, fast.
Christy Mahon’s Big Adventure
On May 16, 2010, Colorado native Christy Mahon became the first woman and the seventh person ever to ski all 54 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot mountains, affectionately known as the “Colorado 14ers.” Because she kept her mission under the radar, her victory came as a surprise to many. Not to her husband, Ted Mahon, though, a mountaineer and ski instructor who accompanied her on every climb and descent.
Let Them Eat Steak
Spend some time eating, drinking and walking as the French do, and the “French paradox” may not seem like such a mystery after all.
How to Eat More Garlic: Recipes, Techniques, and More
For centuries it’s been worshiped for its protective powers and its culinary potential. To fully appreciate garlic’s appeal, make it a part of your everyday cooking.
How Stepping Out of the Ordinary Can Transform Your Life
If doing new things makes us feel good, why do we resist doing them? Here are practical ways to get past our fear of the unknown and make each day an adventure.
The Joy of Parkour
As exhilarating as it is acrobatic, this creative fitness discipline is a full-body workout - and a total blast. Here’s how to get in on the action.
Wherever You Go, There You Are
This classic book from mindfulness pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn brings meditation down to earth.
A Meditation on Nothing
There’s something about the promise of variety, novelty and sheer quantity that appeals powerfully to us.
The Path Out of Predictability
Get a little too accustomed to your own comfort zone, and you risk becoming comfortably numb.
Can We Trust Most Medical Studies on Health?
Dr. Frank Lipman reveals why many scientific studies, especially in biomedical research, might be misleading or wrong.
PUMPING IRONY: Blame It on My Brain
I stumbled upon an interesting theory in the NYT recently that suggests the brain has more influence over our athletic performance than we give it credit for. A research team from the Northumbrian University in England had a group of…
Tips for Taming Your Inner Critic
Reprogram your brain to see all that's good in your life and the world around you.
PUMPING IRONY: Tomorrow’s Another Day
The key to maintaining a solid fitness regimen is to not get too disappointed when an entire week goes by and you basically fail to do much of anything that you've committed yourself to doing.