If you’re a smoker, you already know how hard it is to try to kick the habit. But if you also drink alcohol quite regularly, the odds are stacked even higher against you. That’s because when these two habits are combined they appear to have effects on the human brain that prove hard to resist.

In many cases, significant hair loss, especially in women, can signal underlying imbalances related to hormones, nutrition, cardiovascular health, immunity and inflammation.

My favorite exercises are the ones where one posture or movement works many different body parts at the same time. This saves time and produces the most results from the least effort.

As a fitness coach, I’ve learned a lot of terms for the upper arms: few of them endearing. It’s a body part we all seem to have trouble with. But this set of toning exercises will you have sleeveless-ready in no time…

More than 41 million Americans take prescription antidepressants. About half aren’t helped by these drugs, and many others muddle through with nagging side effects. That means millions of Americans are still searching for a better solution, like this one…

I have never been a fan of homeopathic medicine even though I am a personal advocate for other forms of natural medicine and holistic and traditional health practices. But some swear by it.

You know what’s cool? Spending less time exercising but burning more calories. This is the way to do it! But is lack of motivation holding you back? Grab your headphones — they could make all the difference…

Your body has some pretty sophisticated ways to help you adapt to where you live, how you live and what you have available to eat. But what happens when changes happen too fast? Our bodies can’t adapt to the pace of changes to our food and environment.

If you’re over 40, you’re fighting an uphill battle to preserve your muscle mass. That’s because you’re slowly losing muscle to sarcopenia, muscle loss caused by the aging process.

There’s not much that can be done to prevent type 1 diabetes. However, type 2 diabetes is a different story. Before you become one more person relying on shots and medications, you can take steps to stop the madness…

When you’re under oxidative stress, the system breaks down. T cells run short of an enzyme that keeps their membrane intact. The result: a chronic infection that your immune system can never quite get rid of, the development of an autoimmune disease, or even nastier things, like cancer. That’s why this vitamin is so important…

Core stability, hip and leg strength are essential to an active lifestyle, good posture and protecting the knees. Tema Esberg of Potentia Personal Training shows you this simple “shoulder bridge with hip dips” exercise to tone and strengthen these areas in this easy-to-follow video.