Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM ● By Kathleen Barnes
The downside of sugar (it’s much more than obesity), the dangers of commercial substitutes and some tasty, healthy alternatives.
Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM
A large consumer product company has decided to phase out a longtime manufacturing process due to related environmental concerns.
Two new studies find that with just 12 weeks of yoga classes, chronic back pain can improve 61 percent and sick days can be cut by 75 percent.
Just 90 minutes of jogging a week makes a person 44 percent less likely to die from any cause and adds years to a life, report Danish researchers after a 30-year study.
Short-distance bird migration stems from seasonal food scarcity and, University of Arizona ecologists have learned, is not an evolutionary step to long-distance migration.
Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM ● By Lisa Marshall
Emerging “fusion workouts” combine physical exercises and spiritual approaches in a way that both tones the body and raises our spirit.
Aug 30, 2013 12:12PM ● By Sarah Todd
New research shows that yoga provides an emotional release that literally rewires the brain and soothes symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Jul 31, 2013 01:16PM
Waiting three to five minutes to cut and clamp the umbilical cord makes babies far less likely to be anemic or iron deficient up through preschool years, say European childbirth experts.
Sure, two-year-olds cry a lot, but research shows they like to jump right in to help a struggling adult pick up crayons and, if held back from helping, showed sympathy.
Jul 31, 2013 01:15PM
In a recent study, anxious teens that blogged online about their stress points and received positive comments showed more improvement than those that preferred private “Dear Diary” entries.
