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PUMPING IRONY: Relax, It’s Only Cancer
I’ve always been leery of interventionist medicine, so I was happy to see a new study suggesting that ignoring a prostate cancer diagnosis is just as effective as treating it.
What’s in Your Rice Milk?
Rice milk contains much more than simply water and rice. Learn more.
The Health Benefits of Volunteering
How volunteer work can improve your physical and emotional well-being.
Music Makes a Difference When Working Out
Your workout mix can have performance-enhancing powers.
PUMPING IRONY: The Elixer of Youth
A new study suggests resveratrol could help geezers stay upright more often, but don’t head for the wine bar just yet.
How Probiotics Can Put You in a Better Mood
How the healthy flora can reduce anxiety and depression.
Frank Lipman, MD, on Foods to Eliminate for Better Health
“King of Smoothies” Peter Sarsgaard and Dr. Frank Lipman discuss weight loss.
PUMPING IRONY: A Birthday Practice
I can’t think of a better way to enter my seventh decade than by being completely present right now.
Forgiving Ourselves Just As We Are
Maggie Lyon on celebrating who you are.
The Marketing Secrets Behind Naming Less-Than-Healthy Foods
How the name of a food product can make it seem healthier.
PUMPING IRONY: No Pain, No Gain?
A tennis injury reveals the wisdom behind listening to your body and the surprising advantages we all have over professional athletes.
Expert Answers: Multivitamin Boosts, Agility Ladders, and Sleep and Weight Training
We ask the experts about multivitamins boosting workout results, if agility ladders live up to their name, and if lifting heavy weights can make you sleepy.
Dirt, Germs, and Other Friendly Filth
For decades, we’ve been a culture obsessed with avoiding germs, but is dirt actually good for our immune system?