How One Man Lost 110 Pounds – and Kept It Off Try his 10 tips for successful weight loss and maintenance. My neighbor Tim, a digital technologist, looks like an outdoorsy guy who’s probably always been slender and active. He’s ...
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How to Avoid Weight Regain, According to Science Follow these six research-backed strategies to keep those pounds off for good. Some people’s brains are better wired to resist temptation than others. (GETTY IMAGES) Regardless of where you are on your ...
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To Eat Well, Ditch the Idea of ‘Cheating’ Instead of cycling between deprivation and eating poorly, take a balanced approach. Always looking to sneak in a snack? It may be time to change your approach to nutrition. (GETTY IMAGES) My ...
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The Real Impact of Child Abuse on Life Span As part of a routine checkup, health providers keep track of factors that can profoundly influence a person’s longevity and quality of life, from monitoring cholesterol and blood glucose levels to inquiring about diet and physical activity. In light of ...
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Georgia O’Keeffe: Artistic and Culinary Pioneer On a recent trip to Santa Fe, I scheduled a visit Georgia O’Keeffe’s home and studio in Abiquiu, New Mexico. O’Keeffe, known as the mother of American modernism, is most renowned for her extraordinary ...
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Are You Fit to Live? Take steps to survive, thrive and realize your best life possible. Ask yourself this question, “Am I fit enough to survive the challenges of living in the 21st century?” Could you: Get up with no ...
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How to Live a Recovery-Centric Life You might not be aware, but in every nanosecond of your life, you’re actually experiencing countless never-ending cycles of mind-body recovery that run the gamut from grieving a broken heart to mending a pulled ...
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Trauma, Food Addiction, and “Painful” Pounds For years I’ve listened to women and men recount an agonizing spectrum of verbal, emotional, and physical abuse and trauma that occurred during their childhood, often continuing through adolescence. Most remember that period in ...
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Let’s All Aim to Be “Wellderly” What thoughts and feelings do the word “elderly” conjure for you? Perhaps you immediately envision a frail man or woman in his or her 80s or 90s living with chronic disease and cognitive impairment ...
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Need to Make a Healthy Change? Start with Self-Care Sprints You needn’t run a marathon to improve your wellness. Day after day, you’re deluged with all manner of media pushing you to do this or that to achieve your holy ...
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15 Self-Care Habits to Help You Achieve Your Wellness Goals With so much complexity in our daily lives, it’s sometimes hard to remember what you need to do to stay on track with your wellness. So often, we get derailed ...
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Augie’s Quest: The Journey from Success to Significance One man’s fight to find a cure for Lou Gehrig’s disease. Originally featured in U.S. News & World Report Helen Keller once noted that, “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To ...
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Winter is beginning to wrap up. Early blossoms are blooming, days are warming, and you are looking to get more active. Whether you’re a regular exerciser who wants to change things up or an absolute exercise newbie, it helps to ...
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In December of 2014, I had the pleasure of filming a segment for BBC’s Good Morning Britain on the science and treatment of overeating, food, and addiction. There, I was immediately drawn to Carla Andrews, one of the British women featured. I sensed from her ...
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Originally featured in   On a recent trip to Costa Rica, I visited Nicoya, one of the world’s most famous “hot spots of longevity,” commonly referred to as Blue Zones. The first Blue Zone was described in a 2004 study in ...
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