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How to Actually Enjoy Treadmill Running This Winter
Running is invigorating: feeling the wind moving through your hair, your body connecting with the earth beneath your feet, a chance to take stock of the world that moves around you and the world that moves within you. Unless, of course, the weather sucks. Then it’s time to book it indoors and hit everyone’s “favorite” cardio machine, the treadmill...
Your Home Affects Your Longevity—Here’s How the Longest-Living People Outfit Their Spaces
If we were to draw one key lesson about longevity from the centenarians of the Blue Zones regions—aka places that are home to the longest-living folks on Earth—it’s that it doesn’t come from fad diets, or overwrought workout routines, or really any practice that’s bound to fizzle within months...
Darker Days Got You Down? Boost Your Mood With These 9 Foods
When cold weather starts setting in, the plummeting temperatures and more time indoors can dampen your mood, motivation and energy. Could the right foods help? An encouraging body of evidence says yes. Increasingly, health experts are learning that certain nutrients, flavors and aromas can make a big difference in your emotional outlook...
Why BMI Isn’t an Accurate Measure of Health
How to Start Speed Training Without Getting Injured
Starting a running habit is hard in the beginning, but also really satisfying—especially when you hit a big goals like running your first 5K or setting a new personal record. For every new runner, though, there comes a time when you start asking “what next?”
Can a Low-FODMAP Diet Help Your Digestive Issues?
If you’re one of the 10% to 15% of people who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a GI disorder that can cause constipation or diarrhea, pain, bloating, tweaking your diet to discover foods that trigger those symptoms can be game changing. Research suggests that most people with IBS experience significant improvement with a low-FODMAP diet...
Here’s What Happens to Your Energy Levels When You Cut Out Alcohol
If you've ever tried to power through the workday with a hangover, you've experienced first-hand how alcohol can impact your energy. (Unless you're the rare breed that wakes up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed after a boozy night out; you, friend, are a unicorn)...
I Always Gain Weight During The Holidays. How Can I Break The Cycle?
Research shows that weight gain is common during the holiday season, which stretches from November to January. So you’re not alone finding yourself in the yearly cycle of overindulging and seeing a few extra pounds creep up on the scale come the New Year...
How to Reverse Inflammation, Experts Say
Inflammation is part of our immune system that helps fight off an infection, a virus, bad bacteria or heal an injury. However, inflammation can be harmful and chronic inflammation has been linked to heart disease, cancer, asthma, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. WebMD states, "But in some diseases, like arthritis, your body's defense system — your immune system...
Introverts and The Holidays: a Survival Guide
