What if I told you that simply eating differently two nights a week could be the catalyst you need to lose the weight you’ve wanted to, while simultaneously fixing your cholesterol numbers? Nothing complicated, just switching your typical entrée for a package of nutrients that really don’t exist anywhere else…

If you have a harder time sleeping the older you get, you can thank changes to your “sleep architecture” for that, which means you spend more time in the lighter sleep phases than the deeper ones, take longer to fall asleep and wake up a lot during the night. Let’s fix that…

Stiffness can make getting up from a chair seem difficult. Even basic yoga can be difficult, though it’s one of the best ways to stretch your body and keep it functioning well. Until you feel like you’re able, try these simple exercises that almost anyone should be able to do…

Mainstream doctors aren’t equipped to deal with depression. Many will send you home with a prescription for SSRIs, but we know this medication is only about as effective as a placebo pill. Worse, your heart, kidneys, lungs and liver need the serotonin these drugs are blocking…

Your liver performs over 400 jobs. It regulates glucose and iron for energy. It produces hormones that make proteins. It regulates blood clotting. Oh, and it single-handedly gets rid of the poisons in your body. Your liver is a super-organ, but it can’t do it alone. Like most heroes, it needs some backup…

Do you keep a squeaky clean home? If you do, and especially if you use a particularly popular household cleaner, listen up… you could be doing some serious damage to your lungs.

The practice of meditation is thousands of years old and there are many ways to do it. In the U.S. the methods of mindfulness meditation and transcendental meditation are most popular. But, if you’re new to meditation, you might find this method particularly helpful, especially if you need focus…

Plump, stout, large, chubby, portly, flabby, paunchy, heavyset… If you’d like to lose these adjectives and a few pounds, listen up: While it can seem like you couldn’t even blast the extra weight off with dynamite, there is a simple way to drop those extra pounds without resorting to dangerous options…

Who doesn’t want to live healthier longer? All of us, of course. That’s why you’ll see lots of products on the market now, promising to turn back time by prolonging the life of your cells based on what we’ve learned from research. But I’ll let you in on a secret: you can power up your mitochondria all on your own…

If you’re like me, you don’t feel an immediate change when taking oral supplements. That doesn’t mean they won’t help you in the long run… But what if you could get an injection of health-boosting nutrients and really feel better right away? Would you want to try it?

You know how bad you feel when a stressful event hits — it not only affects your emotions but can also keep you tossing and turning all night. Now, researchers have discovered an unusual reason that stress steals our sleep, and an equally unusual way to cope…

You hear a lot about “a strong core” these days. But it’s not just a buzz phrase… your core muscles are those central to your body. Glutes are considered minor core muscles — but they have a major job. Just ask your lower back, hips and legs…