For thousands of years, Traditional Chinese Medicine has praised one herb for supporting circulation and brain health. Now research is stacking up that this ancient herb could be the difference between losing or keeping cognitive abilities after a stroke.

From fibermaxxing to sleepmaxxing, everyone is looking for a way to get more out of healthy habits. Now whole grains may be having a “maxxing” moment of their own, with heart benefits validated by 87 clinical trials.

Could warming up while sitting still give your heart some of the same signals as exercise? A new study of an at-home device recorded a striking response, but a simpler option has considerably more research behind it.

ADHD isn’t something everyone simply outgrows. Now a massive review suggests an overlooked part of the body may be affected far more often than patients and doctors realize. This time, the “gut feeling” is backed by data.

What if the next advance in joint replacement came partly from the spice rack? Adding two familiar natural compounds to metal implants produced striking effects on bone growth, bacteria and even bone cancer cells in laboratory testing.

Researchers restored a fundamental process inside severely damaged brains, and what happened next challenged assumptions about how permanent Alzheimer’s damage may be. The finding points toward an overlooked piece of the puzzle.

You may buy “clean” shampoo, fragrance-free lotion or non-toxic cleaners to limit what comes into your body and your home. But lab testing of everyday products found far more chemicals than their labels revealed. Here’s what that means for making smarter choices.

A Chinese medicinal herb has been shown to not only block bone loss, but encourage bone growth. That’s great news for anyone with osteoporosis. Even better, the active compound responsible for that phenomenal bone support is also found in coffee beans…

None of us want to add one more medication to a list that may already be long. So when a natural remedy, especially one with history, has the clout to improve cholesterol, that’s just too good to keep quiet about.

Think you’re eating everything your heart needs? Surprisingly most people fall short on a very important group of heart-protective plant compounds, even when meeting standard recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake.

The American Heart Association has a running list on how to achieve optimal heart health. As a nation, we’ve got a lousy score. But an unexpected finding of adhering to this list doesn’t just mean a higher score… it can help you turn your age back as much as 6 years.

Fewer than one in five middle-aged adults gets enough exercise. But what about all the other types of movement you get in a day? You’ll be shocked at what researchers found when they measured those benefits.