Whether he’s teaching outdoor survival skills or hosting the History Channel’s Digging for the Truth, Josh Bernstein seizes every opportunity to put himself in direct contact with nature’s wisdom and wilderness.

Fresh air. Open sky. The beauty of the horizon. Most of us wish we could spend more time outside enjoying nature’s gifts. Now, a growing body of research is giving us even more compelling reasons to heed those desires. Discover why time spent in nature is time wisely invested in personal well-being.

Has your life become a bit too routine and predictable? Maybe you’re due for a dose of the extraordinary.

Exercise anywhere is a good thing. Exercise everywhere is better. From the reliability and flexibility of in-club workouts to the variety and expanse of outdoor adventures — give your body the best of both worlds and you’ll cover all kinds of new fitness ground.

In our obsessive quest to improve its superficial traits, we often forget that our skin is our body’s largest organ — and an incredibly hard worker. Discover how your skin reflects and affects the state of your health, and what you can do to keep your skin looking and feeling its best.

One summer, when I was about 8 years old, a lovely young woman named Jennifer came to spend a month or so on the farm where I grew up. Jennifer, who must have been the friend of a family friend, was a mysterious creature.

Late spring is my favorite time of year. There’s something inspiring about seeing so many living things crank into the high gears of their growth cycles.

Want your little ones to grow up knowing how to cook? Serve up a healthy dose of food literacy, starting now.

Chemo treatments and broken bones haven’t stopped Phil Zerante from chasing his dream of playing college football. Meet a teen who is living proof that passion can sometimes be the best medicine.

Here are some simple but powerful ways to breathe new life into your routine – and jump-start your fitness growth.

If you want to take off — and keep off — unwanted pounds, a healthy metabolism is your body’s best fat-burning friend. Find out which habits can make or break your body’s ability to produce energy from would-be pudge.

There was a time, not so very long ago, when I was less healthy than I am today. And I hope, looking back five years from now, that I can say the same thing.