Health

Maintain Your Mobility
Strengthening the muscles around joints protects joint function and provides structural support for the body’s motion.

Allure Of The Elusive Mountain Man
It’s hard to deny the biological appeal of men who work outside, whose hands are rough and scarred, whose faces are chapped by the sun.

Active and Expecting
I held my husband’s hand, and felt my baby kick, as my muscles relaxed after a long day leaving footprints on a sandy trail, so happy to be both active and pregnant.

Know Your Body And How To Keep It In Balance
The biggest challenge for athletes with diabetes is the sudden changes in blood sugar that occur during activity.

Strengthen Your Autoimmunity Armor
At 4 a.m. Mee McCormick collapsed on the floor beside her bed. Roused by the cries of her 18-month-old daughter, Lola, Mee moved toward the crib, but a series of spasms pulsed through her stomach, lower back, and abdomen and the whirlwind of pain debilitated her.

13-Year-Old Twins Share a Staple Smoothie Recipe
Thirteen-year-old identical twins, Lilly and Audrey, have been cooking since they were three and want to families how to make healthy meals. Lilly and Audrey Andrews started watching the Food Network at three because most of the cartoons on TV scared them. After they saw eggplants featured on the show, the twins went grocery shopping […]

What resolutions are you struggling with?
If you are well and empowered, you are better equipped to handle the small stuff.

Finally, An Ad With Women In Swimsuits That Will Make You Smile
I’m inspired to go sweat and tire myself out even more now, except I’m extra motivated to do it with style after seeing how these sassy ladies groove.

Kitchen Hack: DIY Almond Milk
Okay, maybe you read the abrasively titled story in Mother Jones (“Lay Off the Almond Milk, You Ignorant Hipsters”) and maybe you didn’t. The premise was that (a) almond milk is ridiculously expensive, and (b) eating almonds is better for you than drinking almond milk. This isn’t exactly groundbreaking investigative journalism—we know it’s expensive, and […]

Five People Are Still Alive Who Were Born in the 1800s. And They’re All Women.
Well, women must be doing something right. The web lit up this week with stories about the last living people who were born in the 1800s—all women. And three of the five live in the United States. It’s remarkable to think about what these women have witnessed in their lives. They were born before the […]