There’s a reason that most so-called primitive cultures have avoided the depression epidemic afflicting industrialized nations. In a provocative book, a clinical psychologist suggests that adopting more hunter-gatherer habits can help us escape the blues.

Two prominent researchers share a step-by-step plan that can help you break through old patterns, and finally make the shifts that matter.

At 21, Alex Puccio is already one of the world’s best competitive climbers. Her specialty: Bouldering. Which means hanging on, no matter what.

Gregory Plotnikoff, MD, weighs in on the Institute of Medicine’s vitamin D recommendations.

We wrangle leading fitness experts to address resistant carbs, when to add in core work after giving birth, and how changing your workout wardrobe can help lead to weight loss success.

We all have counterproductive reflexes and unconscious beliefs that stand in our way. It makes sense that we develop the courage and wisdom to face them well.

The best fitness classes don’t just offer physical challenge. They serve up support, community and loads of motivation. But how can you tell a great class from a merely good one. Here are the four factors that matter most . . . 

Americans spend billions every year trying to tame their allergy symptoms — mostly with prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs. Know your alternatives.

Got a goal that’s not going quite as well as you’d like? Try this two-part formula for adjusting your strategy—and your attitude.

An inconvenient truth: Our relationship with processed convenience foods is on a troubling trajectory.

Healthier than tofu, tempeh is a great source of plant-based protein. Try these tasty soybean cakes as a meat alternative or as a nutritious addition to dishes of all kinds.