Hello/Unsplash Fitness goals usually fall into one of two categories: exercise more and eat better. This may involve eating a high-protein diet, adding more greens to dinners, and getting into a running routine. However, there’s no need to wait for January, because you can make positive changes any time of the year! Now, there are … Read more
Your gluteus maximus (aka your butt) is the largest muscle in your body. Needless to say, it’s usually pretty strong, she says Michael Ditto, Head of Training Development for Pure Barre. If you want to sculpt a perky butt that fills out your jeans in all the right places, you’ll need to focus on three … Read more
When we think of medicine, we think of a prescription, a pill, but medicine comes in so many forms, said Pii Lawson, a Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner. Lawson, who comes from a long line of ancestral weavers and khuna lapaau (Native Hawaiian healers) who revered the power of plants, shares his practice with guests at … Read more
As much importance casual weightlifters typically attach to the bench press, you might be surprised that the prototype movement wasn’t invented until 1898, and the weight bench wasn’t invented until the mid-1940s. And yet: We’ve all seen enough pictures and images of old-time strongmen or bodybuilders to know that pretty much everyone had chiseled chests. … Read more
New search a JAMA Psychiatry suggests that probiotics, commonly advocated for their digestive benefits, could be an invaluable tool for reducing symptoms associated with major depressive disorder (MDD). This study, led by Viktoriya L. Nikolova of Kings College London, focused on participants whose depressive symptoms remained unaffected despite antidepressant treatment, a situation termed an incomplete … Read more
Open this photo in the gallery: A worker picks raspberries at Masse, a berry farm in Saint Paul d’Abbotsford near Granby, Quebec, Canada, Aug. 11, 2022.CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/Reuters There are many reasons to love summer. Warm weather, longer days, swimming and barbecues are on my list. So too is the summer abundance of fruits and vegetables, … Read more
The founders of Peoples Pharmacy look to scientific data to make informed decisions about their health and well-being. Since the mid-1970s, Terry and Joe Graedon, medical anthropologists and pharmacologists, respectively, have championed holistic approaches to wellness, sharing their passion for natural health and evidence-based research on the popular website, podcast and national radio show of … Read more
The health benefits of physical activity are undeniable. However, a recent study based on data published over the past 30 years challenges the famous adage Mens sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body) and questions the importance of exercise for both brain health and cognition. Just days after the study was … Read more
Experts explain how stress can affect our emotions, memory, sleep and relationships. Experts explain how stress can affect our emotions, memory, sleep and relationships. You may have heard of the fight-or-flight response, an evolutionary mechanism that allows us to enter a state of survival in the presence of physical or psychological threats. And while the … Read more
Donald Trump; Nikki Haley; Photo illustration by Mike Pence of Salon/Getty Images Historically, mental health talks in public forums have been suppressed. Not anymore. For an issue that society has long encouraged people to open up while simultaneously subduing it, mental health is now being skewed by conservative politicians into a polarizing touchpoint. To see … Read more