• Foods That Improve Mental Health
  
  Eating well helps you function optimally, sleep well, and reduce stress. But it can also impact your mental health and improve brain power. According to Good Morning America, the foods you eat can raise serotonin levels...
• Science Reveals Top Marathon Runners' Secrets
  
  What makes a marathoner great? New research pinpoints the physical attributes of top marathon runners, and could help others improve their marathon performance. Elite male distance runners were asked to run on treadmills at a range of speeds and also on an outdoor track at a...
• Drinking Coffee Can Help You Lose Weight
  
  Coffee can help you lose weight but make sure you drink dark roast. Dark roast coffee may offer superior health benefits than other types of java, say experts. While there is nothing like the taste of the flavorful brew in the morning...
• Getting Fit in Middle Age Can Keep Brain Healthy
  
  Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in middle age and beyond might help keep your brain healthy, a new study suggests. "Our study suggests that getting at least an hour and 15 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity...
• Cold Weather Exercise Burns More Fat
  
  If you want to burn fat this winter, take your exercise outdoors, researchers say. A Canadian study suggests that vigorous exercise in cold weather may burn more fat than working out indoors. Regular physical activity speeds metabolism and helps regulate fat in the blood...
• Study: Genes Don't Doom Kids to Obesity
  
  While childhood obesity is a significant challenge, German researchers have uncovered some hopeful news while investigating the impact of genes. Though some "obesity genes" do play a minor role in the success...
• The Remarkable Health Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
  
  Forty-five million Americans go on a diet each year, many of them after the overconsumption of the holidays, and as few as 5% manage to keep off the weight. About 70% of Americans are overweight or obese, according to The Washington Post. Obesity causes major health problems...
• Obesity Increases Women's Chances for Early Hip Fracture
  
  Obese women are more likely to suffer a hip fracture before age 70 than those who aren't obese, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data gathered from more than 12,700 women in Finland...
• Best Food Sources for Vitamin D
  
  A recent study published in JAMA found that vitamin D reduced the incidence of advanced, metastatic cancer, as well as the morality rate in people within a normal weight range. This essential vitamin, which is really a hormone, also improves metabolism, reduces bone loss...
• 6 Foods to Avoid Before Bedtime
  
  Statistics show that an epidemic of sleeplessness is on the rise. According to The Good Body, a web site dedicated to research and awareness of pain management and sleep optimization, one in four...
• Eating Earlier in Day Doesn't Boost Weight Loss
  
  If you're overweight, eating most of your calories early in the day won't boost the benefit of a healthy diet, new research suggests. In a 12-week study, 41 people ate the same healthy diet, but one group ate 80% of their calories before 1 p.m. and the other group ate 50% of...
• Study: 1 in 5 Americans Follow 'Special Diet'
  
  No doubt you've heard friends lament they couldn't eat bread because they were on the Keto diet, or maybe it was Paleo, or a low-carb plan, or perhaps they were forgoing gluten. It's hard to keep track. That's because lots of Americans...
• Tips for a Healthier Holiday Season
  
  Give your heart the gift of healthy eating this Thanksgiving, the American Heart Association suggests. "It's easy to get off track from making healthy choices during the holidays, and the pandemic may add to the stress," Dr. Anne Thorndike, chair of the AHA's Nutrition...
• Lose Weight, Boost Health With Yogurt
  
  One of the healthiest foods you can eat for breakfast, or at any time you need a boost, is yogurt.
• 8 Brain Foods to Fight Depression, Insomnia, and Boost Libido
  
  Experts often advise "you are what you eat" for a particularly good and simple reason. Your gut and brain are uniquely tied by a nerve that carries on a "gut-brain romance," according to Dr. Uma Naidoo, a nutritional psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston....
• Study Finds Weight-Loss Surgery Added 3 Years to Life
  
  Obesity is tied to premature death, but researchers have found that weight-loss surgery can add a few years to your life. In a study involving more than 4,000 obese people, those who had obesity, or bariatric, surgery lived three years longer on average than those who...
• Revamp Your Walking Program
  
  Walking is a simple and affordable way to stay fit during the pandemic - but it can be boring! While many gyms have reopened, infectious disease experts say they are still high-risk venues for transmission of the virus. According to the HuffPost, Dr. Kelly Cawcutt, the...
• Omega-7 Helps Heart Health and Weight Loss
  
  Dr. Mehmet Oz of "The Dr. Oz Show" and Dr. Michael Roizen of the Cleveland Clinic say that eating foods rich in omega-7 fatty acids or taking omega-7 supplements can decrease inflammation throughout the body.
• Clinical Trial Reveals How to Deal With Sciatica
  
  For people with back pain caused by sciatica, it might be a good idea to start physical therapy sooner rather than later, a new clinical trial suggests.
• Study: Exposing Baby to Gluten May Prevent Celiac Disease
  
  Childhood risk for developing the allergic/autoimmune disorder known as celiac disease might be eliminated if infants were exposed to gluten as early as 4 months of age, new British research suggests.
• Little Benefit to Fasting Diets, Says Clinical Trial
  
  More and more people are turning to "intermittent fasting" to lose weight, but the jury is still out on whether the tactic works.
• Diet Changes You Need to Make After 70
  
  As we approach 70 and beyond, there are many changes in our bodies that require special nutritional needs.
• Zinc Helps Fight Colds But Not the Coronavirus
  
  While zinc might be effective in fighting the common cold, there is no evidence it can help with the coronavirus.
• Belly Fat Linked to Higher Risk of Death Than Any Other Fat
  
  Gaining weight around your mid-section may be the makings of much more than a wardrobe crisis: it may also signal the start of a serious health crisis. So warns a team of Canadian and Iranian researchers who conducted an extensive review of 72 studies involving more than 2.5...
• Study: Americans Cutting Back on Sugary Drinks
  
  Drinking lots of sugary beverages can wreak havoc on your health, but new research finds more Americans are turning away from those high-calorie drinks. And that includes many people who used to drink large quantities of sweetened beverages - the equivalent of 3.5 cans of...

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