You’ve probably spent plenty of time thinking about what’s on your plate. But have you considered the order you eat it in? A surprising hormone connection suggests your first bites could make a difference to your blood sugar.

You don’t have to be retired for a stroke to threaten your independence. Stroke rates nearly doubled among adults under 55. Researchers haven’t pinned down why, but the clues give us good reason to take the threat seriously.

Losing weight, like so many things, gets harder with age, while packing the pounds on seems to get only easier. Lucky for us, one of our favorite nuts may be the answer. New research says it’s powerful enough to be designated a superfood…

When memory starts slipping, stroke probably isn’t your first concern. But certain thinking and memory clues in our 60s were linked to substantially higher stroke risk — giving us good reason to question what we dismiss as senior moments.

When I read, I sit with one foot tucked under me. If I sit this way for too long, I end up with that “pins and needles” feeling in my foot. But if pins and needles, or a burning sensation in your feet, is something you experience frequently without knowing why, that’s a whole other story…

For thousands of years, medicinal mushrooms have been used for tumor therapy in traditional Chinese medicine. But one stands out because it also has anti-diabetic qualities. And if you know cancer’s favorite fuel source, it’s a no-brainer how it works…