This Week’s News

Pumping Iron: Lighter Weights Just as Effective as Heavier Weights

July 19, 2016

New research from McMaster University is challenging traditional workout wisdom, suggesting that lifting lighter weights many times is as efficient as lifting heavy weights [...]

Fasting Slows the Ageing Process. Here’s the Science

July 19, 2016

A drug that slowed ageing and protected the body from diseases such as cancer would no doubt cause considerable excitement around the world. While there is no such miracle [...]

The Health Benefits of Pokémon Go

July 19, 2016

Do you want to be the very best, like no one ever was? Real-life positive health consequences of playing Pokémon Go — a new GPS-based augmented reality game — [...]

25 Ridiculously Low-Calorie Foods

July 19, 2016

Behold the ultimate low-calorie food, the celery stick. Many would relegate this simple stalk to rabbits and dieters, but that would be a mistake. In addition to being one of [...]

5 Ways to Keep Cool When It’s Horribly Hot

July 19, 2016

1. Chill strategically. There are pulse points you probably know about—on your inner wrists and near the carotid arteries in your neck—where the blood vessels are closer [...]

Pomegranate Finally Reveals its Powerful Anti-Aging Secret

July 15, 2016

Are pomegranates really the superfood we’ve been led to believe will counteract the aging process? Up to now, scientific proof has been fairly weak. And some [...]

Probiotics Contribute to Weight Loss, Researchers Say

July 15, 2016

A new meta-analysis may force us to reconsider the benefits of probiotics on our overall health. A team of researchers from Taizhou, China has conducted a study and found [...]

Intermittent Fasting: Fad or Science-Based Diet?

July 15, 2016

The diet regime of intermittent fasting recently caught my attention when listening to an episode of This American Life. And then a close friend told me he’s planning to [...]

Can Running Make You Smarter?

July 15, 2016

To strengthen your mind, you may first want to exert your leg muscles, according to a sophisticated new experiment involving people, mice and monkeys. The study’s results [...]

Eating These Foods Could Make You Way Happier

July 15, 2016

It’s common knowledge that fruits and vegetables are important to our physical health (current USDA guidelines recommend 2 1/2 cups of veggies per day, plus 2 cups of [...]

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The Skinny on Eating Healthy, Staying Fit and Living the Good Life!

The Skinny on Eating Healthy, Staying Fit and Living the Good Life!

This Week’s News

Pumping Iron: Lighter Weights Just as Effective as Heavier Weights

Fasting Slows the Ageing Process. Here’s the Science

The Health Benefits of Pokémon Go

25 Ridiculously Low-Calorie Foods

5 Ways to Keep Cool When It’s Horribly Hot

Pomegranate Finally Reveals its Powerful Anti-Aging Secret

Probiotics Contribute to Weight Loss, Researchers Say

Intermittent Fasting: Fad or Science-Based Diet?

Can Running Make You Smarter?

Eating These Foods Could Make You Way Happier