Wellness

A Gut Makeover for the New Year

January 3, 2017

If you’re making resolutions for a healthier new year, consider a gut makeover. Refashioning the community of bacteria and other microbes living in your intestinal tract, [...]

How Being Overweight May Affect Memory

November 1, 2016

Want to stay sharp well into old age? Keep an eye on your waistline, suggests a recent study from the University of Arizona. Having a higher body mass index (BMI) can [...]

Fasting with Food

October 25, 2016

Earlier this year, I recommended intermittent fasting as a way of calming down our needy personalities. Jeremi, one of my readers and a PR executive from New York, was kind [...]

What Do Americans Fear?

October 19, 2016

Chapman University recently completed its third annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears (2016). The survey asked respondents about 65 fears across a broad range of [...]

Calcium Supplements Might Hurt Your Heart

October 19, 2016

A new study adds to evidence that calcium supplements — but not calcium from food — might be bad for your heart. At the same time, a second study shows Americans still [...]

Stress & Obesity Are Biologically Linked

October 11, 2016

Metabolic and anxiety-related disorders both pose a significant healthcare burden, and are in the spotlight of contemporary research and therapeutic efforts. Although [...]
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