Just about anything worth achieving requires a plan. So, why then, do our best laid plans — like a weight loss or fitness goal — often blow up, leaving us disappointed and wondering what happened? Sometimes we have to look deeper, and an open mind helps…

Honey is really healthy… It’s antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and contains antioxidants. But there’s one particular kind of honey that stands out from the pack when it comes to health benefits…

Though you likely think of metabolism in terms of weight loss, it’s actually much more than that. It’s your body’s ability to effectively carry out a range of complex chemical reactions that allow you to sustain your best health.

The reason diets fail is because they are based on restriction. Almost no one I know has enough willpower to maintain anything based on restriction over time. But what if you could simply burn fat more efficiently and really, really keep it off…

Your doctor could be the best person to guide you into better health… if our healthcare system didn’t get in the way. Doctors are trained to diagnose and then prescribe medications. This fails to influence real change for patients. So what can you do?

We typically begin to notice the earliest signs of aging in our skin — a few fine lines here and there — as we approach our mid 30s. Fortunately there are quite a few ways to help your body naturally produce more collagen and improve the look and health of your skin.

Your mind is a powerful tool. When you are able to master it, not only can you experience deeper levels of awareness, but also healing of the body. Get started by integrating your mind and body with exercises that also strengthen and improve balance.

Low-fat diets are less effective at helping you lose weight and are linked to diseases, like Parkinson’s. But you shouldn’t overdo fat either. Here’s how to find the ideal amount of fat that improves your chances of making it to your 100th birthday in great shape…

While your doctor might tell you this is all a normal part of aging, scientists are now revealing the four lifestyle factors that determine not only the number of years a person can live — but also the number of able-bodied years they can have, free of disability.

You’ve heard that too much sitting is bad for you. But anyone who’s worked in retail can tell you that standing for eight (or more) hours a day is exhausting and painful. But it also strains your body in specific ways that, when combined, create a deadly trifecta for heart-disease…

At its foundation, traditional Chinese medicine offers the promise of balanced wellness. TCM examinations employ visual, olfactory, and physical touch steeped in thousands of years of theories, to identify the specific imbalances in your body that are allowing the poor health symptoms to exist.

Chronic diseases are ones that hang around for the long haul. Maybe you’re battling one right now and you feel you’ve made all the right lifestyle adjustments and are taking all the right nutrients — but you just can’t get on top of it. Well, this one goes after the most hard-to-treat conditions out there…