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By Evelyn Blackwell Sadhguru, the yoga master turned social media celebrity with over 8.6 million Instagram followers, says his philosophy is to always feel “blissed out” — adding that adopting this mindset might change your feelings about needing a luxurious...
By David Nield The world's population is shifting. We're living longer than ever before, with elderly people taking up a greater proportion of the people on the planet. And yet those extra years aren't necessarily being enjoyed in good health. So how do these shifts...
By Anahad O’Connor Most people drink coffee for a bit of buzz and a boost in their energy levels. But coffee has wide-ranging effects on your health. Coffee is, arguably, the world’s most scientifically scrutinized beverage. Researchers have collectively carried out...
by Mark A. Mahoney, Ph.D., R.D.N. When most of us think about aging well, we picture our future selves still doing what matters, working on things we care about, being present for the people we love, cooking for friends, getting outside, staying involved in our...
By Anahad O’Connor Almost every culture on earth has fermented foods in its traditional cuisine. These foods — from yogurt to sauerkraut to kimchi and kefir — are made with microorganisms that transform them. Fermentation provided a way to preserve foods thousands of...
By Maggie Astor and Dani Blum Doctors around the United States say they are seeing more cases of serious, sometimes life-threatening illnesses that vaccines have long kept at bay, including whooping cough and bacterial infections that can cause pneumonia or...
By Ariana Eunjung Cha Neuroscientist Miia Kivipelto’s life’s work has been about preventing dementia. Now, at 52, she has begun thinking more about her own vulnerability. “Midlife is the time,” said Kivipelto, a neuroscientist who recently joined the Yale School of...
By Madison Malone Kircher Kayla Bundy likes to start her day with a cup of bone broth. She buys her milk raw, snacks on sardines, eats authentic sourdough bread — no commercial yeasts here — and generally cooks with locally-sourced ingredients. On TikTok, where she...
By Lindsey Bever Most of us have woken up with a headache, achy back or a low-grade fever and rummaged through the medicine cabinet looking for an over-the-counter solution. And you’ve probably had more than one to choose from, including acetaminophen, called...
by Mark A. Mahoney, Ph.D., R.D.N. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer in the U.S. 2025 estimates were for 154,270 new cases and 52,900 deaths. Colon cancer occurs when genetic mutations turn healthy colon cells into cancerous cells. The...
By Bibi van der Zee As a recent study revealed almost half of UK adults now spend less than three hours a week in natural settings such as gardens, parks, fields or woods, we asked readers to tell us about what being outside means to them. The replies – heartfelt and...
By Tamar Haspel When food manufacturers decide what to put on labels, they have one goal: to get you to buy the food. And the history of Americans’ diets can be read in the history of food labels. Whatever the villain du jour is, we get labels about its absence: fat,...
By Erik Vance Getting a filling at the dentist can be painful, expensive and generally miserable. A crown or a root canal is even worse. Still, you do it because your dentist says you should. But in a surprising number of cases, you might have another choice. Where...
By Michael J. Coren There’s protein water, protein beer, protein marshmallows. Millions follow “meatfluencers” on TikTok. If you’re hungry for dessert, God bless you, a protein Pop-Tart will sustain you with 10 grams of protein alongside red No. 40. Behind this...
By Ana Cristina Alvarado Just as many westerners have turned to alternative remedies to seek cures for whatever ails them, Ecuadorians, too, have begun to reconsider ancestral medicine in light of changing attitudes. Indigenous caregivers and midwifes are coming out...
By Hannah Singleton A few bites of a pastry can deliver as many calories as an entire plate of chicken, vegetables, and starch, while taking a fraction of the time to eat. That mismatch points to a blind spot in how weight loss has long been understood. For decades,...
By Trisha Pasricha, MD When it comes to plastic-related particles and chemicals, people often feel helpless and overwhelmed. Plastic contamination feels so pervasive, inevitable and frustrating, especially since the research is limited on how to reduce your exposure....
By Paula Span Enough time had passed since the patient’s previous colonoscopy that she met the criteria to undergo another, said Dr. Steven Itzkowitz, a gastroenterologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. She was in “reasonably good health,”...
By Ariana Eunjung Cha They arrive in cheerful bottles with names that sound like promises — Daily Brain Boost, Brain Drive, Brain guard+. And Americans, in turn, spend billions of dollars each year chasing the idea of a sharper mind. This is the logic of the moment:...
Amsterdam, a city known for its tolerance of some drugs and sex work, has become the first capital city in the world to ban meat and fossil fuels from public advertisements. The effort aims to discourage people from spending money on products linked to high carbon...
