Can it really be true that all you have to do is walk and it will help you live longer and avoid disease? Let’s look at the evidence.

Health is not merely the absence of disease. Lifestyle factors contribute to a symbiotic relationship in which your health is greatly affected by your quality of life. Doctor’s may soon have to accept that…

Have you ever felt like your genes are working against you? Maybe your dad had a heart attack. But even if your family’s health history is stacked against you, your fate is far from sealed.

It’s bound to happen over the holidays. You’re served a cocktail, encouraged to try someone’s new dip, or told to “live a little.” If you’re feeling like a salmon swimming upstream, consider the following…

We’re supposed to feel thankful at Thanksgiving. But what if you just don’t? Joyous reminders of the holiday season ahead may not make you feel good if you believe things are going wrong…

Plank exercises are well known, tried and true. Core strength is essential but not just in a fixed position. Here, Dennis Angelina shares with you a mobile plank exercise that will develop your core and strengthen you in functional ways that the stationary plank cannot.

Body mass index … the BMI … is completely useless. It can’t even tell you if you’re overweight. The BMI is even more useless when it comes to determining potentially serious health risks. Here’s the latest proof …

There’s an Irish proverb that sums up the connection between your health and sleep. It goes something like this, “A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.” I’m not sure how the quote came about, but obviously it was said by a very wise person.

Golf is a game played and enjoyed by millions. And much time and effort is spent on perfecting the swing. There are many methods and practices for improving the golf swing, but if they miss a key point they will miss the mark completely.

You worry about how food tastes, but you should also be concerned with whether it might make you sick. Will salmonella, staph, E. coli, and other unwanted bacteria find their way to your dinner table this year?

Your mind is a powerful tool. And now there is bona fide proof that you can use it to reduce pain. You can bet the big pharmaceutical companies would love to suppress this news!

It’s exciting when your efforts to lose weight finally pay off and you lose your first few pounds. You look great and feel great — so great that you want to keep eating well and exercising for the foreseeable future. But then something terrible happens…