Health & Spirituality

On Dussehra, while Ravana's effigies burn across India, some communities in Madhya Pradesh worship the 10-headed king as a god — here's why.

Hit a fitness plateau? Progressive overload, cross-training, and real recovery — not more of the same — are what restart progress and redefine exercise.

In September 2011, Jensen Farms cantaloupes contaminated with Listeria sickened 72 people and killed 13 — the deadliest US foodborne outbreak in a decade.

On September 28, 2011, Reebok agreed to pay $25 million to settle FTC charges that its EasyTone and RunTone toning shoes' fitness claims were deceptive.

A vinegar-based screening test costing a few dollars could bring cervical cancer detection to millions — where most of 250,000 annual deaths occur.

Most people lose measurable height with age — men about an inch, women up to two — as discs compress and posture changes. Why it happens, and what helps.

A Danish study of 161,696 young men linked hospital-treated childhood infections with lower IQ — an association, not proof of cause, from later research.

Attachment research shows the mother-son bond shapes boys' emotional intelligence and outcomes — and the 'separate to become a man' narrative is more

CrossFit inspires devotion and fierce skepticism in equal measure. Guest contributor Nick Perri examines the method, the results, and the injury question.

Toning shoes, green tea extract, diet pills — the weight-loss industry sells shortcuts the evidence doesn't support. What actually works is unsellable.

Guest contributor Rajeev on why modern life still needs the ancient Indian institution of the guru — someone who has walked the path before you.

An Imperial College study found that a mother's pre-pregnancy BMI shapes her newborn's body fat — including liver fat. The obesity fight may start in the womb.

After a quadruple bypass and a stent, Bill Clinton adopted a plant-based diet and lost 20+ pounds. The story of the most famous vegan convert in politics.

Yoga is union of body, mind, and inner spirit — an ancient Indian system of right living that belongs to no single religion. A beginner's introduction.

Professor John Speakman's energy-expenditure research found we are not less active than in the 1980s — we just eat a third more. The fork beats the treadmill.

A 2011 review in the Journal of Family Practice found no evidence that colon cleansing helps healthy adults — and documented real risks, from infection to

Research links advanced paternal age to higher risks of autism, schizophrenia, and other conditions in children. The science of the male biological clock.

A delayed study set off debate over whether meditation protects the heart. The honest picture: stress reduction is well supported; cardiac benefits aren't.

The USDA retired the 19-year-old food pyramid for MyPlate: a simple four-section plate icon unveiled by Michelle Obama and Tom Vilsack.

Low-fat diets can suppress testosterone and muscle growth, but high LDL is still a heart risk. Where the cholesterol-muscle research actually lands.