Be Still: Why Static Holds Are Best for Lowering Blood Pressure
A large scale study challenges current guidelines on the types of exercise that best lowers blood pressure.
The Advantages of Working Out In a Group Setting
Working out in a group has many advantages, from increased motivation, enjoyment, and more health and mental benefits.
Do You Really Need 10,000 Steps a Day? A Recent Study Tests the Benefits of Steps
Why 10,000 steps? Do we need to take these many steps to see overall positive health outcomes?
Delay and Reverse Gray Hair: The Promise of Hair Supplements
Can supplements prevent and reverse graying? Your guide before adding this routine to your wellness regimen.
Exercise Prevents Cancer: What We Need to Know
Certain cancers can be prevented with regular exercise. The study breaks down the findings.
Body Positive Content: Does It Make Us Feel Better About Ourselves?
How body positive content affects the way we feel about ourselves and how the Olympics provides a diverse definition of beauty.
Thank you, Sweat: A Book Review of The Joy of Sweat
Understand sweat and gain an appreciation for it. A book review of "The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration" by Sarah Everts.
A New Study Challenges What We Know About Metabolism and Aging
A new and comprehensive study published in Science challenges common ideas about how metabolism slows down during middle age.
How Beliefs Can Affect Hunger
A study from Yale shows how our thoughts and beliefs can influence hunger by measuring gherlin levels.
Silicone Gel Sheets: Do They Really Work on Scars?
What are silicone gel sheets, how effective are they in treating scars, and how current research will change the way we view skin healing.
Norway Passed a Law to Improve Body Image and Self-Esteem
Norway will soon require influencers to disclose if they manipulated photos in order to improve self-esteem and improve body image.
How Effective Are Herbal and Dietary Supplements When It Comes to Weight Loss? A New Study Has This to Say
Valued at $41 US billion, the global industry for herbal and dietary supplements continues to grow. But are these products effective?
What is Chronic Inflammation?
Chronic inflammation leads to serious diseases. Here's a guide that explains how a natural protective bodily function, can make us sick.
Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution Book Review
Key points and takeaways from Beth Gardiner's Choked. A must read for anyone who believes that air quality is important.
Do Diets Work? The Pros and Cons of Diets and How to Build a Healthy Relationship with Food without Dieting
A new study on dieting reveals the pros and cons of 14 types of diet, including Atkins, DASH, and the Mediterranean diet.
Processed Meat and Dementia Risk
A recent study shows a link between dementia and processed meat. What is processed meat and do the findings apply to all types of meat?
Lifespan: Why We Age — And Why We Don’t Have To
A short summary of David Sinclair's groundbreaking book on aging, cellular reprogramming, and living a longer and healthier life.
Brown Fat Helps You Lose Weight
PET scans allow us to differentiate between white, beige, and brown fat. Brown fat shows promise in understanding heart and metabolic health.
Emotional Eating and the Current Pandemic: Genetics and Environment
A recent study on how stress and the pandemic affect emotional eating shows who and why people practice emotional eating.
The Scandinavian Skincare Bible: A Book Review
The Scandinavian Skincare Bible: An in depth review of the best selling book by Johanna Gillbro, PhD, a skin scientist from Sweden.